Greek - Poet | 496 BC - 406 BC
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
Sophocles
KindnessFriendBetterAcceptWill
Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.
KindnessEver
Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
IntelligenceWisePrevailThinkers
There is no greater evil than anarchy.
EvilAnarchyGreaterThan
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
NeverFraudThroughThingsUnjust
Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.
SisterIndeedWickednessFoolishness
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
MoneySweetProfitDeceptionEven
If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping.
TearsGoldPossibleDeadWouldCure
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
ManWiseMindSickWise ManWhose
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
GoodManGood ManHelpTaskThose
Even a poor man can receive honors.
ManPoorPoor ManEvenHonors
Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
HappinessWisdomWayOurDepends
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