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
men missing strikes
Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.
silence sorrow events
To me so deep a silence portends some dread event; a clamorous sorrow wastes itself in sound.
silence ornaments silence-is
Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
time great-times all-things
Great Time makes all things dim.
men hearing obedience
The man the state has put in place must have obedient hearing to his least command when it is right, and even when it's not.
gratitude favour gains
Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.
mad insanity firsts
Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
suicide sleep soul
Better to die, and sleep The never-waking sleep, than linger on And dare to live when the soul's life is gone.
truth truth-is
The truth is ever best.
strength iron fire
The strongest iron, hardened in the fire, most often ends in scraps and shatterings.
misery pleasure forgetfulness
There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
decision dangerous prove
How dangerous can false reasoning prove!
mother men evil
Men whose wit has been mother of villainy once have learned from it to be evil in all things.
men world wonder
Many are the wonders of the world, and none so wonderful as man.