Sophocles496–406 BCThe quotations of
Sophocles
Ancient Greek playwright
496–406 BC
27 quotes, most often on Wisdom, Life & Death and Pride.
Crave not mastery in all,
For the mastery that raised thee was thy bane and wrought thy fall.Oedipus the King (c. 429 BC), spoken by CreonIn context- Oedipus the King (c. 429 BC), spoken by ChorusIn context
- Antigone (c. 441 BC), spoken by ChorusIn context
