John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8468 Sopholes 496 BC-406 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8468 |
| AUTHOR: | Sophocles (c. 496 B.C.–406 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | In a just cause the weak o’ercome the strong. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Œdipus Coloneus, 880. |
| Note 1. See Marlowe, Quotation 2. [back] |