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Men Of Ill Judgement Oft Ignore The Good That Lies Within Their Hands, Till They Have Lost It.
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Men of ill judgement oft ignore the good
That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
Sophocles
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An ill agreement is better than a good judgement. -- Proverb
And oft, though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps At wisdom's gate, and to simplicity Resigns her charge, while goodness thinks no ill Where no ill seems.
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Saturninus said, "Comrades, you have lost a good captain to make him an ill general.
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A short saying oft contains much wisdom. -- Sophocles (496-406 BC) -- Aletes, Frag. 99