Sophocles
Sophocles
Sophocles is one of three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays have survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus, and earlier than or contemporary with those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote 120 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
dark destiny might
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it.
love messengers news
None love the messenger who brings bad news.
pain suffering remember
You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.
motivational
Who seeks shall find.
grief sorrow gentle
Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
found-you found all-things
Time, which sees all things, has found you out.
kindness giving birth
Kindness gives birth to kindness.
success hardship
There is no success without hardship.
sides fortune hearted
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
doe misfits disgusting
All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
important
Wisdom is the most important part of happiness.
safe world unhappiness
Is anyone in all the world safe from unhappiness?
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Always desire to learn something useful
honesty honor succeed
Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.