Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian, known as one of three from whom at least one play has survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus; and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides.

Sophocles Quotes

1. “Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.”
— Sophocles

2. “Remember there is no success without hard work.”
— Sophocles

3. “Laziness is the mother of all evils.”
— Sophocles

4. “Without labor nothing prospers.”
— Sophocles

5. “Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse.”
— Sophocles

6. “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”
— Sophocles

7. “Always desire to learn something useful.”
— Sophocles

8. “Success is dependant on effort.”
— Sophocles

9. “All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.”
— Sophocles

10. “Who seeks shall find.”
— Sophocles

11. “Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.”
— Sophocles

12. “To never have been born may be the greatest boon of all.”
— Sophocles

13. “If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.”
— Sophocles

14. “It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.”
— Sophocles

15. “To be doing good deeds is man’s most glorious task.”
— Sophocles