A lie never lives to be old.
SOPHOCLESDo 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.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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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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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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