Sophocles
Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.Collection: Men
Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.Collection: Ignorance
Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.Collection: Stupidity
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.Collection: Truth
Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the powerTo reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.Collection: Believe
The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.Collection: Water
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.Collection: Inspirational
Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.Collection: Life
Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)Collection: Truth
A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.Collection: Communication
A lie never lives to be old.Collection: Life
What you can't enforce, do not command.Collection: Leadership
From suffering that has been/ Decreed no man will ever find escapeCollection: Men
All our mortal lives are set in danger and perplexity: one day to prosper, and the next -- who knows? When all is well, then look for rocks ahead.Collection: Life
There is no greater evil than anarchy.Collection: Evil
Troubles hurt the most when they prove self-inflicted.Collection: Hurt
Obedience to authority saves many skinsCollection: Skins
How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.Collection: Sweet
Astronomy? Impossible to understand and madness to investigate.Collection: Impossible
Men whose wit has been mother of villainy once have learned from it to be evil in all things.Collection: Mother
Even a poor man can receive honors.Collection: Men
Numberless are the world's wonders, but none More wonderful than man.Collection: Men
A cunning fellow is man, inventive beyond all expectation, he reaches sometimes evil and sometimes goodCollection: Men
Time is a kindly God.Collection: Time
Truth is always straightforward.Collection: Truth
It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.Collection: Care
Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge Such as none other hath, when they are known, They are found shallow.Collection: Conceited
To the man who is afraid everything rustles.Collection: Fear
No one who errs unwillingly is evil.Collection: Evil
There is no such thing as the old age of the wise.Collection: Wise
To err is common to all mankind, but having erred he is no longer reckless nor unblest who haven fallen into evil seeks a cure, nor remains unmoved.Collection: Errors
Henceforth ye may thieve with better knowledge whence lucre should be won, and learn that it is not well to love gain from every source. For thou wilt find that ill-gotten pelf brings more men to ruin than to weal.Collection: Men
Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?Collection: Enemy
And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool.Collection: Fool
I was born to join in love, not hate - that is my nature.Collection: Hate
Success is the reward for toil.Collection: Toil
Wisdom is the most important part of happiness.Collection: Important
If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.Collection: Deeds
The gods love those of ordered soul.Collection: Order
Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.Collection: Men
If I am Sophocles, I am not mad; and if I am mad, I am not Sophocles.Collection: Mad
Wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than man; the power that crosses the white sea, driven by the stormy wind, making a path under surges that threaten to engulf him.Collection: Power
Not even Ares battles against necessity.Collection: Battle
It is best not to have been born at all: but, if born, as quickly as possible to return whence one came.Collection: Return
No more shall ye behold such sights of woe, deeds I have suffered and myself have wrought; henceforward quenched in darkness shall ye see those ye should ne'er have seen; now blind to those whom, when I saw, I vainly yearned to know.Collection: Sight
Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act.Collection: Life
Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.Collection: Gratitude
Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue.Collection: Pride