Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
SOPHOCLESIt is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
More Sophocles Quotes
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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