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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near. ↗

— Sophocles

#every #every man #far #man #near

If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping. ↗

— Sophocles

#dead #evils #gold #lamentation #less

If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright. ↗

— Sophocles

#done #endure #injustice #light #must

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

— Sophocles

#much #one thing #speech #thing #well-timed

No one longs to live more than someone growing old. ↗

— Sophocles

#growing old #live #longs #more #old

Old age and the passage of time teach all things. ↗

— Sophocles

#all things #old #old age #passage #teach

Everyone here says in a surprised manner that I have grown... they are so stupid and do not notice that I am standing up straighter! ↗

— Anna Freud

#everyone #grown #here #i #i am

How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time. ↗

— Sophocles

#even #faring #forget #how #misfortunes

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

— Sophocles

#i see #images #insubstantial #live #nothing

I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or a weightless shadow. ↗

— Sophocles

#i see #live #more #nothing #phantoms