Sophocles Quotes

Greek - Poet 496 BC - 406 BC

Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. - Sophocles

Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. Sophocles

Mother, Mother's Day

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating. - Sophocles

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating. Sophocles

Fail, Would, Prefer

Always desire to learn something useful. - Sophocles

Always desire to learn something useful. Sophocles

Motivational, Desire, Always

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud. - Sophocles

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud. Sophocles

Fraud, Rather, Fail

A human being is only breath and shadow. Sophocles

Shadow, Breath, Human Being

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love. - Sophocles

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love. Sophocles

Love, Pain, One Word

Old age and the passage of time teach all things. Sophocles

Time, Old, Passage

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness. Sophocles

Who seeks shall find. - Sophocles

Who seeks shall find. Sophocles

Motivational, Find, Shall

To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task. - Sophocles

To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task. Sophocles

Doing, Most, Deeds

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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception. Sophocles

Money, Deception, Even

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it. Sophocles

Hands, Judgment, Till

Even a poor man can receive honors. Sophocles

Poor, Even, Receive

There is no success without hardship. - Sophocles

There is no success without hardship. Sophocles

Success, Hardship, Without

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily. Sophocles

Fall, Always, Zeus

Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven. Sophocles

Heaven, Still, Zeus

Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure. Sophocles

Through, Never, Unjust

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

Will, Show, Possession

Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day. Sophocles

Tongue, Going, Wins

Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day. Sophocles

Bad, Might, Reveals

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way. - Sophocles

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way. Sophocles

Happiness, Depends, Our

Success is dependent on effort. - Sophocles

Success is dependent on effort. Sophocles

Success, Effort, Success Is

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions. - Sophocles

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions. Sophocles

Wisdom, Decisions, Quick

Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness. Sophocles

Foolishness, Wickedness

Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds. Sophocles

Deeds, Mankind, Cities

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life. - Sophocles

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life. Sophocles

Life, Not Knowing, Knowing

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