Love Quotes by Sophocles

A man is nothing but breath and shadow.

— Sophocles

Kindness begets kindness evermore.

— Sophocles

“It is my nature to join in love, not hate.”

— Sophocles

I was not born to share the hate, but love.

— Sophocles

Opportunity has power over all things.

— Sophocles

War loves to seek its victims in the young.

— Sophocles

The truth is ever best.

— Sophocles

Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand.

— Sophocles

How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in truth!

— Sophocles

“One word frees us from all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.”

— Sophocles

Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.

— Sophocles

If they are just, they are better than clever.

— Sophocles

Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all.

— Sophocles

Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool.

— Sophocles

If men live decently it is because discipline saves their very lives for them.

— Sophocles

It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.

— Sophocles

“I was born to share love, not hate”, said Antigone. “Go then, and share your love for the dead”, responds Creon.”

— Sophocles

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

— Sophocles

“Orestes beloved. as you die you destroy me. You have torn away the part of my mind where hope was .”

— Sophocles

They are not wise, then, who stand forth to buffet against Love; for Love rules the gods as he will, and me.

— Sophocles

It is best not to have been born at all: but, if born, as quickly as possible to return whence one came.

— Sophocles

It has been hard, I know, my daughters, but one word alone wipes out all of the hardships: love.

— Sophocles

“Love resistless in fight, all yield at a glance of thine eye, Love who pillowed all night on a maiden's cheek dost…

— Sophocles

“ELECTRA: Oh but my love—now that you have travelled back down all those years to meet my heart, over all this grief…

— Sophocles

“Not from Hades' black and universal lake can you lift him. Not by groaning, not by prayers. Yet you run yourself out…

— Sophocles

Love, unconquerable, Waster of rich men, keeper Of warm lights and all-night vigil In the soft face of a girl: Sea-wanderer, forest-visitor!…

— Sophocles

None love the messenger who brings bad news.

— Sophocles

In season, all is good.

— Sophocles

I cannot love a friend whose love is words.

— Sophocles

Love is like ice in the hands of children,

— Sophocles

What men have seen they know. . . .

— Sophocles

To him who is afraid, everything rustles.

— Sophocles

Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.

— Sophocles

Not even old age knows how to love death.

— Sophocles

Let a man nobly live or nobly die.

— Sophocles

“Only a fool could be in love with death.”

— Sophocles

Great Time makes all things dim.

— Sophocles

Nobody loves life like an old man.

— Sophocles

Kindness will always attract kindness.

— Sophocles

Know'st not whate'er we do is done in love?

— Sophocles