Oh child, may you be happier than your father, but in all other respects alike. And then you would not be bad. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Give me a life wherever there is an opportunity to live, and better life than was my father's. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
What greater ornament to a son than a father's glory, or to a father than a son's honorable conduct? — Sophocles Copy Share Image
“Another husband could be found and with That husband another son. But I have no mother now. I have no father. I… — 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 Image
Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
