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

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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...

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

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

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.

Knowledge must come through action; you can have no test, which is not fanciful; save...

Knowledge must come through action; you can have no test, which is not fanciful; save...

An unexamined life is not worth living...

An unexamined life is not worth living...

Without labor nothing prospers.

Without labor nothing prospers.

Evil counsel travels fast.

Evil counsel travels fast.

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...

It is best to live however one can be.

It is best to live however one can be.

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...

What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?

What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.

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.

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...

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

To live without evil belongs only to the gods.

Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.

Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.