What did Sophocles mean by: Many things are formidable, and none more formidable than man. - Sophocles Playwright · Athens Copy
+ It is only great souls that know how much glory there is in being good. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Sophocles, Glory, Self-improvement, Soul, 0 - Sophocles Playwright · Athens
+ Even the bold will fly when they see Death drawing in close enough to end their life. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Sophocles, Death, Drawing, Enough, 0 - Sophocles Playwright · Athens
+ Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Sophocles, Pleasure, 0 - Sophocles Playwright · Athens
+ Whenever the deity contrives misfortunes for a man, he first harms their understanding. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Sophocles, 0 - Sophocles Playwright · Athens
+ You don’t know what kind of day you will have, until evening. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Sophocles, Evening, 0 - Sophocles Playwright · Athens
+ But this is a true saying among men: the gifts of enemies are no gifts and profitless. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Sophocles, Enemy, 0 - Sophocles Playwright · Athens
+ There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled? Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Sophocles, Forgiveness, Tears, 0 - Sophocles Playwright · Athens
+ For the gods, though slow to see, see well, whenever a man casting aside worship turns folly. Feraz Zeid, January 3, 2024January 10, 2024, Sophocles, Casting, Worship, 0 - Sophocles Playwright · Athens
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