For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is just one more night.

Quote by Sophocles

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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.

A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.

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...

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is...

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is...

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

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

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things...

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things...

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.

All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.

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...

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...

Even a poor man can receive honors.

Even a poor man can receive honors.

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.

God's dice always have a lucky roll.

God's dice always have a lucky roll.

Who seeks shall find.

Who seeks shall find.

Despair often breeds disease.

Despair often breeds disease.

Success is dependent on effort.

Success is dependent on effort.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.