Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
SOPHOCLESOpportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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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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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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