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."

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“Who seeks shall find.”

— Sophocles

Motivational

All Quotes by Sophocles

“There is no success without hardship.”

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Success

“Old age and the passage of time teach all things.”

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Age

“Men should pledge themselves to nothing for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.”

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Men

“Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.”

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Good

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

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Time

“Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.”

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Wisdom

“Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.”

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Best

“A man growing old becomes a child again.”

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Age

“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

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

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War

“Wisdom outweighs any wealth.”

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Wisdom

“When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse.”

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Happiness

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

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God

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

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Money

“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.”

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Fear

“Not even old age knows how to love death.”

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Age

“All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.”

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Nature

“To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.”

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Good