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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.

Sophocles

Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Alone Bad Day Man Reveal Time
A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Fools Happiness Himself Man Talk Thinking
In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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Strong Weakness
And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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Act Eyes Fools Thinking
Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Alone Believe Empty Maintain Man Right Talk Thinking Yourself
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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Crime Goodness Himself Man Mistake Pride
Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Born Kindness One Liner
Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Brought Courage God
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Lying Ruin Sorry True
I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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Friendship Love Myself Word
It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Better Grace Live
The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Inscription Myself Promise Water Woman
Opportunity has power over all things.
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One Liner Opportunity Power
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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Good Help Man Misfortune Task
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom
There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Beyond Justice Point Statement

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