John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8473 Sopholes 496 BC-406 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8473 |
| AUTHOR: | Sophocles (c. 496 B.C.–406 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | It is better not to live at all than to live disgraced. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Peleus. Frag. 445. |