A short saying often contains much wisdom.
SOPHOCLESNo speech can stain what is noble by nature.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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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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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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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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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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There is no success without hardship.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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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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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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