Greek - Poet | 496 BC - 406 BC
The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.
Sophocles
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
WisdomDecisionsQuickUnsafe
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
ManBlindSeeThingsOffFar
A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.
FearManActingNo FearWhoWord
Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?
EnemiesMockerySweetestOurMock
Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.
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Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
HappinessWisdomSupremePart
No one longs to live more than someone growing old.
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A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.
WiseDoctorKnifeOverNeedsSore
Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
WorkLaborNothingWithoutProspers
There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us.
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