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Sophocles
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength
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Trouble brings trouble upon trouble.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool's eye.
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What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
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I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare - I have no use for him either.
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And if my present deeds are foolish in thy sight, it may be that a foolish judge arraigns my folly.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Heap up great wealth in your house, if you wish, and live as a tyrant, but, if the enjoyment of these things be lacking, I would not buy the rest for the shadow of smoke as against happiness.
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Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.
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A man growing old becomes a child again.
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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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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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