A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
SOPHOCLESNo treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.
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