To many men much-wandering hope comes as a boon, but to many others it is the deception of vain desires.
SophoclesSurely, to think your own the only wisdom, and yours the only word, the only will, betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart.
SophoclesThere are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick.
SophoclesIf you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred light of injustice shines bright.
SophoclesIf it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief.
SophoclesFor every nation that lives peaceably, there will be many others to grow hard and push their arrogance to extremes; the gods attend to these things slowly. But they attend to those who put off God and turn to madness.
SophoclesNo yield to the dead! Never stab the fighter when he's down. Where's the glory, killing the dead twice over?
Sophocles