Silence is an ornament for women.
SophoclesRead
The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength
Interpretation
What this quote means
Cherishing the truth is a source of personal strength.
This quote by Sophocles emphasizes the importance of valuing truth as a foundational element of strength and resilience. By prioritizing honesty and authenticity, one can cultivate inner strength, making it a crucial aspect of personal growth and moral integrity.
Themes
TruthStrengthWisdomIntegrityHonesty
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech about personal integrity, one might use this quote to emphasize the significance of being truthful.
More from Sophocles
All quotes βNone love the messenger who brings bad news.
SophoclesRead
All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
SophoclesRead
Not even Ares battles against necessity.
SophoclesRead
You clearly hate to yield, but you will regret it when your anger has passed. Such natures are justly the hardest for themselves to bear.
SophoclesRead
There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
SophoclesRead
Similar quotes
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
William JamesRead
On a spiritual level, it's as though with my sighted eye I see what's before me, and with my unsighted eye I see what's hidden. It's illuminated life more than darkened it.
Alice WalkerRead
I learned at Yale, one of the biggest lessons was to learn how special I am and therefore how totally unspecial I am. I was special among everyone else who was special. The fact that we're all so individual and that's what makes us special.
Lupita Nyong'ORead
...to many it is not knowledge but the quest for knowledge that gives greater interest to thought-to travel hopefully is better than to arrive.
James JeansRead
Trust not yourself, but your defects to know, make use of every friend and every foe.
Alexander PopeRead
I covered the Vietnam War. I remember the lies that were told, the lives that were lost - and the shock when, twenty years after the war ended, former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara admitted he knew it was a mistake all along.
Walter CronkiteRead