Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Look how men live, always precariously balanced between good and bad fortune. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
But the power of destiny is something awesome; neither wealth, nor Ares, nor a tower, nor dark-hulled ships might escape it. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Dreadful is the mysterious power of fate; there is no deliverance from it by wealth or by war, by walled city or… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Heap up great wealth in your house, if you wish, and live as a tyrant, but, if the enjoyment of these things… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
The shimmering night does not stay for mortals, not misfortunes, nor wealth, but in a moment it is gone, and to the… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
We should not speak of one that prospers well As happy, till his life have run its course, And reached its goal.… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
“Look well at this, and speak no towering word yourself against the gods, nor walk too grandly because your hand… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money. — Sophocles Copy Share
Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still. — Sophocles Copy Share
Why should man fear since chance is all in all for him, and he can clearly foreknow nothing? Best to live lightly, as one… — Sophocles Copy Share
When ice appears out of doors, and boys seize it up while it is solid, at first they experience new pleasures. But in the… — Sophocles Copy Share
“I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is… — Sophocles Copy Share
“Not from Hades' black and universal lake can you lift him. Not by groaning, not by prayers. Yet you run yourself out in a… — Sophocles Copy Share
