It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
SOPHOCLESChildren are the anchors of a mother’s life.
More Sophocles Quotes
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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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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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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.
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Kindness will always attract kindness.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Whoever lives among many evils just as I, how can dying not be a source of gain?
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God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.
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Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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