Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
SOPHOCLESRather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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