Sophocles

"Where are your ancestors? Their names are forgotten. Where are they now?"

"The course of events is not determined by men themselves, but by the god."

"Time is a kindly god."

"Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to be silent is more honorable still."

"There is nothing so far that the human spirit cannot reach it."

"Men of sense often learn from fools."

"The path of true knowledge begins with wondering."

"Beauty of style and harmony and grace depend on simplicity."

"The prosperity of a state depends upon the virtue of its citizens."

"To love and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence."

"A prudent silence is often the best answer."

"The hidden harmony is better than the obvious."

"Success comes to those who are persistent in their labors."

"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous."

"Those who have seen much understand that suffering is the price of knowledge."

"One cannot live pleasantly without living prudently."

"The truth seeks its own course."

"Woe to the man who is alone."

"As long as there is hope, there is life."

"Friendship is a harbor in the stormy sea of life."

"Praise the kind man, the moderate man, the wise man."

"War is what men fear most."

"Nature has given human beings nothing more valuable than time."

"Even a short moment spent in the presence of the wise is worthwhile."

"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth."

"Misfortune is the text upon which the material world is written."

"To him that is afraid everything rustles."

"A brave man plants a tree knowing he will never sit in its shade."

"The greatest glory of a freely born people is to transmit that freedom to their children."

"What God takes from you is not lost."