Brave hearts do not back down back off.
SOPHOCLESFortune never helps the fainthearted.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
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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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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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