The Sophocles
The Sophocles
friendship winning yield
You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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.
rewards virtue secure
The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.
hate born love-not-hate
I was born to join in love, not hate - that is my nature.
When I have tried and failed, I shall have failed.
heart men noble-man
When he endures nothing but endless miseries-- What pleasure is there in living the day after day, Edging slowly back and forth toward death? Anyone who warms their heart with the glow Of flickering hope is worth nothing at all. The noble man should either live with honor or die with honor. That's all there is to be said.
cherish truth-is
The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength
judging antigone doe
It's terrible when the one who does the judging judges things all wrong.
life-is
The happiest life is to be without thought
hate men brave
It is not righteousness to outrage A brave man dead, not even though you hate him.
fortune tyranny humans
Of all human ills, greatest is fortune's wayward tyranny.
men antigone world
Numberless are the world's wonders, but none More wonderful than man.
cheating cheat treaties
No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.
sleep eye men
The sleep of a sick man has keen eyes. It is a sleep unsleeping.