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
kings pain grief
Sleep, ignorant of pain, sleep, ignorant of grief, may you come to us blowing softly, kindly, kindly come king.
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One's own escape from troubles makes one glad; but bringing friends to trouble is hard grief.
smart grief choices
Those griefs smart most which are seen to be of our own choice.
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Deem no man happy until he passes the edo fhis life without suffering grief.
children grief heart
Best of children, sisters arm-in-arm, we must bear what the gods give us to bear-- don't fire up your hearts with so much grief. No reason to blame the pass you've come to now.
grief grieving mind
Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.
grief worry causes
The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
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If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief.
grief sorrow gentle
Gentle time will heal our sorrows.
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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.
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One learns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try
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None loves the messenger who brings bad news.
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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...