A city which belongs to just one man is no true city

— Sophocles

Alas! How sad when reasoners reason wrong.

— Sophocles

Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I would not have come here.

— Sophocles

A lie never grows old.

— Sophocles

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

— Sophocles

All is disgust when one leaves his own nature and does things that misfit it.

— Sophocles

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

Always desire to learn something useful.

— Sophocles

A man growing old becomes a child again.

— Sophocles

A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

— Sophocles