God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
SOPHOCLESIf you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
More Sophocles Quotes
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It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
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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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Not 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.
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Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.
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The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Success, remember is the reward of toil.
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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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Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
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