In time you will know this well: For time, and time alone, … - Sophocles

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In time you will know this well: For time, and time alone, will show the just man, though scoundrels are discovered in a day.

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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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Euripides Aeschylus William Shakespeare Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Friedrich Schiller

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The end excuses any evil.

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It's perfect justice: natures like yours are hardest on themselves.

In time you will know this well: For time, and time alone, will show the just man, though scoundrels are discovered in a day. - Sophocles

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