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

Quote by Sophocles

Topics: Sophocles Quotes

A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.

A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.

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

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

Better not to exist than live basely.

Better not to exist than live basely.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

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...

Always desire to learn something useful.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

Hush! Check those words. Do not cure ill with ill and make your pain still...

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those...

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those...

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

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...

Silence gives the proper grace to women

Silence gives the proper grace to women

Even a poor man can receive honors.

Even a poor man can receive honors.

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...

When trouble ends even troubles please.

When trouble ends even troubles please.

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...

Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?

Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?

There is no greater evil than anarchy.

There is no greater evil than anarchy.

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

The law does not expect a man to be prepared to defend every act of...

The law does not expect a man to be prepared to defend every act of...