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Famous Sophocles Quotes
Source: Sophocles Tragedies and Fragments
Source: The Tragedies of Sophocles. A new translation, with a biographical essay by E. H. Plumptre
Source: The Tragedies (Annotated Edition)
“For the gods, though slow to see, see well, whenever a man casting aside worship turns folly.”
“To know that all is well, even if late will come to know it, is at least some gain.”
“It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.”
Source: Sophocles
“Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another.”
Source: The Tragedies of Sophocles: A New Trans., with a Biographical Essay, and an Appendix of Rhymed Choral Odes and Lyrical Dialogues
“I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.”
“If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.”
Source: Sophocles