769 Quotes by Sophocles

He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.

To revive sorrow is cruel.

Truth hates delay. (Veritas odit moras.)

Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day.

Those griefs smart most which are seen to be of our own choice.

Kindness will always attract kindness.

Desire looks clear from the eyes of a lovely bride: power as strong as the founded world

The truth is what I cherish and that’s my strength.

Yet I pity the poor wretch, though he’s my enemy. He’s yoked to an evil delusion, but the same fate could be mine. I see clearly: we who live are all phantoms, fleeing shadows.