He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
SOPHOCLESUgly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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Knowledge must come through action.
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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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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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