I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
SOPHOCLESI would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
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Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death–what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
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The good befriend themselves.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
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Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
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Knowledge must come through action.
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Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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