Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.

Quote by Sophocles

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

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

Time is a kindly God

Time is a kindly God

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Silence is an ornament for women.

Silence is an ornament for women.

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and...

There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and...

If you are out of trouble, watch for danger

If you are out of trouble, watch for danger

A day lays low and lifts up again all human things.

A day lays low and lifts up again all human things.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

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...

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

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

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

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

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

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...

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth - for your love is...

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth - for your love is...

The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's...

The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's...