Sophocles Quotes

Success is dependent on effort.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.

Knowledge must come through action; you can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.

The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.

The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely to go astray, The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law

I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating