“A man growing old becomes a child again.”
Age
“For the wretched one night is like a thousand for someone faring well death is just one more night.”
DeathAll Quotes by Sophocles
“How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.”
Knowledge“A short saying often contains much wisdom.”
Wisdom“Success is dependent on effort.”
Success“Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.”
Trust“Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.”
Best“It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth.”
Truth“Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.”
Time“If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.”
Wisdom“Men should pledge themselves to nothing for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.”
Men“Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.”
Happiness“Silence is an ornament for women.”
Women“Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.”
Good“A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.”
Fear“Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.”
Best“There is no success without hardship.”
Success“Time alone reveals the just man but you might discern a bad man in a single day.”
Alone“Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.”
Happiness“Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.”
Wisdom“For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not able even to have that.”
Death