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• I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow.

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  Shadow

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• What men have seen they know. . . .

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  Men, Know Me, Knows

  Sophocles (2013). “Sophocles II: Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, The Trackers”, p.74, University of Chicago Press

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• Not to be born surpasses thought and speech. The second best is to have seen the light and then go back quickly whence we came

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  Light, Speech, Second Best

  Sophocles (2013). “Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus”, p.202, University of Chicago Press

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• Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.

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  Men, Demise, He Man

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• Kindness it is that brings forth kindness always.

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  Kindness, Secret Life

  Sophocles (2013). “Sophocles II: Ajax, The Women of Trachis, Electra, Philoctetes, The Trackers”, p.38, University of Chicago Press

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• Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always.

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  Men, Pleasure

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• Nothing so evil as money ever grew to be current among men. This lays cities low, this drives men from their homes, this trains and warps honest souls till they set themselves to works of shame; this still teaches folk to practise villainies, and to know every godless deed. But all the men who wrought this thing for hire have made it sure that, soon or late, they shall pay the price.

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  Home, Men, Pay The Price

  Sophocles (2017). “Antigone”, p.10, Youcanprint

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• It made our hair stand up in panic fear.

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  Hair, Panic, Made

  Sophocles (2013). “Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus”, p.217, University of Chicago Press

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• Best of children, sisters arm-in-arm, we must bear what the gods give us to bear-- don't fire up your hearts with so much grief. No reason to blame the pass you've come to now.

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  Children, Grief, Heart

  Sophocles (1984). “The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus”, p.307, Penguin

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• To many men much-wandering hope comes as a boon, but to many others it is the deception of vain desires.

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  Hope, Men, Deception

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• Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool.

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  Love, Boxers, Fool

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• To throw awayan honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away.

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  Friendship, Honest, Honest Friends

  Sophocles (2013). “Sophocles I: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus”, p.100, University of Chicago Press

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• Many the wonders but nothing walks stranger than man.

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  Men, Investing, Wonder

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

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• Deem no man happy until he passes the edo fhis life without suffering grief.

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  Grief, Men, Suffering

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• Every wind is fare when we are flying from misfortune.

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  Wind, Flying, Misfortunes

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• How terrible it is to have wisdom when it does not benefit those who have it.

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  Doe, Benefits, Terrible

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• Often have brief words laid men low and then raise them up.

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  Men, Speech, Lows

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• If I am young, then you should look not to age but to deeds.

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  Age, Deeds, Looks

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• Oh death, death, why do you never come to me thus summoned always day by day?

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• Of no mortal say, 'That man is happy,' till vexed by no grievous ill he pass Life's goal.

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  Life, Men, Goal

  Sophocles (2007). “Dramas of Sophocles”, p.173, Wildside Press LLC

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• If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright.

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  Shine Bright, Light, Shining

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• It is best to live anyhow, as one may; do not be afraid of marriage with your mother! Many have lain with their mothers in dreams too. It is he to whom such things are nothing who puts up with life best.

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  Mother, Dream, May

  Jocasta to Oedipus, her son and husband, before they both discover the truth of the prophecy. Oedipus Tyrannus, 979-83 (translated by H Lloyd-Jones,1994).

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• For even bold natures flee, whenever they see Hades close to life.

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  Hell, Hades

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• War loves to seek its victims in the young.

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  Love, War, Victim

  "Scyrii". Play by Sophocles, Fragment 507,

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• You see how when rivers are swollen in winter those trees that yield to the flood retain their branches, but those that offer resistance perish, trunk and all.

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  Winter, Yield, Rivers

  Haemon speaking. Antigone,712-14 (translated by H Lloyd- Jones,1994).

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