Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
SOPHOCLESDark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.
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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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Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.
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What you can’t enforce, do not command.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
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