769 Quotes by Sophocles

It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced.

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.

A mind at peace does not engender wars.

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.

To the person who is afraid, everything rustles.

There are times when even justice brings harm with it.

Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.

Much wisdom often goes with brevity of speech.