If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright.

Quote by Sophocles

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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

There is a point at which even justice does injury.

There is a point at which even justice does injury.

There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who...

There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who...

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

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

Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event,...

Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event,...

Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the...

Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the...

For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds.

For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds.

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...

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

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

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

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...

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

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...

There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within...

There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within...

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.

A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

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...

Always desire to learn something useful.

Always desire to learn something useful.