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
hate men mind
Men's minds are given to change in hate and friendship.
children hate giving
To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.
hate grieving too-much
Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.
truth hate delay
Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)
regret hate anger
You clearly hate to yield, but you will regret it when your anger has passed. Such natures are justly the hardest for themselves to bear.
hate arrogance tongue
For God hates utterly the bray of bragging tongues.
hate born love-not-hate
I was born to join in love, not hate - that is my nature.
hate men brave
It is not righteousness to outrage A brave man dead, not even though you hate him.
hate love-hate share
I was not born to share the hate, but love.
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
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.