Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
SOPHOCLESNone love the messenger who brings bad news.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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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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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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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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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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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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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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