The Sophocles
The Sophocles
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...
brevity goes greek-poet wisdom
Much wisdom often goes with brevity of speech.
wickedness foolishness
Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.
thrifty stewards goods
Be a thrifty steward of thy goods.
outrage righteousness
It is not righteousness to outrage
lows humans lays
A day lays low and lifts up again all human things.
greek-poet justice
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
greek-poet
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.
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.