It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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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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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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Who seeks shall find.
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If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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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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