God's dice always have a lucky roll

Quote by Sophocles

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Not even old age knows how to love death.

Not even old age knows how to love death.

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

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

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

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

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

Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.

Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.

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...

Better not to exist than live basely.

Better not to exist than live basely.

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...

No one who errs unwillingly is evil.

No one who errs unwillingly is evil.

Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still...

Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still...

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

Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.

Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.

Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a...

Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a...

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those...

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those...

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

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

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: Thou shalt not...

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: Thou shalt not...

Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the...

Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the...