Sophocles

Time alone reveals the just man but you might discern a bad man in a single day.

Those swift to think are not always secure.

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it.

There is no success without hardship.

Alas, how terrible is wisdomwhen 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.

Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.

Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

A short saying often contains much wisdom.

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

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.

Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Who seeks shall find.

Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.

To him who is in fear everything rustles.

A word does not frighten the man who, in acting, feels no fear.

God's dice always have a lucky roll.

To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.