Quote of the Day - 13 April 2004 - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Mephisto2 · 04-12-2004, 05:02 PM

I was away for the weekend, so hence the two day gap.

Quote:

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

Sophocles (496 BC - 406 BC)
Greek tragic dramatist

Mr Mephisto

KellyC · 04-13-2004, 08:05 PM

Wise dead men have such a way with words.....

tangledweb · 04-14-2004, 04:43 PM

True...True.

And probably not understood or applied by the largest percentage of the population.

legolas · 04-14-2004, 07:49 PM

hm. well i think it's saying the smartest reason to be sad is to realize that we are responsible for all our faults and bad times and our own sorrow itself.

Mephisto2 · 04-14-2004, 08:13 PM

Isn't that just paraphrasing what Sophocles just said?

Mr Mephisto

04-13-2004, 08:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	Wise dead men have such a way with words..... __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.

04-14-2004, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
legolas shit faced cockmaster Location: CT	hm. well i think it's saying the smartest reason to be sad is to realize that we are responsible for all our faults and bad times and our own sorrow itself. __________________ "To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems."

04-14-2004, 04:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
tangledweb slightly impaired Location: Down South	True...True. And probably not understood or applied by the largest percentage of the population.

04-14-2004, 08:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	Isn't that just paraphrasing what Sophocles just said? Mr Mephisto