The good befriend themselves.
SOPHOCLESThere is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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In season, all is good.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Who seeks shall find.
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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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