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
watches trouble danger
If you are out of trouble, watch for danger.
grief adversity trouble
One's own escape from troubles makes one glad; but bringing friends to trouble is hard grief.
trouble ends please
When trouble ends even troubles please.
trouble
Trouble brings trouble upon trouble.
hurt self trouble
Troubles hurt the most when they prove self-inflicted.
ruins watches trouble
If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.
action knowledge save trial
Knowledge must come through action; you can have no test, which is not fanciful; save by trial
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...
love-life men age
No man loves life like him that's growing old.
work men acting
A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
brevity goes greek-poet wisdom
Much wisdom often goes with brevity of speech.
cheating fail honor prefer win
I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating
certainty learns though until
One learns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try
bad brings loves messenger news none
None loves the messenger who brings bad news.