A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
SOPHOCLESA man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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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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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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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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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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