Greece Quote by Sophocles Download Open image ““It is but sorrow to be wise when wisdom profits not.”” — Sophocles ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Greece Soothsaying Sorrow Wisdom
“Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else… — Sophocles Copy Share Image
“Those who want to buy wisdom remain with out wisdom, because money buys nothing except commodities.” — Meseret Geneti Copy Share Image
“You can buy wisdom from nowhere; but for the foolishness, you don’t have to buy it; it is free and it is everywhere.” — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is an abstract word. This is not seen in words, but in actions. So only winners are wise.” — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
“For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.” — Ecclesiastes 1 18 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
“Do you see those dull stars?" She outlined the formation with her finger. "A pentagram," whispered Scott. "Yes, but not just any pentagram. Take… — Katie Mattie Copy Share Image
In our own time the whole of Greece has been subject to a low birth rate and a general decrease of the population, owing… — Polybius Copy Share Image
“This was a man who moved like the gods were watching: every gesture he made was upright and correct. There was no one else… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
As for Aliki - if you were to stand in the middle of Rome and say the name Sophia Loren, or Paris and say… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
Ruin, eldest daughter of Zeus, she blinds us all, that fatal madness—she with those delicate feet of hers, never touching the earth, gliding over… — Homer Copy Share Image
Greece is a sort of American vassal; the Netherlands is the country of American bases that grow like tulip bulbs; Cuba is the main… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I truly enjoyed Greece - Santorini. That's somewhere that I always want to be. — Kendall Jenner Copy Share Image
I would say we are a friend in need and I am sure that the Greek people would very much welcome the choice of… — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
When I lived in Greece and off the coast of Italy, I enjoyed a branzino dish so much that I created my own version. — Camila Alves Copy Share Image
The unemployed in Greece can get a voucher and choose a training program somewhere in Europe to be retrained during this crisis and when… — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
There's a lot of things we can do to balance out what Obama's done and going forward show the American people the Republican Party… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
