Sophocles Quotes

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  One word
  Frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
  That word is love.

  Sophocles

  Love, Life, Wedding

  "Oedipus at Colonus". Play by Sophocles, Lines 1616-1618,

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

  Sophocles

  Men, Might, Alone Time

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  All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

  Sophocles

  Mistake, Character, Pride

  Sophocles (1977). “The Oedipus Cycle: An English Version”, Harcourt

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• You don't know what kind of day you will have, until evening.

  Sophocles

  Evening, Kind, Knows

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  The truth is always the strongest argument.

  Sophocles

  Truth, Understanding, Prussia

  "Phædra". Play by Sophocles, Fragment 737,

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• If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.

  Sophocles

  Kindness, Helping Others, Luck

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• Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.

  Sophocles

  Ignorance, Evil, Tough

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• You should not consider a man's age but his acts.

  Sophocles

  Birthday, Men, Eugenics

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• You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.

  Sophocles

  Pain, Suffering, Remember

  Sophocles, Peter Meineck, Paul Woodruff (2003). “Theban Plays”, p.204, Hackett Publishing

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• What you can't enforce, do not command.

  Sophocles

  Leadership, Future Leaders, Great Leader

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• Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.

  Sophocles

  Life, Live Life, Giving

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• What people believe prevails over the truth.

  Sophocles

  Truth, Believe, Divorce

  Sophocles, Hugh Lloyd-Jones (1996). “Sophocles: Fragments”, p.37, Harvard University Press

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• Fortune never helps the fainthearted.

  Sophocles

  Helping, Cowardice, Fortune

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• Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.

  Sophocles

  Inspirational, Expression, Fewer

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• Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

  Sophocles

  Honesty, Integrity, Honor

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• A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.

  Sophocles

  Communication, Men, Thinking

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• Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

  Sophocles

  Life, Love You, Deeds

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• A fearful man is always hearing things.

  Sophocles

  Men, Hearing Things, Hearing

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• The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.

  Sophocles

  Water, Oath

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• What greater wound is there than a false friend?

  Sophocles

  False Friends, Greater, Wounds

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• A lie never lives to be old.

  Sophocles

  Life, Lying

  "Acrisius". Play by Sophocles, Fragment 59,

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• Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

  Sophocles

  Mom, Mother, Children

  "Phædra". Play by Sophocles, Fragment 685,

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• Who seeks shall find.

  Sophocles

  Inspirational, Motivational

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

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• Tomorrow is tomorrow.
  Future cares have future cures,
  And we must mind today.

  Sophocles

  Mind, Care, Today

  Sophocles (1958). “The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles”, Signet

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• The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.

  Sophocles

  Grief, Greatness, Worry

  Sophocles (1977). “The Oedipus Cycle: An English Version”, Harcourt

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