Sophocles Grief Quotations

Deem no man happy until he passes the edo fhis life without suffering grief.

Gentle time will heal our sorrows.

If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief.

The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.

Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.

Best of children, sisters arm-in-arm, we must bear what the gods give us to bear-- don't fire up your hearts with so much grief. No reason to blame the pass you've come to now.

Those griefs smart most which are seen to be of our own choice.

One's own escape from troubles makes one glad; but bringing friends to trouble is hard grief.

Sleep, ignorant of pain, sleep, ignorant of grief, may you come to us blowing softly, kindly, kindly come king.