There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of mortals before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad.

Quote by Sophocles

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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

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.

It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.

It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.

Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.

Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.

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...

Who seeks shall find.

Who seeks shall find.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

You should not consider a man's age but his acts.

You should not consider a man's age but his acts.

No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.

No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.

Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always.

Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always.

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has...

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has...

Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives...

Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the...

It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the...

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...

No lie ever reaches old age.

No lie ever reaches old age.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.