It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
SOPHOCLESWithout labor nothing prospers.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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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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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Sleep’s the only medicine that gives ease.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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