I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating. Sophocles More Quotes by Sophocles More Quotes From Sophocles When I have tried and failed, I shall have failed. Sophocles I was born to join in love, not hate - that is my nature. Sophocles love-not-hate born hate No lie ever reaches old age. Sophocles age birthday lying Not even old age knows how to love death. Sophocles how-to-love age birthday Is anyone in all the world safe from unhappiness? Sophocles safety safe world I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State; and as for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare - I have no use for him either. Sophocles kind use men Sleep, thou patron of mankind, Great physician of the mind Who does nor pain nor sorrow know, Sweetest balm of every woe. Sophocles pain mind sleep For God hates utterly the bray of bragging tongues. Sophocles tongue arrogance hate To throw awayan honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away. Sophocles honest-friends honest friendship Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty. Sophocles uprising men thinking A man is nothing but breath and shadow. Sophocles breaths shadow men The rewards of virtue alone abide secure. Sophocles secure rewards virtue It's terrible when the one who does the judging judges things all wrong. Sophocles antigone judging doe The sleep of a sick man has keen eyes. It is a sleep unsleeping. Sophocles eye sleep men Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot. Sophocles wickedness wish-to-die evil Look how men live, always precariously balanced between good and bad fortune. Sophocles fortune men looks It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it. Sophocles adversity pain life It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil. Sophocles sailing fairs evil One's own escape from troubles makes one glad; but bringing friends to trouble is hard grief. Sophocles adversity grief trouble It is best to live however one can be. Sophocles suicide motivational inspirational
