It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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There is no success without hardship.
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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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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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