Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
SOPHOCLESBest to live lightly, unthinkingly.
More Sophocles Quotes
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Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
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Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.
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Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.
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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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Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.
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Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
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I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
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Brave hearts do not back down back off.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
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A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.
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Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
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Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.
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Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.
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A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
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