Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
SOPHOCLESFor whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
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The kind of man who always thinks that he is right, that his opinions, his pronouncements, are the final word, when once exposed shows nothing there. But a wise man has much to learn without a loss of dignity.
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Don’t you know that silence supports the accuser’s charge?
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Kindness gives birth to kindness.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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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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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.
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