Sophocles on friendship
Sophocles146 quotes“You win the victory when you yield to friends.”
Filed under
More from Sophocles
You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening.
SophoclesSophocles Knowledge must come through action.
SophoclesSophocles Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
SophoclesSophocles In season, all is good.
SophoclesSophocles Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
SophoclesSophocles Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
SophoclesSophocles There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
SophoclesSophocles Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
SophoclesSophocles Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
SophoclesSophocles One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
SophoclesSophocles Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
SophoclesSophocles Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
SophoclesSophocles There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
SophoclesSophocles The truth is always the strongest argument.
SophoclesSophocles Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
SophoclesSophocles For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
SophoclesSophocles
Original quotes
From our community writers
Find someone who can hear you even when you’re silent.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery Hidden in the ashes, of a fallen building lays a child’s family photo, with whom he could never unite in life.
Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
Lang LeavLang Leav
Meet the writers
More on friendship
Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!
Jules VerneJules Verne It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov I saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean. I wore women’s clothing. Made a friend. Fell in love. Who cares if I lost a wager?
Jules VerneJules Verne I really don’t care what people think of me. I’ve got my family. I’ve got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don’t go around thumping people.
Chris KyleChris Kyle Travel enables us to enrich our lives with new experiences, to enjoy and to be educated, to learn respect for foreign cultures, to establish friendships, and above all to contribute to international cooperation and peace throughout the world.
Jules VerneJules Verne Ever see this? It’s a homeless guy but he’s got a dog… The dog’s really thrilled with this idea. The dog’s going, Hey pal, I can do this by myself pretty well. The longest walk in the world you got me on here.
Norm MacDonaldNorm MacDonald True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.
St. JeromeSt. Jerome Some friends of mine got me a sweater for my birthday. I’d have preferred a moaner or a screamer, but the sweater was OK.
Steven WrightSteven Wright
