Sophocles

"To change is not to lose oneself, but to discover who one truly is"

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all pursuits"

"What we plant in youth we harvest in age"

"A generous heart is the temple of virtue"

"To doubt is to begin to understand"

"The only true failure is the failure to try"

"A mind is like a parachute; it works best when open"

"To serve others is to serve oneself"

"The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interests to promote yours."

"To the man who is afraid everything rustles."

"Trouble is the common lot of us all; it is only the degree that varies."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel a responsibility for the acts of others."

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love."

"What you cannot enforce, do not command."

"The greatest pleasure lies in doing one's duty."

"Those who have resources to spare should share them with the unfortunate."

"Wisdom comes from knowing what to overlook."

"When a man has lost everything, he still has hope."

"The truly miserable are those who lose the faculty of admiring."

"Better to die on your feet than live on your knees."

"The human heart, in its highest and purest form, is the most beautiful and noble thing in existence."

"Even the greatest can be brought down by circumstance."

"To understand what is noble, look to the noble and not to the base."

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his conflicts."

"An evil life is not overcome by the advice of others, but only by the truth within oneself."

"Sons of men! If you too truly understood the power of the gods, you would fear to act in such a way."

"We should not look to the government to solve our problems, only to protect our freedoms."

"In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends."

"Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day."

"The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease."