For every nation that lives peaceably, there will be many others to grow hard and push their arrogance to extremes; the gods attend to these things slowly. But they attend to those who put off God and turn to madness. Sophocles More Quotes by Sophocles More Quotes From Sophocles It is best to live however one can be. Sophocles suicide motivational inspirational It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced. Sophocles It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth. Sophocles news war peace A man who deals in fairness with his own, he can make manifest justice in the state. Sophocles fairness justice men Even the bold will fly when they see Death drawing in close enough to end their life. Sophocles drawing enough death I cannot love a friend whose love is words. Sophocles love-is friendship Trust dies but mistrust blossoms. Sophocles mistrust dies trust God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury. Sophocles return revenge men More men come to doom through dirty profits than are kept by them. Sophocles profit men dirty Let a man nobly live or nobly die. Sophocles nobility dies men Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God. Sophocles weeping mourning hands Many the wonders but nothing walks stranger than man. Sophocles investing wonder men There are times when even justice brings harm with it. Sophocles harm justice If they are just, they are better than clever. Sophocles ifs clever justice An enemy's gift is ruinous and no gift. Sophocles enemy What men have seen they know; But what shall come hereafter No man before the event can see, Nor what end waits for him. Sophocles future waiting men It is God's giving if we laugh or weep. Sophocles fate happiness giving We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day had been. Sophocles waiting time memories Who feels no ills, should, therefore, fear them; and when fortune smiles, be doubly cautious, lest destruction come remorseless on him, and he fall unpitied. Sophocles prosperity destruction fall Why should man fear since chance is all in all for him, and he can clearly foreknow nothing? Best to live lightly, as one can, unthinkingly. Sophocles chance should men
