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.'

How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in truth! Sophocles
The rewards of virtue alone abide secure. Sophocles
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life. Sophocles
Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. Sophocles
The dice of Zeus always fall luckily. Sophocles
To revive sorrow is cruel. Sophocles
Quick decisions are unsafe decisions. Sophocles
For whoever knows how to return a kindness he has received must be a friend above all price. Sophocles
Who seeks shall find. Sophocles
Even a poor man can receive honors. Sophocles
How terrible it is to have wisdom when it does not benefit those who have it. Sophocles
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception. Sophocles
Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution. Sophocles
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception. Sophocles
When people fall in deep distress, their native sense departs. Sophocles
False words do not bring forth fruit. Sophocles
There is no witness so terrible and no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us. Sophocles
The eyes of men love to pluck the blossoms from the faded flowers they turn away. Sophocles
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. Sophocles
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride. Sophocles
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride. Sophocles
Sons are the anchors of a mother's life. Sophocles
If they are just, they are better than clever. Sophocles
Anarchy, anarchy! Show me a greater evil! / This is why cities tumble and the great houses rain down, / This is what scatters armies! Sophocles
Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven. Sophocles
One must learn by doing the thing. For though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try. Sophocles
Every wind is fare when we are flying from misfortune. Sophocles
Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life. Sophocles
What greater wound is there than a false friend? Sophocles
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink. Sophocles