Sophocles

Sophocles

49 quotes

As a 5th century BC Athenian tragic playwright, Sophocles brought a distinctive perspective that shines through in every quotation. The range of their thinking — from Wisdom to Age — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Our collection includes 58 quotes from Sophocles, touching on Wisdom, Age, Men, Money, and Happiness — a testament to just how much they had to say. Perhaps their most recognizable line: "No lie ever reaches old age."

“Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.”

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Time

All Quotes by Sophocles

“It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth.”

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Truth

“God's dice always have a lucky roll.”

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God

“Success is dependent on effort.”

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Success

“A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.”

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Fear

“A man growing old becomes a child again.”

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Age

“If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.”

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Wisdom

“Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.”

— Sophocles

Time

“You should not consider a man's age but his acts.”

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Age

“Reason is God's crowning gift to man.”

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God

“Evil gains work their punishment.”

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Work

“Wisdom outweighs any wealth.”

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Wisdom

“Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty.”

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Alone

“War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.”

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War

“Always desire to learn something useful.”

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Motivational

“Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.”

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Happiness

“Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.”

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Wisdom

“Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.”

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Money

“Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.”

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Good

“A short saying often contains much wisdom.”

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Wisdom