Sophocles

There is an ancient saying, famous among men, that thou shouldst not judge fully of a man's life before he dieth, whether it should be called blest or wretched.

A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.

Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Is anyone in all the world safe from unhappiness?

The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely to go astray, The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach

And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool's eye.

If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief.

Nobody loves life like an old man.

The eyes of men love to pluck the blossoms from the faded flowers they turn away.

A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.

Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.

Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.

It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth.

It is best to live however one can be.

Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.

Without labor nothing prospers.

The truth is always the strongest argument.