Thoughts from Antigone

I had grand plans today on what I wanted to write about. It was going to be an impressive post all about the power of clarifying what it is you’re trying to accomplish, and the tools I personally use. However, while I’ve started work on that, I simply do not have the energy to write that post this evening.

So… what am I posting instead? How about a few of my favorite quotes from Antigone by Sophocles that I just re-discovered earlier today while transferring my notes on the play to my personal wiki?

“Show me the man who rules his household well: I’ll show you someone fit to rule the state. That good man, my son, I have every confidence he and he alone can give commands and take them too. Staunch in the storm of spears he’ll stand his ground, a loyal, unflinching comrade at your side.” Creon

“Whoever thinks that he alone possesses intelligence, the gift of eloquence, he and no one else, and character too… such men, I tell you, spread them open – you will find them empty.” Haemon

“It would be best by far, I admit, if a man were born infallible, right by nature. If not – and things don’t often go that way, it’s best to learn from those who give good advice.” Haemon

“All men make mistakes, it is only human. But once the wrong is done, a man can turn his back on folly, misfortune too, if he tries to make amends, however low he’s fallen, and stops his bull-necked ways. Stubbornness brands you for stupidity – pride is a crime.” Tiresias

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