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Sophocles Quotes - Page 3

All Quotes Acting Adversity Age Anger Birth Children Communication Darkness Desire Evil Fate Friendship Giving Glory Gratitude Grief Growing Old Hard Work Hate Heart Heaven Honesty Honor House Inspirational Joy Judging Judgment Justice Kindness Life Love Lying Mankind Memories Money Motivational Opportunity Pain Past Pleasure Pride Shame Silence Sleep Sorrow Soul Success Suffering Time Truth War Winning Wisdom Work

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.

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.

Money, Home, Men

All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.

Men, Evil, Wish

Sophocles, Hugh Lloyd-Jones (1996). “Sophocles: Fragments”, p.33, Harvard University Press

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

Truth, Honesty, Lying

"Creusa". Play by Sophocles, fragment 323,

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

Men, Might, Alone Time

Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.

Wise, Wisdom, Men

Sophocles, Paul Roche (1991). “The Oedipus plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone”, Signet

Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.

Next, Birth, Reckoning

Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.

Toil, Succeed, Remember

Sophocles (2006). “The Complete Plays of Sophocles”, p.54, Bantam Classics

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

Gratitude, Lying, Men

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Eurípides, Aristophanes, Menander (of Athens.) (1938). “The complete Greek drama: all the extant tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and the comedies of Aristophanes and Menander, in a variety of translations”

Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Past, Born

Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Sweet, Deception, Saving Money

Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.

Silence, Ornaments, Silence Is

"Ajax". 293,

Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.

Army, Men, Space

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1959). “Sophocles”

Time, which sees all things, has found you out.

Found You, Literature, Found

Sophocles (2012). “Oedipus the King”, p.70, Simon and Schuster

Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.

Self Reliance, Atman, Helping

"Japan's Diplomacy: Ensuring Security and Prosperity". Speech by Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, japan.kantei.go.jp. June 30, 2009.

Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.

Inspirational, Expression, Fewer

Without labor nothing prospers.

Motivational, Work, Labor

When I do not understand, I like to say nothing.

Oedipus Tyrannus, 569 (translated by H Lloyd-Jones,1994).

Kindness gives birth to kindness.

Inspirational, Kindness, Giving

Sophocles, Robert POTTER (Prebendary of Norwich.) (1813). “The Tragedier of Sophocles; Translated by R. Potter. A New Edition”, p.260

None love the messenger who brings bad news.

Love, News, Messengers

Sophocles (2012). “Antigone”, p.11, Courier Corporation

Who seeks shall find.

Inspirational, Motivational

Sophocles (2016). “Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone”, p.12, Sophocles

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Mom, Mother, Children

"Phædra". Play by Sophocles, Fragment 685,

Success is dependant on effort.

Effort

Despair often breeds disease.

Despair, Disease

A fearful man is always hearing things.

Men, Hearing Things, Hearing

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

Happiness, Happy, Way

Sophocles (2013). “Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus”, p.69, University of Chicago Press

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