God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
SOPHOCLESA man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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None love the messenger who brings bad news.
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.
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A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
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The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.
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Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
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A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that’s wise.
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Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.
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All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.
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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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