A lie never lives to be old.

Quote by Sophocles

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There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.

There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.

Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and...

Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and...

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

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

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

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

There is a time when even justice brings harm.

There is a time when even justice brings harm.

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

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

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

Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a...

Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a...

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

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

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

A short saying oft contains much wisdom

A short saying oft contains much wisdom

In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace

In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has...

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has...

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

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

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...

Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.

Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.

But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts...

But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts...

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...

Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be...

Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be...