Oedipus The King Quotes

“The pain we inflict upon ourselves hurt most of all.”
― Sophocles, Oedipus the King

“The novelist is condemned to wander all his life. Homeless and blind like Oedipus he wanders until death. And so let us protect the novelist and adore him, with pity, honor, and love.”
― Roman Payne

“The pains we inflict upon ourselves hurt most most of all.”
― Sophocles,, Oedipus the King

“Time alone can bring the just man to light - the criminal you can spot in just one short day.”
― Sophocles (trans. Robert Fagles), The Theban Plays

“What’s the good of glory, magnificent renown, if in its flow it steams away to nothing?”
― Oedipus

“Nasıl bir felakete uğradığını, nerede oturduğunu, kimin yanında ömür geçirdiğini görmedikten sonra o gözlerin neye yarar?”
― Sophocles, Oedipus Rex

“Sadık bir dostu reddetmek, bence kendi kendimizi hayatın en aziz bildiğimiz bir parçasından yoksun bırakmaktır.
...Çünkü güvenilir insan zamanla anlaşılır, hainin foyası bir günde çıkar meydana...”
― Sophocles, Oedipus Rex

“You blame my temper but you do not see your own that lives within you; so you chide me instead.” - Oedipus the King”
― Sophocles