OEDIPUS:O, O, O, they will all come, all come out clearly! Light of the sun, let melook upon you no more after today! I who first saw the light bred of a matchaccursed, and accursed in my livingwith them I lived with, cursed in my killing.

Sophocles
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More Quotes By Sophocles
  1. One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.

  2. A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

  3. One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

  4. A lie never grows old.

  5. The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength

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