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
heart thinking spirit
Surely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
thinking knowing not-knowing
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
believe men thinking
Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the powerTo reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.
communication men thinking
A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him.
country thinking important
Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.
eye thinking stupidity
If you think my acts are foolishness; the foolishness may be in the fools eye.
men thinking mind
Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty.
thinking
Think not that your word and yours alone must be right.
thinking speech speak
One thinking it is right to speak all things, whether the word is fit for speech or unutterable.
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...