Quotes of Sophocles - somelinesforyou

“ Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority. ”

- Sophocles

“ For God hates utterly The bray of bragging tongues. ”

- Sophocles

“ Of all human ills, greatest is fortune's wayward tyranny. ”

- Sophocles

“ Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver. ”

- Sophocles

“ The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves. ”

- Sophocles

“ Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, To speak dishonorably is pardonable. ”

- Sophocles

“ Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another. ”

- Sophocles

“ Wisdom outweighs any wealth. ”

- Sophocles

“ Wisdom outweighs any wealth. ”

- Sophocles

“ Time eases all things. ”

- Sophocles

“ Much wisdom often goes with fewest words. ”

- Sophocles

“ Wisdom outweighs any wealth. ”

- Sophocles

“ There is no happiness where there is no wisdom. ”

- Sophocles

“ One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. ”

- Sophocles

“ One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession. ”

- Sophocles

“ Kindness gives birth to kindness. ”

- Sophocles

“ Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness. ”

- Sophocles

“ Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. ”

- Sophocles

“ The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves. ”

- Sophocles

“ Children are the anchors that hold the mother to life. ”

- Sophocles

“ Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness. ”

- Sophocles

“ Success is dependent on effort. ”

- Sophocles

“ Without labor nothing prospers. ”

- Sophocles

“ To be doing good deeds is man’s most glorious task. ”

- Sophocles

“ Without labor nothing prospers. ”

- Sophocles

“ Who seeks shall find. ”

- Sophocles

“ Quick decisions are unsafe decisions. ”

- Sophocles

“ One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. ”

- Sophocles

“ Chance never helps those who do not help themselves. ”

- Sophocles

“ The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves. ”

- Sophocles
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