It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.
SOPHOCLESOne who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
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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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All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
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Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
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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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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
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The truth is always the strongest argument.
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Children are the anchors of a mother’s life.
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Love, you mock us for your sport.
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One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.
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I recommend bread, meat, vegetables, and beer.
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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
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Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.
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