Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
SOPHOCLESOpinions have greater power than strength of hands.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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The tyrant is a child of pride.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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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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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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What people believe prevails over the truth.
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Kindness begets kindness evermore.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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