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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It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him...

If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him...

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has...

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has...

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.

There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.

If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is...

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...

None love the messenger who brings bad news.

None love the messenger who brings bad news.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating

I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.

A state is not a state if it belongs to one man.

If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with...

If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with...

War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always

War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always

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...

In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace

In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace

Fear can only grow in darkness. Once you face fear with light, you win.

Fear can only grow in darkness. Once you face fear with light, you win.

I hate when Im alone in a dark room and my brain goes, 'You know...

I hate when Im alone in a dark room and my brain goes, 'You know...