The Sophocles
The Sophocles
trouble
Trouble brings trouble upon trouble.
firsts impossible meek
Even from the first it is meek to seek the impossible.
driven broads
A broad-backed ox can be driven straight on his road even by a small goad.
law support
Laws can never be enforced unless fear supports them.
father son ornaments
What greater ornament to a son than a father's glory, or to a father than a son's honorable conduct?
effort
Success is dependant on effort.
friendship men harbors
For most men friendship is a faithless harbor.
truth truth-is straightforward
Truth is always straightforward.
woe looks danger
It becomes one, while exempt from woes, to look to the dangers.
evil excuse ends
The end excuses any evil.
hair panic made
It made our hair stand up in panic fear.
mankind
It is hope that maintains most of mankind.
wind flying misfortunes
Every wind is fare when we are flying from misfortune.
heart men stubbornness
Man's worst ill is stubbornness of heart.