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Sophocles has been deceased for over two thousand years, but his plays and ideas are still being used in the modern day world. He has been considered one of the three great tragedians along side Plato and Aristotle. The ideas that are accredited to him are considered the most well known in western civilization.

A famous quote that he either said or wrote is "I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating." I believe that Sophocles used these words to show to that it is OK if you fail doing it without cheating rather than obtaining something through cheating. This aphorism connects to scholarship which is one of the four pillars of the National Honor Society.

Scholarships are given to those who exceed in something such as

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