Sophocles

“Old age and the passage of time teach all things.”

“Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty.”

“Best to live lightly, unthinkingly.”

“Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.”

“For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not able even to have that.”

“For the wretched one night is like a thousand for someone faring well death is just one more night.”

“A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.”

“It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.”

“Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.”

“God's dice always have a lucky roll.”

“Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.”

“Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.”

“Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.”

“When a man has lost all happiness, he's not alive. Call him a breathing corpse.”

“How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in the truth.”

“Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds.”

“Men should pledge themselves to nothing for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.”

“Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.”

“All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit.”

“There is no success without hardship.”

“Wisdom outweighs any wealth.”

“A short saying often contains much wisdom.”

“Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.”

“If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.”