All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.Sophocles
“Knowledge must come through action.”
Playwright · 497 BC – 406 BC
Sophocles was an Athenian tragedian who wrote more than 120 plays, of which seven survive complete. Oedipus Rex and Antigone, his most famous works, set the pattern for Western tragedy.
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Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.Sophocles
One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. That word is love.Sophocles
Much wisdom often goes with fewer words.Sophocles
A short saying often contains much wisdom.Sophocles
One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.Sophocles
A short saying oft contains much wisdom.Sophocles
I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.Sophocles