Alas! How sad when reasoners reason wrong.
Sophocles, Antigone.
“A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.”
“And also because - Oh, my darling, my darling, forgive me; Im going to cause you quite a lot of pain.”
“There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.”
“Money! Money's the curse of man, none greater.That's what wrecks cities, banishes men from homes,Tempts and deludes the most well-meaning soul,Pointing out the way to infamy and shame." - Creon”
“Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?”
“We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.”
“May the dead forgive me, I can do no otherBut as I am commanded; to do more is madness." - Ismene”
“May the dead forgive me, I can do no otherBut as I am commanded; to do more is madness." - Ismene, Antigone (The Theban Plays) by Sophocles”
“I am older than you. Believe me, there is no other way to live on earth. Men are not open to truth or reason. They cannot be reached by a rational argument. The mind is powerless against them. Yet ...”
“The relationship between truth and reason:"Truth cannot be reached by reason alone!”
“I writeNotFor the sake of gloryNot For the sake of fameNotFor the sake of successBut for the sake of my soul”
“To speak much is one thing”
