A lie never lives to be old.
SOPHOCLESIf you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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The good befriend themselves.
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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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There is no success without hardship.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Who seeks shall find.
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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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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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