Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.

Quote by Sophocles

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For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil...

For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil...

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a...

Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a...

No enemy is worse than bad advice.

No enemy is worse than bad advice.

Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it...

Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it...

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.

Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.

Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.

I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow.

I see that all of us who live are nothing but images or insubstantial shadow.

Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.

Every man can see things far off but is blind to what is near.

Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.

Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.

A lie never lives to be old.

A lie never lives to be old.

Silence gives the proper grace to women

Silence gives the proper grace to women

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have...

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have...

Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when...

Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when...

Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

It is God's giving if we laugh or weep

It is God's giving if we laugh or weep

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.