Opportunity has power over all things.
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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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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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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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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