Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.

Quote by Sophocles

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Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.

Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.

For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not...

For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not...

An unexamined life is not worth living...

An unexamined life is not worth living...

Always desire to learn something useful.

Always desire to learn something useful.

No lie ever reaches old age.

No lie ever reaches old age.

Wisdom is the most important part of happiness.

Wisdom is the most important part of happiness.

If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.

If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

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.

Success is dependent on effort.

Success is dependent on effort.

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.

It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.

Silence gives the proper grace to women

Silence gives the proper grace to women

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

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

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

Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source...

Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source...