Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness; and reverence towa… - Sophocles

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Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness; and reverence towards the Gods must be inviolate. Great words of prideful men are ever punished with great blows, and, in old age, teach the chastened to be wise.

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Sophocles (Greek: Σοφοκλῆς; 496 – 406 BCE) was a Greek playwright, dramatist, priest, and politician of Classical Athens. He was also a general for the Athenian Empire in the Peloponnesian Wars, and during his service he led the battle against the Peloponnesian Island of Samos.[citation needed]

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Native Name: Σοφοκλῆς

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ἀλλ᾽ ἢ καλῶς ζῆν ἢ καλῶς τεθνηκέναι
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أيتها المرأة إن الصمت هو زينة النساء.

There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom but in submission to the gods. Big words are always punished, And proud men in old age learn to be wise.

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