The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
SOPHOCLESWhat fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!
More Sophocles Quotes
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The good befriend themselves.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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Despair often breeds disease.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.
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A lie never lives to be old.
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They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.
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Remember there is no success without hard work.
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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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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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Without labor nothing prospers.
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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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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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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