A short saying often contains much wisdom.
SOPHOCLESEach 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.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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