Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
SOPHOCLESTruly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Who seeks shall find.
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