"One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love."
"All our mortal lives are set in danger and perplexity: one day to prosper, and the next -- who knows? When all is well, then look for rocks ahead."
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Source: Sophocles (1977). “The Oedipus Cycle: An English Version”, Harcourt
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