Without labor nothing prospers.

Quote by Sophocles

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Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.

There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.

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

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong

How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong

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 is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of...

There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of...

Always desire to learn something useful.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.

Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.

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

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

A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.

A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.

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...

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

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...

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...

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to...

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to...

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...

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

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

I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.

I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.

For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is...

For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is...