All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
SOPHOCLESHow dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Stranger in a strange country.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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