A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
SOPHOCLESA word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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Opportunity has power over all things.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
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Knowledge must come through action. You can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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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 keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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