Sophocles

"Much wisdom often goes with fewest words."

"Trust dies but mistrust blossoms."

"A man growing old becomes a child again."

"If you were to offer a thirsty man all wisdom, you would not please him more than if you gave him a drink."

"Wisdom outweighs any wealth."

"Always desire to learn something useful."

"Best to live lightly, unthinkingly."

"For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not able even to have that."

"God's dice always have a lucky roll."

"Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds."

"One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love."

"Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception."

"Silence is an ornament for women."

"Success is dependent on effort."

"The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities."

"There is no success without hardship."

"War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always."

"Who seeks shall find."

"Without labor nothing prospers."