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81 " Every wayLeads but astray, "
― Sophocles , Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
82 " They're both mad, I tell you, the two of them. One's just shown it, the other's been that way since she was born. "
83 " No man, my lord, should make a vow, for if He ever swears he will not do a thing. "
84 " ISMENE: How can I live alone, without her?CREON: Her? Don't even mention her-- she no longer exists.ISMENE: What? You'd kill your own son's bride?CREON: Absolutely: there are other fields for him to plow. "
85 " True, as unwisdom is the worst of ills "
86 " One must wait until eveningto see how splendid the day has been. "
87 " Come, Fate, a friend at need,Come with all speed!Come, my best friend,And speed my end!Away, away!Let me not look upon another day! "
88 " I was born to join in love, not hate--that is my nature "
89 " For e'en the bravest spirits run away When they perceive death pressing on life's heels. "
90 " Know'st not whate'er we do is done in love? "
91 " So here I am, against my will and yours too, well I know-- no one wants the man who brings bad news. "
92 " Love resistless in fight, all yield at a glance of thine eye, Love who pillowed all night on a maiden's cheek dost lie,Over the upland holds. Shall mortals not yield to thee? "
93 " Mad are thy subjects all, and even the wisest heartStraight to folly will fall, at a touch of thy poisoned dart. "
94 " To yield is grievous, but the obstinate soulThat fights with Fate, is smitten grievously. "
95 " Good advice, if there's any good in suffering. Quickest is best when trouble blocks the way. "
96 " Chastisement for errors pastWisdom brings to age at last. "
97 " The dead clay makes no protest. "
98 " Both noun (eusebia) and verb (sebizo) derive from the Greek root seb-, which refers to the awe that radiates from gods to humans and is given back as worship. Everything related to this root has fear in it. "
99 " It's no city at all, owned by one man alone. "
100 " Love, you mock us for your sport. "