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Sophocles Quotes - Page 17

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To live with glory, or with glory die, This is the brave man's part.

To live with glory, or with glory die, This is the brave man's part.

Men, Brave, Glory

"Tragedies".

But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies.

Laughter, Children, Giving

A man is nothing but breath and shadow.

Men, Shadow, Breaths

Sophocles, Hugh Lloyd-Jones (1996). “Sophocles: Fragments”, p.17, Harvard University Press

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.

Children, Hate, Giving

Many things are formidable, and none more formidable than man.

Men, Formidable

Antigone, 332-3 (translated by H Lloyd-Jones,1994).

It becomes one, while exempt from woes, to look to the dangers.

Looks, Woe, Danger

Sophocles (1849). “The tragedies of Sophocles, in Engl. prose. The Oxford tr”, p.303

It's terrible when the one who does the judging judges things all wrong.

Judging, Doe, Antigone

Sophocles (1984). “The Three Theban Plays: Antigone; Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus”, p.54, Penguin

It is not righteousness to outrage A brave man dead, not even though you hate him.

Hate, Men, Brave

One thinking it is right to speak all things, whether the word is fit for speech or unutterable.

Thinking, Speech, Speak

Ill-gotten gains work evil.

Evil, Gains, Ill

When an oath is taken ... the mind is more attentive; for it guards against two things, the reproach of friends and offence against the gods.

Taken, Two, Mind

Sophocles, Hugh Lloyd-Jones (1996). “Sophocles: Fragments”, p.245, Harvard University Press

No greater evil can a man endure Than a bad wife, nor find a greater good Than one both good and wise; and each man speaks As judging by the experience of his life.

Marriage, Wise, Men

Sophocles (1867). “The Tragedies of Sophocles: A New Trans., with a Biographical Essay, and an Appendix of Rhymed Choral Odes and Lyrical Dialogues”, p.411

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

Fall, Gambling, Dice

For to cast away a virtuous friend, I call as bad as to cast away one's own life, which one loves best.

Friendship, Love Is, Cast Away

Sophocles (1837). “The Tragedies of Sophocles: Literally Translated Into English Prose, with Notes”, p.19

Even from the first it is meek to seek the impossible.

Firsts, Impossible, Meek

False words do not bring forth fruit.

Lying, Fruit

I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.

Winning, Missing, Acting

It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil.

Evil, Sailing, Fairs

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1959). “Sophocles”

The truth is ever best.

Truth, Truth Is

Sophocles (1824). “The Tragedies: In Two Volumes”, p.282

Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.

Trust, Mistrust, Dies

There is a time when even justice brings harm.

Justice, Harm

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1959). “Sophocles”

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