Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
SOPHOCLESNobody likes the bringer of bad news.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Opportunity is the best captain of all endeavor.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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A mind at peace does not engender wars.
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There is a point beyond which even justice becomes unjust.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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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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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day.
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