#w

Now I see that going out into the testing ground of men it is the tongue and not the deed that wins the day. ↗

— Sophocles

#deed #going #ground #i #i see

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

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

— Sophocles

#death #die #even #wants #worst

If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping. ↗

— Sophocles

#dead #evils #gold #lamentation #less

Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth. ↗

— Sophocles

#birth #gives #gratitude

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

— Sophocles

#gave #him #man #more #offer

Much speech is one thing, well-timed speech is another. ↗

— Sophocles

#much #one thing #speech #thing #well-timed

No enemy is worse than bad advice. ↗

— Sophocles

#bad #enemy #than #worse

My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water. ↗

— Marilyn French

#drinks #everybody #geniuses #great #those

No one longs to live more than someone growing old. ↗

— Sophocles

#growing old #live #longs #more #old