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"If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink."

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Thirsty

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About Sophocles

Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian of classical Athens and one of the three great tragedians whose plays survive. His works, including Oedipus Rex and Antigone, shaped the development of tragic drama in the Western tradition.

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