Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?

Quote by Sophocles

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Time is a kindly God

Time is a kindly God

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil...

For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil...

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

No one longs to live more than someone growing old.

No one longs to live more than someone growing old.

You should not consider a man's age but his acts.

You should not consider a man's age but his acts.

A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.

A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.

It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.

It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

If you are out of trouble, watch for danger

If you are out of trouble, watch for danger

Whoever understands how to do a kindness when he fares well would be a friend...

Whoever understands how to do a kindness when he fares well would be a friend...

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better...

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better...

Wisdom is the most important part of happiness.

Wisdom is the most important part of happiness.

Silence gives the proper grace to women

Silence gives the proper grace to women

If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.

If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.

War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.

War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.

An unexamined life is not worth living...

An unexamined life is not worth living...

We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.

We tear life out of life to use it for looking at itself.

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life....

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life....

Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.

Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.