#ay

But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies. ↗

— Sophocles

#bred #children #except #furnishes #gives

Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth. ↗

— Sophocles

#birth #gives #gratitude

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way. ↗

— Sophocles

#depends #our #way #wisdom

Everyone here says in a surprised manner that I have grown... they are so stupid and do not notice that I am standing up straighter! ↗

— Anna Freud

#everyone #grown #here #i #i am

He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life. ↗

— Sophocles

#bad #friend #his #life #throws

I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely. ↗

— Sophocles

#basely #day #i #mark #miss

Man is not constituted to take pleasure in the same things always. ↗

— Sophocles

#constituted #man #pleasure #same #take

Men may know many things by seeing; but no prophet can see before the event, nor what end waits for him. ↗

— Sophocles

#end #event #him #know #many

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily. ↗

— Sophocles

#dice #fall #luckily #zeus

There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of mortals before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad. ↗

— Sophocles

#ancient #bad #before #call #cannot