He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
SOPHOCLESBrave hearts do not back down back off.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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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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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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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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Laziness is the mother of all evils.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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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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But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
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In season, all is good.
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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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The good befriend themselves.
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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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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What greater wound is there than a false friend?
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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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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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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