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Sophocles Quotes

Greek - Poet | 496 BC - 406 BC

Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.

Good Men Hands Know Ignorant Hold

Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.

You Look Find Go Will

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

Strong Will Weak Beat Just Cause

It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.

Speak Wrong Well Terrible

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

Sad Sorrow Our Recognize Cause Sole

Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.

Good Enemies Gifts

Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth.

Good Truth Good News News General

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.

Good Men Ignore Hands Lost Judgment

There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick.

Man Me Sick Free Poor Praise

He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.

Life Friend Bad Away Who He

There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.

Words Present Pleasure Bring Even

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