Sophocles, Antigone
"No one loves the messenger who brings bad news."
26 Quotes
"There was the girl, screaming like an angry bird,When it finds its nest left empt and little ones gone." - Sentry"
Sophocles, Antigone
"Hail the sun! the brightest of all that ever Dawned on the City of Seven Gates, City of Thebes!Hail the golden dawn over Dirce's river Rising to speed the flight of the white invaders Homeward in full retreat!" - Chorus"
Sophocles, Antigone
"Do not believe that you alone can be right. The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the power To reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul—A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty."
Sophocles, Antigone
"Take these things to heart, my son, I warn you. All men make mistakes, it is only human. But once the wrong is done, a mancan turn his back on folly, misfortune too,if he tries to make amends, however low he's fallen,and stops his bullnecked ways. Stubbornnessbrands you for stupidity - pride is a crime."
Sophocles, Antigone
"For if any man thinks that he is alone is wise--that in speech, or in mind, he hath no peer--such a soul, when laid open, is ever found empty."
Sophocles, Antigone
"Haemon: No city is property of a single man. Creon: But custom gives possession to the ruler. Haemon: You'd rule a desert beautifully alone."
Sophocles, Antigone
"I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State."
Sophocles, Antigone
"I didn't say yes. I can say no to anything I say vile, and I don't have to count the cost. But because you said yes, all that you can do, for all your crown and your trappings, and your guards—all that your can do is to have me killed."
Sophocles, Antigone
"I am determined that never, if I can help it,Shall evil triumph over good." - Creon"
Sophocles, Antigone
"The powe if fate is something terrible. It cannot be escaped--not with wealth or by war, not with a tower ir a sea-lashed black ship."
Sophocles, Antigone
"May the dead forgive me, I can do no other But as I am commanded; to do more is madness." - Ismene"
Sophocles, Antigone
"Money! Money's the curse of man, none greater. That's what wrecks cities, banishes men from homes,Tempts and deludes the most well-meaning soul,Pointing out the way to infamy and shame." - Creon"
Sophocles, Antigone
"And also because - Oh, my darling, my darling, forgive me; I’m going to cause you quite a lot of pain."
Sophocles, Antigone
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