769 Quotes by Sophocles

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

Sleep's the only medicine that gives ease.

For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price.

Success is dependant on effort.

It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.

How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that's wise

Laws can never be enforced unless fear supports them.

Each one of us must live the life God gives him; it cannot be shirked.

For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil in all things.