Greek - Poet | 496 BC - 406 BC
If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink.
Sophocles
WisdomManYouDrinkMoreHim
Evil counsel travels fast.
EvilFastCounselTravels
No lie ever reaches old age.
AgeOld AgeLieOldEver
Despair often breeds disease.
DespairDiseaseBreedsOften
Silence is an ornament for women.
WomenSilenceOrnament
A day lays low and lifts up again all human things.
DayHumanUpThingsLowAgain
The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.
AloneVirtueRewardsSecureAbide
If one begins all deeds well, it is likely that they will end well too.
EndWillDeedsWellBeginsToo
War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always.
GoodManWarGood ManChanceNever
It is best to live however one can be.
LiveBestHowever
Evil gains work their punishment.
WorkEvilPunishmentGains
No man loves the bearer of bad tidings.
ManBadTidingsLoves
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