A prudent mind can see room for misgiving, lest he who prospers would one day suffer reverse.
Tag: Sophocles
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Death is not the worst; rather, in vainTo wish for death, and not to compass it.
There is no happiness where there is no wisdom;No wisdom but in submission to the gods.Big words are always punished,And proud men in old age learn to be wise.
Wisdom outweighs any wealth.
The ideal conditionWould be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct;But since we are all likely to go astray,The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.
Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!
Nobody likes the man who brings bad news.