Better to die, and sleep Sophocles More Quotes by Sophocles More Quotes From Sophocles Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries. Sophocles ugly beautiful looks To live with glory, or with glory die, Sophocles glory brave men Desire looks clear from the eyes of a lovely bride: power as strong as the founded world Sophocles lovely eye strong You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea. Sophocles cant men ideas If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. Sophocles trouble advice watches Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men. Sophocles demise he-man men To him who is afraid, everything rustles. Sophocles anxiety worry Ill-gotten gains work evil. Sophocles gains ill evil A cunning fellow is man, inventive beyond all expectation, he reaches sometimes evil and sometimes good Sophocles expectations evil men You should not consider a man's age but his acts. Sophocles eugenics birthday men A human being is only breath and shadow. Sophocles breaths shadow humans A day lays low and lifts up again all human things. Sophocles lifts humans lows Thou shalt not ration justice. Sophocles rations justice From suffering that has been/ Decreed no man will ever find escape Sophocles has-beens suffering men There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise. Sophocles submission-to-god wise men Show me the man who keeps his house in hand, He's fit for public authority. Sophocles house men hands Numberless are the world's wonders, but none More wonderful than man. Sophocles antigone men world The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength Sophocles truth-is cherish It is not righteousness to outrage A brave man dead, not even though you hate him. Sophocles hate brave men The happiest life is to be without thought Sophocles life-is