Greek - Poet | 496 BC - 406 BC
Not even Ares battles against necessity.
Sophocles
BattlesNecessityAgainstEven
Not even old age knows how to love death.
LoveAgeDeathOld AgeOldTo Love
When trouble ends even troubles please.
TroubleEvenTroublesPleaseEnds
For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil in all things.
MotherEvilWitThingsWhoseThose
There is a time when even justice brings harm.
TimeJusticeHarmEvenBrings
A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist.
JusticeSoulKindMoreThanAny
It's a terrible thing to speak well and be wrong.
SpeakWrongWellTerribleThing
What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?
ExcellenceWomanLuxuryHouseEver
No one who errs unwillingly is evil.
EvilWhoUnwillingly
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.
FearManPeopleStandNeverLaws
Whoever gets up and comes to grips with Love like a boxer is a fool.
LoveFoolUpLikeBoxerWhoever
Whoever thinks his friend more important than his country, I rate him nowhere.
FriendCountryImportantMoreHim
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