Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
SOPHOCLESAll concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
More Sophocles Quotes
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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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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Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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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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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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