The Sophocles
The Sophocles
work men acting
A word does not frighten the man who, in acting feels no fear.
fear greek-poet
To him who is in fear everything rustles.
anchors children hold life mother mother's-day
Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.
bring cannot hidden knowledge known moves pulse time
The long unmeasured pulse of time moves everything. There is nothing hidden that it cannot bring to light, nothing once known that may not become unknown.
hard-work remember hard
Remember there is no success without hard work.
war men good-man
War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.
men expectations evil
A cunning fellow is man, inventive beyond all expectation, he reaches sometimes evil and sometimes good
men understanding firsts
Whenever the deity contrives misfortunes for a man, he first harms their understanding.
death dying toil
For the dead there are no more toils.
children pride dust
The tyrant is a child of Pride Who drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity, Until from his high crest headlong He plummets to the dust of hope.
men casting worship
For the gods, though slow to see, see well, whenever a man casting aside worship turns folly.
helping cowardice fortune
Fortune never helps the fainthearted.
children justice limits
Having advanced to the limit of boldness, child, you have stumbled against the lofty pedestal of Justice.
hope men noble-man
Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death--what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.