Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
SOPHOCLESThe kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
More Sophocles Quotes
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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