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"41 Sophocles Quotes & Sayings

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Born: 497. Died: 406 | Tragedian |

One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.

One word Frees us The weight Pain
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

All men Make mistakes Good man Yield
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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.

But remember How foolish Your deeds Love you
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To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away.

Throw away Honest friends Your life
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.

You try Cure evil Will add More pain
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A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

A man Though wise Never be Ashamed
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There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
There's nothing The world Demoralizing As money
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.

Fear A man Chance rules Our live
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.

Can kill A man A idea
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I was born to join in love, not hate - that is my nature.

Was born In love Not hate My nature
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.

Tomorrow Future cares Cures Mind today
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How dreadful the knowledge of the truth can be When there’s no help in truth.

How dreadful The knowledge The truth No help
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Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.

Grief Teaches Steadiest minds Waver
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We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.

Little time To please The living All eternity
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How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I would not have come here.

How terrible Is wisdom No profit Had forgotten
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Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.

Trust dies Mistrust blossoms
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The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength.

The truth I cherish My strength
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Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.

Children The anchors A mother Life
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Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Wisdom Outweigh Any wealth
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No enemy is worse than bad advice.

No enemy Worse than Bad advice
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.

Must remember One lives Life free Pain
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Do not fear for me. Make straight your own path to destiny.

Not fear Make straight Own path Destiny
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Which would you choose if you could: pleasure for yourself despite your friends or a share in their grief?

You choose Pleasure Your friends A share
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In time you will know this well: For time, and time alone, will show the just man, though scoundrels are discovered in a day.

In time Will show Just man Though scoundrels
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Unwanted favors gain no gratitude.

Unwanted favors Gain No gratitude
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Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it.

Fate Terrible power Cannot escape By wealth
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What greater wound is there than a false friend?

Greater wound False friend
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A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist.

A soul Kind Intend justice Discovers
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.

Truly Tell lies Not honorable Truth entails
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Success is dependent on effort.

Success Is dependent On effort
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A lie never grows old.

A lie Never grow Old
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There is no happiness where there is no wisdom.

No happiness No wisdom
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For Time calls only once, and that determines all.

Time calls Only once Determines all
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I have no love for a friend who loves in words alone.

No love A friend Words alone
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Count no man happy till he dies, free of pain at last.

Count No man Happy He dies
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Always desire to learn something useful.

Always desire To learn Something useful
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Reason is God's crowning gift to a man.

Reason God's crowing Gift A man
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Those swift to think are not always secure.

Swift To think Always secure
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The good leader repeats the good news, keeps the worst to himself.

Good leader Repeats Good news Keeps
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That will come when it comes; we must deal with all that lies before us.The future rests with the ones who tend the future.

The future rests The ones Who tend
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Only a fool could be in love with death.

A fool In love With death
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Sophocles Quotes & Sayings