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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds. ↗

— Sophocles

#base #cities #corrupts #currency #deeds

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution. ↗

— Sophocles

#makes #men #nothing #pledge #reflection

Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day. ↗

— Sophocles

#bad #bad man #day #discern #just

Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness. ↗

— Sophocles

#happiness #part #supreme

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

— Sophocles

#general #good #good news #impart #merit

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception. ↗

— Sophocles

#comes #deception #even #profit #sweet

I want to do something where I play Judi Dench's younger sister or daughter. ↗

— Dawn French

#dench #i #judi #play #sister

Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day. ↗

— Sophocles

#deed #going #ground #i #i see

But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless. ↗

— Sophocles

#gifts #men #saying #true

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