Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
SOPHOCLESWhat greater wound is there than a false friend?
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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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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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