John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8475 Sopholes 496 BC-406 BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8475 |
| AUTHOR: | Sophocles (c. 496 B.C.–406 B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | If it were possible to heal sorrow by weeping and to raise the dead with tears, gold were less prized than grief. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Scyrii. Frag. 510. |