A short saying oft contains much wisdom.
Sophocles Quotations
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Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good
That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
One word
Frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
That word is love.
Frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
That word is love.
For God hates utterly The bray of bragging tongues.
To err from the right path is common to mankind.
How terrible it is to have wisdom when it does not benefit those who have it.
Reason is God's crowning gift to man.
The end excuses any evil.
It is not righteousness to outrage A brave man dead, not even though you hate him.
Death is not the worst; rather, in vain
To wish for death, and not to compass it.
To wish for death, and not to compass it.
To know that all is well, even if late will come to know it, is at least some gain.
Wisdom outweighs any wealth.
Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.
Death is not the worst thing; rather, when one who craves death cannot attain even that wish.
Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.
The ideal condition
Would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct;
But since we are all likely to go astray,
The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.
Would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct;
But since we are all likely to go astray,
The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.
Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
Nobody likes the man who brings bad news.
A prudent mind can see room for misgiving, lest he who prospers would one day suffer reverse.
O generations of men, how I count you as equal with those who live not at all!
Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till some one dash it from them.
Who feels no ills, should, therefore, fear them; and when fortune smiles, be doubly cautious, lest destruction come remorseless on him, and he fall unpitied.
Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority.
For God hates utterly
The bray of bragging tongues.
The bray of bragging tongues.
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.
To him who is in fear everything rustles.
Rash indeed is he who reckons on the morrow, or haply on days beyond it; for tomorrow is not, until today is past.
Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable;
but when the truth entails tremendous ruin,
To speak dishonorably is pardonable.
but when the truth entails tremendous ruin,
To speak dishonorably is pardonable.
What you cannot enforce, do not command.
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
Success is dependent on effort.
Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good That lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
Though a man be wise it is no shame for him to live and learn.
Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.
None love the messenger who brings bad news.
It is not righteousness to outrage
A brave man dead, not even though you hate him.
A brave man dead, not even though you hate him.
Knowledge must come through action; you can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
The good befriend themselves.
Of all human ills, greatest is fortune's wayward tyranny.
Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, To speak dishonorably is pardonable.
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong
Death is not the worst rather, in vain To wish for death, and not to compass it.
Money There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life That word is love.
Knowledge must come through action you can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
Time eases all things.
Rash indeed is he who reckons on the morrow, or haply on days beyond it for tomorrow is not, until today is past.
He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
Numberless are the world's wonders, but none More wonderful than man.
I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State; and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare - I have no use for him either.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
To revive sorrow is cruel.
Death is not the worst thing rather, when one who craves death cannot attain even that wish.
It made our hair stand up in panic fear.
How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be When there's no help in truth
No man loves life like him that's growing old.
Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
There is no sense in crying over spilt milk.
There is no happiness where there is no wisdom;
No wisdom but in submission to the gods.
Big words are always punished,
And proud men in old age learn to be wise.
No wisdom but in submission to the gods.
Big words are always punished,
And proud men in old age learn to be wise.
Of no mortal say, 'That man is happy,' till vexed by no grievous ill he pass Life's goal.
Stranger in a strange country.