769 Quotes by Sophocles

Nothing great enters the life of mortals without a curse.

No honest man will argue on every side.

Of all vile things current on earth, none is so vile as money.

You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.

In flood time you can see how some trees bend, and because they bend, even their twigs are safe, while stubborn trees are torn up, roots and all. And the same thing happens in sailing: make your sheet fast, never slacken, – and over you go.

My nails are broken, my fingers are bleeding, my arms are covered with the welts left by the paws of your guards – but I am a queen!

Compassion limits even the power of God.

It’s impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.

Thou lov’st to speak in riddles and dark words.