Quotes From "Oedipus Rex" By Sophocles

The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength
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The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength Sophocles
Alas, how terrible is wisdomwhen it brings no profit to...
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Alas, how terrible is wisdomwhen it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I would not have come here. Sophocles
Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance...
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day. Sophocles
To throw away an honest friend is, as it were,...
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To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away Sophocles
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The tyrant is a child of PrideWho drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity, Until from his high crest headlong He plummets to the dust of hope. Sophocles
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A sight to touch e’en hatred’s self with pity. Sophocles
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Time, which sees all things, has found you out. Sophocles
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Closer, it’s all right. Touch the man of grief. Do. Don’t be afraid. My troubles are mine and I am the only man alive who can sustain them. Sophocles