What did Sophocles mean by: Those griefs smart most which are seen to be of our own choice. Sophocles Playwright · Athens Copy
Ignorant men do not know what good they hold in their hands until they’ve flung it away. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Appreciation, Ignorance, Regret, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
How terrible it is to have wisdom when it does not benefit those who have it. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Benefit, Injustice, Wisdom, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Immortality, Mortality, Reverence, 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
Count no mortal fortunate till he has departed this life free from pain. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Fortune, Mortality, Pain., 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Accusation, Shame, Silence, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always. Author, January 3, 2024January 2, 2025, Sophocles, Change, Diversity, Human nature, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly. Author, January 3, 2024January 6, 2025, Sophocles, Forgiveness, Remembrance, self-care, 0 Sophocles Playwright · Athens
The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
When a secret is revealed, it is the fault of the man who confided it. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
On the throne, one has many worries; and remorse is the one that weighs the least. Jean Racine Playwright · France
