--- title: "4 Escape Quotes By Sophocles" description: "4 Escape quotes by Sophocles. Plus more from Sophocles and more Escape sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/sophocles-370_escape_you-ll-never-find-a-man-on-earth-if-a-go_307628.png" --- > [“You'll never find a man on Earth, if a god leads him on, who can escape his fate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/you-ll-never-find-a-man-on-earth-if-a-god-leads-him-on-who-can-escape/) [Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/sophocles-370_escape_you-ll-never-find-a-man-on-earth-if-a-go_307628.png) > [From suffering that has been/ Decreed no man will ever find escape](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/from-suffering-that-has-been-decreed-no-man-will-ever-find-escape/) [Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/sophocles-370_escape_from-suffering-that-has-been-decreed-no_1099005.png) > [It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/it-is-always-fair-sailing-when-you-escape-evil/) [Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/sophocles-370_escape_it-is-always-fair-sailing-when-you-escap_1327088.png) > [Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/fate-has-terrible-power-you-cannot-escape-it-by-wealth-or-war-no-fort/) [Sophocles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophocles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/646/sophocles-370_destiny_fate-has-terrible-power-you-cannot-escap_1568708.png) ## Other authors on Escape - [Craig D. Lounsbrough 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/craig-d-lounsbrough/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rumi-81702.jpg) Rumi 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/rumi/) - [Heather Demetrios 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/heather-demetrios/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-bukowski-22166.jpg) Charles Bukowski 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/charles-bukowski/) - [T. S. Eliot 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/t-s-eliot/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-salman-rushdie-82434.jpg) Salman Rushdie 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/salman-rushdie/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/haruki-murakami/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/sophocles/#itemlist", "name": "4 Escape Quotes By Sophocles", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You'll never find a man on Earth, if a god leads him on, who can escape his fate.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sophocles" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/you-ll-never-find-a-man-on-earth-if-a-god-leads-him-on-who-can-escape/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/sophocles-370_escape_you-ll-never-find-a-man-on-earth-if-a-go_307628.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/sophocles-370_escape_you-ll-never-find-a-man-on-earth-if-a-go_307628.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1a/sophocles-370_escape_you-ll-never-find-a-man-on-earth-if-a-go_307628.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You'll never find a man on Earth, if a god leads him on, who can escape his fate.” — Sophocles", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "From suffering that has been/ Decreed no man will ever find escape", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sophocles" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/from-suffering-that-has-been-decreed-no-man-will-ever-find-escape/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/sophocles-370_escape_from-suffering-that-has-been-decreed-no_1099005.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/sophocles-370_escape_from-suffering-that-has-been-decreed-no_1099005.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/sophocles-370_escape_from-suffering-that-has-been-decreed-no_1099005.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“From suffering that has been/ Decreed no man will ever find escape” — Sophocles", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sophocles" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophocles/it-is-always-fair-sailing-when-you-escape-evil/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/sophocles-370_escape_it-is-always-fair-sailing-when-you-escap_1327088.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/sophocles-370_escape_it-is-always-fair-sailing-when-you-escap_1327088.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/sophocles-370_escape_it-is-always-fair-sailing-when-you-escap_1327088.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil.” — Sophocles", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Fate has terrible power. 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