Show me the man who keeps his house in hand,
He's fit for public authority.
Sophocles
Sophocles was an ancient Greek tragedian, one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those of Aeschylus and earlier than, or contemporary with, those of Euripides. Sophocles wrote more than 120 plays, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most celebrated playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens, which took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. He competed in 30 competitions, won 24, and was never judged lower than second place. Aeschylus won 13 competitions and was sometimes beaten by Sophocles; Euripides won four.
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Death is not the worst; rather, in vain
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A prudent mind can see room for misgiving, lest he who prospers would one day suffer reverse.
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Knowledge must come through action; you can have no test which is not fanciful, save by trial.
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One word
Frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
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How terrible it is to have wisdom when it does not benefit those who have it.
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Death is not the worst thing; rather, when one who craves death cannot attain even that wish.