“There is no success without hardship.”
Success
“When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse.”
HappinessAll Quotes by Sophocles
“You should not consider a man's age but his acts.”
Age“The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.”
Sad“Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.”
Trust“Reason is God's crowning gift to man.”
God“If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.”
Wisdom“Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.”
Happiness“It is best to live however one can be.”
Best“Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.”
Future“Evil gains work their punishment.”
Work“How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.”
Knowledge“It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.”
Fear“Men should pledge themselves to nothing for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.”
Men“A man growing old becomes a child again.”
Age“To him who is in fear everything rustles.”
Fear“Time alone reveals the just man but you might discern a bad man in a single day.”
Alone“Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.”
Money“For the wretched one night is like a thousand for someone faring well death is just one more night.”
Death“Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.”
Best“To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.”
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