Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
SOPHOCLESWhom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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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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Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.
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Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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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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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
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