It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
SOPHOCLESA word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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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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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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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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Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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