Sophocles Quotes
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Yet I pity the poor wretch, though he's my enemy. He's yoked to an evil delusion, but the same fate could be mine. I see clearly: we who live are all phantoms, fleeing shadows.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Why should man fear since chance is all in all for him, and he can clearly foreknow nothing? Best to live lightly, as one can, unthinkingly.
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Truth is always straightforward.
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death--what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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One thinking it is right to speak all things, whether the word is fit for speech or unutterable.
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It is best not to have been born at all: but, if born, as quickly as possible to return whence one came.
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For the gods, though slow to see, see well, whenever a man casting aside worship turns folly.
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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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In a just cause it is right to be confident.
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Love is like ice in the hands of children.
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The sleep of a sick man has keen eyes. It is a sleep unsleeping.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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When an oath is taken ... the mind is more attentive; for it guards against two things, the reproach of friends and offence against the gods.
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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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For this I see, that we, all we that live, Are but vain shadows, unsubstantial dreams.
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Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand.
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Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.
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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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If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.
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The wise form right judgment of the present from what is past.
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Afterthought makes the first resolve a liar.
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What men have seen they know; But what shall come hereafter No man before the event can see, Nor what end waits for him.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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There is an ancient saying, famous among men, that thou shouldst not judge fully of a man's life before he dieth, whether it should be called blest or wretched.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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