Sophocles quotes - page 4

Happy are they who know not the taste of evil. (Sophocles)
Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.
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Not even old age knows how to love death.
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Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be proved a deceiver.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?
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You should not consider a man's age but his acts.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.
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A day lays low and lifts up again all human things. (Sophocles)
Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.
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For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is just one more night.
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If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.
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The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.
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How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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Evil gains work their punishment.
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For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds. (Sophocles)
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless.
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Better not to exist than live basely.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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No lie ever reaches old age.
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