There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
SOPHOCLESGod will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Who seeks shall find.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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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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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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