Quotes by Sophocles

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One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life:That word is love. — Sophocles
One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been. — Sophocles
A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist — Sophocles
Prefiero, señor, obrar bien y fracasar, antes que triunfar con malas artes.Palabras de Neoptólemo a Odiseo, en la traged — Sophocles
Those swift to think are not always secure. — Sophocles
Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all. — Sophocles
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities. — Sophocles
You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering. — Sophocles
May the dead forgive me, I can do no otherBut as I am commanded; to do more is madness." - Ismene, Antigone (The Theban — Sophocles
All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil. — Sophocles
The only crime is pride. — Sophocles
There is much that is strange, but nothing that surpasses man in strangeness — Sophocles
Without labor nothing prospers. — Sophocles
Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act. — Sophocles
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities. — Sophocles
How dangerous can false reasoning prove! — Sophocles
Heaven ne'er helps the man who will not help himself. — Sophocles
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating. — Sophocles
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession. — Sophocles
You win the victory when you yield to friends. — Sophocles