The eyes of men love to pluck the blossoms from the faded flowers they turn away. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
You cannot know a man's life before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
For the gods, though slow to see, see well, whenever a man casting aside worship turns folly. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
A cunning fellow is man, inventive beyond all expectation, he reaches sometimes evil and sometimes good — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely to go… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Do not believe that you alone can be right. The man who thinks that, The man who maintains that only he has… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Henceforth ye may thieve with better knowledge whence lucre should be won, and learn that it is not well to love gain… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Let every man in mankind's frailtyConsider his last day; and let nonePresume on his good fortune until he findLife, at his death,… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Man's highest blessedness, In wisdom chiefly stands; And in the things that touch upon the Gods, 'Tis best in word or deed… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Ah, race of mortal men, How as a thing of nought I count ye, though ye live; For who is there of… — 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,… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
The curse of ignorance is that man without being good or evil is nevertheless satisfied with himself — Sophocles Copy Share Image
A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event, nor what end waits for him. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
One must obey the man whom the city sets up in power in small things and in justice and in its opposite. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Ignorant men do not know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Many are the things that man seeing must understand. Not seeing, how shall he know what lies in the hand of time… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
A man who deals in fairness with his own, he can make manifest justice in the state. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
The man from whom the joys of life have departed is living no more, but should be counted with the dead. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
A man who takes pleasure in speaking continuously fools himself in thinking he is not unpleasant to those around him. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless. — 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
