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
Sophocles quotes about
army men space
Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
time waiting evening
We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day had been.
oedipus helping
How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in truth!
gratitude favour gains
Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
punishment evil gains
Evil gains work their punishment.
crosses driven none path power stormy threaten white wonderful wonders
Wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than the power that crosses the white sea, driven by the stormy wind, making a path under surges that threaten to engulf him...
greek-poet justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
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I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or a weightless shadow.
greek-poet man nature
All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.
greek-poet whoever
Whoever understands how to do a kindness when he fares well would be a friend better than any possession.
deeds greek-poet shameful taught
For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds.
greek-poet
Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.
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A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist.
cure greek-poet heavier ill
Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still heavier than it is.