Quote 1 To throw away an honest friend is as it were to throw your life away it is very wise to appreciate and understand the value of a real friend Quote 2 I have no desire to suffer twice in reality and then in retrospect ID: 650312
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Wisdom in oedipus rex
Orlando VelasquezSlide2
Quote 1
"To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life
away“
it is very wise to appreciate and understand the value of a real friend Slide3
Quote 2
"I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect
.“
Most people are not that smart and will dwell on prior mistakes and are miserable looking back on their faults Slide4
Quote 3
"Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day."
I’ve never met somebody who would be willing to leave everything to heads or tails
is it wise or foolish to live like this? Slide5
Quote 4
"Time, which sees all things, has found you out
.“
it’s a cool way of saying your time is up… very wise Slide6
Quote 5
"How dreadful the knowledge of the truth can be w
hen
there’s no help in truth
.“
The truth may set you free however, the truth can be very painful.
Its not always pretty Slide7
Quote 6
"The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength"
Not every body can handle the whole truth, this is not the case with
O
edipus Slide8
Quote 7
"All my care is you, and all my pleasure
yours”
he knew how to keep his followers happy, wise leader Slide9
Quote 8
"Oblivion - what a blessing...for the mind to dwell a world away from pain
.“
It would be great if one could simply just drift away from the world and only live life through your body and not your brain
Slide10
Quote 9
"All men make mistakes."
Once people of the world begin to understand this concept, the world can start begging to be a more better place
No body is perfect we must learn to accept others mistakes Slide11
Quote 10
"Of all vile things current on earth, none is so vile as money."
as it has always been said money is the root of all evil
Only the weak and simple minded believe that you must kill yourself to earn a living Slide12
Quote 11
"...count no man happy till he dies, free of pain at last."
The world is an unhappy place to live in, however it all comes down to how happy you make it. Slide13
Quote 12
"Whatever is sought for can be caught, you know, whatever is neglected slips away
.”
Nothing is impossible if one applies one self
This is a great inspiration quote Slide14
Quote 13
"In time you will know this well: For time, and time alone, will show the just man, though scoundrels are discovered in a day. "
It takes time to figure out who’s a real person, however in order to find out who is a scum bag, its only a matter of timeSlide15
Quote 14
"Alas, how terrible is
wisdom when
it brings no profit to the man that's
wise! This
I knew well, but had forgotten
it, else
I would not have come here."
Being wise comes at a cost, its bittersweet, being wise doesn’t get you anywhere its almost like a backfired life style Slide16
Quote 15
Man of
agony—that
is the only name I have for
you, that
, no other—ever, ever, ever
!
He sounds pretty mad.
it would be wise not to mess with him Slide17
Bibliography
"The
LitCharts
Study Guide to Oedipus Rex."
LitCharts
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N.p
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n.d.
Web. 14 May 2015
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Good reads