Sophocles quotes - page 4

Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing. (Sophocles)
Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness. View quote
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Not even old age knows how to love death. View quote
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Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be proved a deceiver. View quote
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Despair often breeds disease. View quote
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Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies? View quote
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You should not consider a man's age but his acts. View quote
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He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life. View quote
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Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die. View quote
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A day lays low and lifts up again all human things. View quote
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Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed. (Sophocles)
For the wretched one night is like a thousand; for someone faring well death is just one more night. View quote
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If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too. View quote
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The rewards of virtue alone abide secure. View quote
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If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free. View quote
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A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear. View quote
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How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time. View quote
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No speech can stain what is noble by nature. View quote
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Evil gains work their punishment. View quote
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For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds. View quote
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But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless. (Sophocles)
Better not to exist than live basely. View quote
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice. View quote
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No lie ever reaches old age. View quote
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I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow. View quote
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Sophocles

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Occupation: Greek Poet
Born: 496 BC
Died: 406 BC
Quotes count: 230
Wikipedia: Sophocles

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