Sophocles

"Friendship forged in trial proves deepest and truest."

"The greatest battles are often fought within the soul."

"What the young call ambition, age calls folly."

"Silence can be wiser than a thousand spoken words."

"The truly free person is slave to no passion."

"Mountains are moved not by strength alone but by persistence."

"Nature teaches lessons that no teacher can rival."

"The heart knows truths the mind cannot reason."

"A single act of kindness echoes through eternity."

"The future belongs to those who dare greatly."

"Despair is the only true defeat of the human spirit."

"Knowledge without virtue is a dangerous weapon."

"The grateful heart finds joy in smallest blessings."

"What brings temporary pleasure often brings lasting pain."

"True beauty lies not in form but in character."

"The pursuit of justice defines a noble life."

"Memory is both a gift and a burden to mortals."

"Leaders who cannot listen will not be followed long."

"The dance of life requires both movement and stillness."

"To understand another is to forgive them."

"The seeds of tomorrow are planted in today's work."

"Hunger for wisdom is the only hunger that grows by feeding."

"Dreams that align with reality have power to transform."

"The honest person has nothing to fear from truth."

"Strength without compassion becomes tyranny."

"The body may age but the spirit can remain young."

"What we resist most often defines us most completely."

"The price of peace is eternal vigilance against injustice."

"To admire virtue in others is to cultivate it in oneself."

"The greatest wealth is a peaceful conscience."