The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
SOPHOCLESNo speech can stain what is noble by nature.
More Sophocles Quotes
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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The good befriend themselves.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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