But whoever gives birth to useless children, what would you say of him except that he has bred sorrows for himself, and furnishes laughter for his enemies.
More Quotes from Sophocles:
Reason is God's crowning gift to man.Sophocles
Success is the reward of toil.
Sophocles
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.
Sophocles
There is a point at which even justice does injury.
Sophocles
Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
Sophocles
Truth is always straightforward.
Sophocles
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Children Quotes, Enemy QuotesBased on Keywords: furnishes
I shall ask to see whether they want me in dress clothes or in Japanese.
Sessue Hayakawa
An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse.
John Gay
If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.
Joan Rivers