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Sophocles quotes about him

Greek Poet December 30, 0495 – December 30, 0405

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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. Sophocles
Sophocles quote: "When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a..."
When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse. Sophocles
Sophocles quote: "Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I..."
Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere. Sophocles
Do not believe that you alone can be right. The man who thinks that, The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul— A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty. Sophocles
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. Sophocles
Sophocles quote: "Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see..."
Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event, nor what end waits for him. Sophocles
Sophocles quote: "If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not..."
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink. Sophocles
Sophocles quote: "To him who is in fear everything rustles."
To him who is in fear everything rustles. Sophocles

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