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

Sophocles (496-406 BC) Greek tragic playwright
Oedipus Rex, l. 1231

Alt. trans. "The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves."

 
Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 1-Feb-04
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