Evil gains work their punishment.

Quote by Sophocles

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Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.

There is no greater evil than anarchy.

There is no greater evil than anarchy.

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...

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

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.

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...

For the dead there are no more toils.

For the dead there are no more toils.

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...

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 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...

Silence gives the proper grace to women

Silence gives the proper grace to women

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.

A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.

To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

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

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

Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when...

Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when...

The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.

The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.

Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?

Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?