“Those swift to think are not always secure.”

“CHORUS:You that live in my ancestral Thebes, behold this Oedipus,- him who knew the famous riddles and was a man most masterful; not a citizen who did not look with envy on his lot- see him now and see the breakers of misfortune swallow him!Look upon that last day always. Count no mortal happy till he has passed the final limit of his life secure from pain.”

“The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.”

“Those who jump to conclusions may go wrong.”

“Always desire to learn something useful.”

“Invited, not inflicted; of all wounds, those that seem willful are the worst to bear.”

“Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.”