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
unjust fraud secure
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
kindness goodness-and-kindness love-and-kindness
Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.
advice bad-advice hateful
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
speech wells one-thing
Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.
eye men justice
The golden eye of justice sees, and requites the unjust man.
littles antigone eternity
We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.
liars men reflection
Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.
eye sight soul
As sight is in the eye, so is the mind in the soul!
support silence knows
Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?
hell hades
For even bold natures flee, whenever they see Hades close to life.
fear men he-man
To the man who is afraid everything rustles.
eye crafts blind
Whoever has a keen eye for profits, is blind in relation to his craft.
ignorance evil tough
Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.
friendship love-is cast-away
For to cast away a virtuous friend, I call as bad as to cast away one's own life, which one loves best.