Brave hearts do not back down back off.
SOPHOCLESAll concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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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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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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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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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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