Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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Sophocles on fools
Sophocles146 quotes“Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.”
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SophoclesSophocles The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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SophoclesSophocles Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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SophoclesSophocles 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.
SophoclesSophocles God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
SophoclesSophocles Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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SophoclesSophocles Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
SophoclesSophocles You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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