Love, you mock us for your sport.
SOPHOCLESAll is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
More Sophocles Quotes
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Knowledge must come through action.
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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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