And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool’s eye.
SOPHOCLESA mind at peace does not engender wars.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Who seeks shall find.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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The happiest life is to be without thought.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.
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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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No honest man will argue on every side.
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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In season, all is good.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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