The Sophocles
The Sophocles
greek-poet whoever
Whoever understands how to do a kindness when he fares well would be a friend better than any possession.
freedom greek-poet weight word
One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love.
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.
greek-poet
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.
greek-poet
It's a terrible thing to speak well and be wrong.
arts dead greek-poet whoever
Whoever neglects the arts when he is young has lost the past and is dead to the future.
greek-poet men nor prophet waits
Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event, nor what end waits for him.
shalt
If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: 'Thou shalt not ration justice.'
dreadful greek-poet knowledge truth
How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.