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 law people
It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.
hurt self trouble
Troubles hurt the most when they prove self-inflicted.
doe misfits disgusting
All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.
wisdom men drink
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
life cheating failure
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
luxury house excellence
What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
men states one-man
A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.
helping-others luck needs
If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.
speech wells one-thing
Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.
kindness goodness-and-kindness love-and-kindness
Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.
grief grieving mind
Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.
decision quick-decisions unsafe
Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.
truth prussia argument
The truth is always the strongest argument.
war fate ships
Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it.