Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
SOPHOCLESWhat people believe prevails over the truth.
More Sophocles Quotes
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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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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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.
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A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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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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