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Sophocles
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Now let the weeping cease Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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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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To err is common to all mankind, but having erred he is no longer reckless nor unblest who haven fallen into evil seeks a cure, nor remains unmoved.
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The eyes of men love to pluck the blossoms from the faded flowers they turn away.
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Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool.
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Ah, race of mortal men, How as a thing of nought I count ye, though ye live For who is there of men That more of blessing knows, Than just a little while To seem to prosper well, And, having seemed, to fall?
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Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority.
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How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.
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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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To err from the right path is common to mankind.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Let every man in mankind's frailtyConsider his last day and let nonePresume on his good fortune until he findLife, at his death, a memory without pain.
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Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand.
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To those who err in judgment, not in will, anger is gentle.
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It can be no dishonor to learn from others when they speak good sense.
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils.
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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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What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
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