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Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority.

Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority.

Sophocles
Men, Hands, House
Sophocles (2013). “Sophocles: The Theban Plays”, p.252, Routledge

What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?

Sophocles
Luxury, House, Excellence

Heap up great wealth in your house, if you wish, and live as a tyrant, but, if the enjoyment of these things be lacking, I would not buy the rest for the shadow of smoke as against happiness.

Sophocles
Tyrants, House, Wish

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