What did Sophocles mean by: One’s own escape from troubles makes one glad; but bringing friends to trouble is hard grief. Sophocles Playwright · Athens Copy
Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Friendship, Loyalty, Patriotism, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
Whenever the deity contrives misfortunes for a man, he first harms their understanding. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Deity, Misfortune, Understanding, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
All a man’s affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Consequences, Justice, Morality, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Achievement, Action, Integrity, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
Those griefs smart most which are seen to be of our own choice. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Choice, Grief, Responsibility, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Character, Judgment, Time, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Honesty, Judgement., Time, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Fear, Isolation, Uncertainty, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
