How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.

Quote by Sophocles

Topics: Truth Quotes

Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.

Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.

When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse.

When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse.

But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that...

But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that...

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils.

All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils.

Success is dependent on effort.

Success is dependent on effort.

Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives...

Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives...

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

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...

Even a poor man can receive honors.

Even a poor man can receive honors.

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.

A fearful man is always hearing things.

A fearful man is always hearing things.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

You win the victory when you yield to friends.

There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and...

There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and...

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to...

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to...

There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within...

There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within...

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

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

But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts...

But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts...

There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who...

There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who...