Oedipus Quotes

“Monster! thy silence would incense a flint.”

“I seemed forsooth too simple to perceive The serpent stealing on me in the dark.”

“Wretch, may he pine in utter wretchedness!”

“Strangers must inquire Of denizens, and do as they are bid.”

“Thou lov’st to speak in riddles and dark words.”

“Offspring of endless Night, thou hast no power O’er me or any man who sees the sun.”

“No living man can hope To force the gods to speak against their will.”

“I am taught by suffering to endure.”

“Many, my children, are the tears I’ve wept, And threaded many a maze of weary thought.”

“Alas, alas, what misery to be wise When wisdom profits nothing!”

“And if When born to misery, as born I was, I met my sire, not knowing whom I met or what I did, and slew him, how canst thou With justice blame the all-unconscious hand?”

“Thy tongue Is sharper than a sword’s edge, yet thy speech Will bring thee more defeats than victories.”

“Yet one word Wipes out all score of tribulations—love.”

“Death were not wholly bitter with you near.”