It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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More Sophocles Quotes
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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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.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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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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