English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Sophocles Quotes

Sophocles quote: "The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest."

The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest.

Sophocles

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Journalism's ultimate purpose is to inform the reader, to bring him each day a letter from home and never to permit the serving of special interests. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
I think George just nailed the whole thing, the whole time period, the whole look and feel of what that newsroom was like. I did a lot of research for the role and believe me, it's all pretty genuine, down to the very last cigarette butt. David Strathairn
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "Blessed are the sleepy ones: for they shall soon fall off."
Blessed are the sleepy ones: for they shall soon fall off. Friedrich Nietzsche
I want you to do me a favor. I want you to hit me as hard as you can."I looked around and said, okay. Okay, I say, but outside in the parking lot.So we went outside, and I asked if Tyler wanted it in the face or in the stomach.Tyler said, "Surprise me."I said I had never hit anybody.Tyle said, "So go crazy, man."I said, close your eye.Tyler said, "No."Like every guy on his first night at fight club, I breathed in and swung my fist in a roundhouse at Tyler's jaw like in every cowboy movie we'd... Chuck Palahniuk
Really, the potential for, first of all, any college graduate today is enormously good. These are good times for anyone with a college degree today, particularly African Americans. With a college degree today, you really breach the unemployment rate. Alexis Herman
Mike Murdock quote: "The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine."
The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. Mike Murdock
Simon Newcomb quote: "In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British..."
In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America. Simon Newcomb
Each of us lives with a sword over his head. There are those who can ignore its shadow and those who cannot. Those who cannot are not necessarily better than those who can. But they are the creators of the special myth of their time, because any myth is the creation of the very few who cannot bear reality. Murray Kempton
Bette Davis quote: "A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the..."
A sure way to lose happiness, I found, is to want it at the expense of everything else. Bette Davis
Roseanne Barr quote: "The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power...."
The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. Roseanne Barr
Lenny Kravitz quote: "I just need to know that I did the very best I could and that..."
I just need to know that I did the very best I could and that I was true to myself. Lenny Kravitz
Taylor Swift quote: "I've got my Grammys on top of my piano and I look at them when..."
I've got my Grammys on top of my piano and I look at them when I play. Taylor Swift
Corazon Aquino quote: "I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles."
I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles. Corazon Aquino
Sometimes a director is making three films. Perhaps he is shooting a film in Madras and a film in Bombay and he can't leave Madras as some shooting has to be done, so he directs by telephone. The shooting takes place. On schedule. Satyajit Ray
Lech Walesa quote: "The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral..."
The program of our movement stems from the fundamental moral laws and order. Lech Walesa