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
children hate giving
To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.
succeed toil remember
Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.
men winning deeds
Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day.
speech noble stains
No speech can stain what is noble by nature.
soul self-improvement glory
It is only great souls that know how much glory there is in being good.
theatre fool actors
A fool cannot be an actor, though an actor may act a fool's part.
honesty men sides
No honest man will argue on every side
giving silence grace
Silence gives the proper grace to women
mind needs care
Let be the future: mind the present need and leave the rest to whom the rest concerns ... present tasks claim our care: the ordering of the future rests where it should rest.
argument blind call-me
When you can prove me wrong, then call me blind.
may boon born
To never have been born may be the greatest boon of all.
revenge men return
God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
sound blind
As they say of the blind, Sounds are the things I see.
dirty men profit
More men come to doom through dirty profits than are kept by them.