Sophocles

"A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday"

"No one loves the man whom he fears"

"The path of true nobility is not for the faint of heart"

"It is hard to learn an old dog new tricks, yet the mind is ever capable of growth"

"Grief is a patient teacher, if we have the wisdom to listen"

"In adversity, we discover the depths of our courage"

"A man is not complete until he has found his purpose"

"The clever tongue and the quick hand are instruments of success, but the honest heart is its foundation"

"There is no greater wealth than a contented mind"

"Fortune touches all, yet wisdom favors those who seek it"

"The poet gives shape to what was merely formless before"

"To harbor resentment is to drink poison and expect another to die"

"A friend's eye will always finds the best in you"

"Laws written in stone without hearts moved to follow them are merely words"

"Youth sees beauty; age sees wisdom"

"The greatest weapon against evil is patience"

"Love without truth is illusion; truth without love is cruelty"

"In silence, the soul speaks loudest"

"A man's fate is written the moment he ceases to learn"

"What we suffer now is the seed of tomorrow's blessing"

"The gods help those who help themselves"

"To be honored and to be insulted are but two sides of the same coin"

"Imagination is the eye of the soul"

"No one is truly alone who carries the memory of loved ones"

"The greatest deeds often spring from the quietest hearts"

"Beauty fades, but wisdom endures through the ages"

"To act without thought is to stumble in darkness"

"The measure of a man is not in how he rises, but in how quickly he stands again after falling"

"In nature lies the architect of all truth"

"A leader who cannot admit his mistakes will be led astray by his pride"