Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
SOPHOCLESIf we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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