There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise.

Quote by Sophocles

Topics: Age Quotes

Always desire to learn something useful.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

God's dice always have a lucky roll

God's dice always have a lucky roll

No one longs to live more than someone growing old.

No one longs to live more than someone growing old.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

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...

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist.

A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist.

Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always.

Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always.

Success is dependent on effort.

Success is dependent on effort.

If you are out of trouble, watch for danger

If you are out of trouble, watch for danger

A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.

A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.

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

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

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

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...

Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and...

Death is not the greatest of evils; it is worse to want to die, and...

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.

If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred...

If you have done terrible things, you must endure terrible things; for thus the sacred...

How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.

How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time.

I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or...

I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or...