No lie ever reaches old age.

Quote by Sophocles

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

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

A man growing old becomes a child again.

A man growing old becomes a child again.

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...

How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong

How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong

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...

Despair often breeds disease.

Despair often breeds disease.

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

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

No man loves the bearer of bad tidings.

No man loves the bearer of bad tidings.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

A short saying oft contains much wisdom

A short saying oft contains much wisdom

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...

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

What you cannot enforce, do not command.

I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow.

I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.

Life decisions are those decision that you have made at the core of your soul,...

Life decisions are those decision that you have made at the core of your soul,...

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.