Sophocles

“What greater wound is there than a false friend?”

“A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist”

“‎"Sei abile con la lingua.Ma non conosco nessun uomo onestoche trovi parole belle per ogni circostanza”

“You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.”

“Truly, to tell lies is not honorable;but when the truth entails tremendous ruin,to speak dishonorably is pardonable.”

“Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.”

“Unwanted favours gain no gratitude.”

“Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.”

“I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State.”

“No one loves the messenger who brings bad news.”

“When I have tried and failed, I shall have failed.”

“The tyrant is a child of PrideWho drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity,Until from his high crest headlongHe plummets to the dust of hope.”

“Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.”

“There is much that is strange, but nothing that surpasses man in strangeness”

“Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?”

“A lie never grows old.”

“Another husband could be found and with That husband another son. But I have no mother now. I have no father. I cannot bring another brother to the world.”

“Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.”

“Do not fear for me. Make straight your own path to destiny.”

“If you are out of trouble, watch for danger.”

“If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.”

“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”

“The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.”

“OD: σὺ οὔτε φωνεῖς οὔτε δρασείεις σοφά.NE: ἀλλ‘ εἰ δίκαια, τῶν σοφῶν κρείσσω τάδε.”

“We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.”

“All men make mistakes.”

“Once in a lifetimeThe longed-for tidal waveOf justice can rise up,And hope and history rhyme.”

“To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away”

“The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength”

“Time, which sees all things, has found you out.”

“Tomorrow is tomorrow.Future cares have future cures,And we must mind today.”

“I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.”

“All my care is you, and all my pleasure yours.”

“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.”

“And if you find I've lied, from this day on call the prophet blind.”

“A city which belongs to just one man is no true city”

“I was born to share love, not hate”, said Antigone. “Go then, and share your love for the dead”, responds Creon.”

“I was born to join in love, not hate - that is my nature.”

“When he endures nothing but endless miseries-- What pleasure is there in living the day after day, Edging slowly back and forth toward death?Anyone who warms their heart with the glow Of flickering hope is worth nothing at all. The noble man should either live with honor or die with honor. That's all there is to be said.”

“Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it.”

“Pues así como estoy, me voy a ir. Venid, venid, compañeros los que estáis presentes y ausentes; y con hachas en las manos corred hacia el lugar famoso. Y yo, puesto que mi opinión así ha cambiado, y yo mismo la aprisioné, quiero estar presente para salvarla; pues temo no sea la mejor resolución el vivir observando las leyes establecidas.”

“No enemy is worse than bad advice.”

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

“The happiest life is to be without thought”

“Alas, how terrible is wisdomwhen it brings no profit to the man that's wise!This I knew well, but had forgotten it,else I would not have come here.”

“קראון:ניראה שהוא נילחם למען אישההיימון:כן, אם אתה אישה. לך אני דואג”

“If you try to cure evil with evilyou will add more pain to your fate.”

“Which would you choose if you could:pleasure for yourself despite your friendsor a share in their grief?”

“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.”

“Those swift to think are not always secure.”