Sophocles Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Sophocles quotes, Sophocles sayings, and Sophocles proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Without labor nothing prospers. Sophocles
Chance never helps those who do not help themselves. Sophocles
Every wind is fare when we are flying from misfortune. Sophocles
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love. Sophocles
There is no success without hardship. Sophocles
A man can get a reputation from very small things. Sophocles
To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task. Sophocles
There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us. Sophocles
There is a point at which even justice does injury. Sophocles
Always desire to learn something useful. Sophocles
For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds. Sophocles
Gentle time will heal our sorrows. Sophocles
The curse of ignorance is that man without being good or evil is nevertheless satisfied with himself. Sophocles
All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it. Sophocles
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities. Sophocles
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong. Sophocles
It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Sophocles
Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die. Sophocles
All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil. Sophocles
One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession. Sophocles
To me so deep a silence portends some dread event; a clamorous sorrow wastes itself in sound. Sophocles
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance. Sophocles
Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies? Sophocles
A man who deals in fairness with his own, he can make manifest justice in the state. Sophocles
Unwanted favours gain no gratitude. Sophocles
Many the wonders but nothing walks stranger than man. Sophocles
It is terrible to speak well and be wrong. Sophocles
How terrible is wisdom, when it brings no profit to the man that's wise Sophocles
It's terrible when the one who does the judging judges things all wrong. Sophocles
Those who jump to conclusions may go wrong. Sophocles