Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
SOPHOCLESGo then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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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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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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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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