How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
SOPHOCLESFortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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In season, all is good.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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