Sophocles
Playwright
Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian of classical Athens and one of the three great tragedians whose plays survive. His works, including Oedipus Rex and Antigone, shaped the development of tragic drama in the Western tradition.
Books by Sophocles
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Οἰδίπους Τύραννος (Oidípous Týrannos)
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Antigone
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Sophocles
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Quotes by Sophocles
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There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
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Money! Money's the curse of man, none greater.That's what wrecks cities, banishes men from homes,Tempts and deludes the most well-meaning soul,Pointing out the way to infamy and shame. - Creon
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If you try to cure evil with evilyou will add more pain to your fate.
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And also because - Oh, my darling, my darling, forgive me; I'm going to cause you quite a lot of pain.
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But if I am young, thou shouldest look to my merits, not to my years.
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The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.
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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.
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A city which belongs to just one man is no true city
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To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.
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Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
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Alas, how terrible is wisdomwhen it brings no profit to the man that's wise!This I knew well, but had forgotten it,else I would not have come here.
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Those swift to think are not always secure.
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We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.
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Death is not the worst thing; rather, when one who craves death cannot attain even that wish.
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Prefiero, señor, obrar bien y fracasar, antes que triunfar con malas artes.Palabras de Neoptólemo a Odiseo, en la tragedia griega Filoctetes.
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A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist
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Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?
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The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength
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A lie never grows old.
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