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"Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life." Phaedra. Frag. 619. "The truth is always the strongest argument." Frag. 737. "The dice of Zeus fall ever luckily." Frag. 809. "Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted." Frag. 842. "No oath too binding for a lover." Frg. 848. "Thoughts are mightier than strength of hand." Frag. 854. "A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck." Frag. 862. BIOGRAPHY: Sophocles was born in Colonus in c. 496 B.C. and died 406/5 B.C. For more information on Sophocles and his contributions to tragedy, see Sophocles Feature. THE PLAYS:
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