What men have seen they know. . . . Sophocles More Quotes by Sophocles More Quotes From Sophocles A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife. Sophocles knives doctors wise Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven. Sophocles bears heaven children Evil gains work their punishment. Sophocles punishment gains evil It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do. Sophocles noble speak impossible Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always. Sophocles pleasure men Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed. Sophocles concealed all-things Not even Ares battles against necessity. Sophocles battle The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water. Sophocles oath water There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick. Sophocles sick disease men It is only great souls that know how much glory there is in being good. Sophocles self-improvement glory soul When ice appears out of doors, and boys seize it up while it is solid, at first they experience new pleasures. But in the end their pride will not agree to let it go, but their acquisition is not good for them if it stays in their hands. In the same way an identical desire drives lovers to act and not to act. Sophocles pride doors boys I write a woman's oaths in water. Sophocles oath writing water The gods love those of ordered soul. Sophocles god-love soul order A prudent man should neglect no circumstances. Sophocles prudent neglect men Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a physician unskilled about misfortunes. Sophocles physicians drug anger To women silence gives their proper grace. Sophocles silence grace giving No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat. Sophocles cheat treaties cheating 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. Sophocles regret anger hate You would rouse to anger a heart of stone. Sophocles anger stones heart Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day. Sophocles alone-time might men
