Sophocles496–406 BCThe quotations of
Sophocles
Ancient Greek playwright
496–406 BC
27 quotes, most often on Wisdom, Life & Death and Pride.
Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.
Electra, Lines 1007–1008 (Bartlett’s, 9th ed., 1892)- Oedipus the King (c. 429 BC), spoken by ChorusIn context
Races of mortal man
Whose life is but a span,
I count ye but the shadow of a shade!Oedipus the King (c. 429 BC), spoken by ChorusIn context- Antigone (c. 441 BC), spoken by ChorusIn context
