Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
SOPHOCLESThey are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
More Sophocles Quotes
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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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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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When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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