"There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune"
- Sophocles
About this Quote
In this quote, Sophocles is expressing his belief that being at the mercy of one's scenarios - or to put it simply, being managed by one's luck or fortune - is a deeply dangerous experience for males. This constraining pressure can limit a person's possibilities, limit their progression in life, as well as reduce their capability to accomplish their goals. In a culture where power and also success are highly valued, the absence of control over one's own fate can be particularly destructive. Sophocles is warning against the dangers of enabling chance to control one's life and promoting for the value of taking firm over one's own future.
"There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures"
