John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8479 Sopholes 496 BC-406 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8479 |
| AUTHOR: | Sophocles (c. 496 B.C.–406 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Phædra. Frag. 842. |