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> [“For e'en the bravest spirits run away When they perceive death pressing on life's heels.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/for-e-en-the-bravest-spirits-run-away-when-they-perceive-death/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

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## Other authors on Bravest

## More by Sophocles

> [Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/those-whose-life-is-long-still-strive-for-gain-and-for-all-mortals/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [God's dice always have a lucky roll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/god-s-dice-always-have-a-lucky-roll/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [A fool cannot be an actor, though an actor may act a fool's part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/a-fool-cannot-be-an-actor-though-an-actor-may-act-a-fool-s-part/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/go-then-if-you-must-but-remember-no-matter-how-foolish-your-deeds/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [Man's worst ill is stubbornness of heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/man-s-worst-ill-is-stubbornness-of-heart/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [A lie never lives to be old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/a-lie-never-lives-to-be-old/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [How dangerous can false reasoning prove!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/how-dangerous-can-false-reasoning-prove/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [Why should man fear since chance is all in all for him, and he can clearly foreknow nothing? Best to live lightly, as one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/why-should-man-fear-since-chance-is-all-in-all-for-him-and-he-can/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [“But life takes sudden twists.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/but-life-takes-sudden-twists/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [When ice appears out of doors, and boys seize it up while it is solid, at first they experience new pleasures. But in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/when-ice-appears-out-of-doors-and-boys-seize-it-up-while-it-is-solid/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [For God hates utterly the bray of bragging tongues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/for-god-hates-utterly-the-bray-of-bragging-tongues/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [“I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/i-have-nothing-but-contempt-for-the-kind-of-governor-who-is-afraid/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [“Not from Hades' black and universal lake can you lift him. Not by groaning, not by prayers. Yet you run yourself out in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/not-from-hades-black-and-universal-lake-can-you-lift-him-not-by/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [A fearful man is always hearing things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/a-fearful-man-is-always-hearing-things/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

> [There is a point at which even justice does injury.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/there-is-a-point-at-which-even-justice-does-injury/)

[Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/)

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