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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.

Sophocles

I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
SOPHOCLES

Desire Myself Reality Suffering
Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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One Liner Remember Reward Success
Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
SOPHOCLES

Fools Love Remember Yourself
All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Cure Evil Man Wrong
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Man Mindset Sick Wisdom
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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Learning Man Mindset Shame Thinking Wisdom
Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Alone Believe Empty Maintain Man Right Talk Thinking Yourself
Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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Best Born Past Prize
Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Best Born Oneself Possible Reckon
Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Greatness Missing Yourself
There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Beyond Justice Point Statement
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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Alone Bad Day Man Reveal Time
It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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Better Grace Live
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Circumstance Important Pregnant
It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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Himself Learning Weakness Wrong
The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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Cruelty Goodness Soul Wicked

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