A mind at peace does not engender wars.
SOPHOCLESNot 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.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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Knowledge must come through action.
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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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Who seeks shall find.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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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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To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.
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