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Sophocles
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“τἀληθὲς ἀεὶ πλεῖστον ἰσχύει λόγου.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Frg. 955 TrGF (Bartlett's, 9th ed., 1892)
“εἰ δείν᾿ ἔδρασας, δεινὰ καὶ παθεῖν σε δεῖ.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Frg. 962 TrGF (tr. Pratten, Dods and Smith, 1867)
“Think not that thy word and thine alone must be right.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“There is an ancient saying, famous among men, that thou shouldst not judge fully of a man's life before he dieth, whether it should be called blest or wretched.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“In a just cause the weak o'ercome the strong.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“A lie never lives to be old.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Nobody loves life like an old man.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“A short saying oft contains much wisdom.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“War loves to seek its victims in the young.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The truth is always the strongest argument.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“The dice of Zeus fall ever luckily.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“No oath too binding for a lover.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“If I am Sophocles, I am not mad; and if I am mad, I am not Sophocles.”
Sophocles (496–406 BC) said by 406 BC at the latest bartlett, Public domain source