There is no happiness where there is no wisdom; No wisdom b… - Sophocles

" "
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.

Sophocles

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Sophocles

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]

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Native Name: Σοφοκλῆς

All quotes from Sophocles Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Sophocles:

Euripides Aeschylus William Shakespeare Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Friedrich Schiller

Additional quotes by Sophocles

Whose tale more sad than thine, whose lot more dire? O Oedipus, discrowned head, Thy cradle was thy marriage bed.

Ὦ παῖ, γένοιο πατρὸς εὐτυχέστερος,
τὰ δ᾽ ἄλλ᾽ ὅμοιος: καὶ γένοι᾽ ἂν οὐ κακός

All concerns of men go wrong when they wish to cure evil with evil.

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 lear… - Sophocles

About Sophocles

Also Known As

Enhance Your Quote Experience

Additional quotes by Sophocles

Unlimited Quote Collections