A lie never lives to be old.
SOPHOCLESWhatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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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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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.
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A fearful man is always hearing things.
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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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No honest man will argue on every side.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.
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In season, all is good.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Always desire to learn something useful.
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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
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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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If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
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