No honest man will argue on every side.
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.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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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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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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In season, all is good.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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