Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
SOPHOCLESIt is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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