Sophocles quotes - page 2

Wisdom outweighs any wealth. (Sophocles)
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Time eases all things.
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Rash indeed is he who reckons on the morrow, or haply on days beyond it; for tomorrow is not, until today is past.
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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.
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No oath too binding for a lover.
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A prudent mind can see room for misgiving, lest he who prospers should one day suffer reverse.
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Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.
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If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief.
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For God hates utterly The bray of bragging tongues.
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Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand. (Sophocles)
War loves to seek its victims in the young.
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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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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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; But when the truth entails tremendous ruin, To speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Much wisdom often goes with brevity of speech.
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Let every man in mankind's frailty consider his last day; and let none presume on his good fortune until he find Life, at his death, a memory without pain. (Sophocles)
Think not that thy word and thine alone must be right.
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Do nothing secretly for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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Old age and the passage of time teach all things.
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Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven.
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