Sophocles496–406 BCThe quotations of
Sophocles
Ancient Greek playwright
496–406 BC
27 quotes, most often on Wisdom, Life & Death and Pride.
It is no weakness for the wisest man
To learn when he is wrong.Antigone, Lines 710–711 (tr. E. F. Watling, 1947)Alas, alas, what misery to be wise
When wisdom profits nothing!Oedipus the King (c. 429 BC), spoken by TeiresiasIn context- Antigone (c. 441 BC), spoken by HaemonIn context
- Antigone (c. 441 BC), spoken by HaemonIn context
- Antigone (c. 441 BC), spoken by TeiresiasIn context
- Antigone (c. 441 BC), spoken by ChorusIn context
- Antigone (c. 441 BC), spoken by ChorusIn context
