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
deeds greek-poet shameful taught
For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds.
men deeds-done kind-deeds
To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.
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.
care deeds
It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.
age deeds looks
If I am young, then you should look not to age but to deeds.
sight darkness deeds
No more shall ye behold such sights of woe, deeds I have suffered and myself have wrought; henceforward quenched in darkness shall ye see those ye should ne'er have seen; now blind to those whom, when I saw, I vainly yearned to know.
sight judging deeds
And if my present deeds are foolish in thy sight, it may be that a foolish judge arraigns my folly.
deeds ends wells
If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.
love-you deeds matter
Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.
beautiful deeds humans
The Most beautiful human deed, is to be useful to others.
cheating fail honor prefer win
I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating
brevity goes greek-poet wisdom
Much wisdom often goes with brevity of speech.
certainty learns though until
One learns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try
bad brings loves messenger news none
None loves the messenger who brings bad news.