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

Silence is an ornament for women.

Silence is an ornament for women.

He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his...

He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his...

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...

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

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...

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

A man growing old becomes a child again.

A man growing old becomes a child again.

Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event,...

Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event,...

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

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

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

No honest man will argue on every side

No honest man will argue on every side

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things...

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things...

It is God's giving if we laugh or weep

It is God's giving if we laugh or weep

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.

Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.

Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.

No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.

No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat.

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

It's a terrible thing to speak well and be wrong.

It's a terrible thing to speak well and be wrong.

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

No one who errs unwillingly is evil.

No one who errs unwillingly is evil.