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
strong eye lovely
Desire looks clear from the eyes of a lovely bride: power as strong as the founded world
flower eye men
The eyes of men love to pluck the blossoms from the faded flowers they turn away.
eye thinking stupidity
If you think my acts are foolishness; the foolishness may be in the fools eye.
sleep eye men
The sleep of a sick man has keen eyes. It is a sleep unsleeping.
eye crafts blind
Whoever has a keen eye for profits, is blind in relation to his craft.
eye sight soul
As sight is in the eye, so is the mind in the soul!
eye men justice
The golden eye of justice sees, and requites the unjust man.
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.
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...
dreadful greek-poet knowledge truth
How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.
death wants
For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not able even to have that.