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Sophocles
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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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Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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The Greeks could be a crushing bore. I recommend dressing everyone in combat fatigues or S&M gear.
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Whoever has a keen eye for profits, is blind in relation to his craft.
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It can be no dishonor to learn from others when they speak good sense.
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Nobody likes the bringer of bad news.
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If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.
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Man's highest blessedness, In wisdom chiefly stands And in the things that touch upon the Gods, 'Tis best in word or deed To shun unholy pride Great words of boasting bring great punishments, And so to grey-haired age Teach wisdom at the last.
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To those who err in judgment, not in will, anger is gentle.
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For most men friendship is a faithless harbor.
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It is best to live however one can be.
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Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue.
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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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The end excuses any evil.
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For to cast away a virtuous friend, I call as bad as to cast away one's own life, which one loves best.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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For the wretched one night is like a thousand for someone faring well death is just one more night.
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How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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