Antigone Quotes

I am determined that never, if I can help it,Shall evil triumph over good." - Creon

A happy love is full of quarrels, you know.

You disgust me, all of you, with your happiness! With your life that must be loved at all costs. […] I spit on your idea of life! […] You are all like dogs that lick everything they smell! […] I do not want to understand. I am here for something other than understanding. I am here to tell you no, and to die. To tell you no and to die.

Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?

There is no more deadly peril than disobedience;States are devoured by it, homes laid in ruins,Armies defeated, victory turned to rout.White simple obedience saves the lives of hundredsOf honest folk." - Creon

Creon: See that you never side with those who break my orders.Leader: Never. Only a fool could be in love with death. Creon: Death is the price - you're right. But all too often the mere hope of money has ruined many men.

Creon: Why not? You and the whole breed of seers are mad for money.Tiresias: And the whole race of tyrants lusts for filthy gain.

In flood time you can see how some trees bend, and because they bend, even their twigs are safe, while stubborn trees are torn up, roots and all. And the same thing happens in sailing: make your sheet fast, never slacken,--and over you go

Haemon: No city is property of a single man.Creon: But custom gives possession to the ruler.Haemon: You'd rule a desert beautifully alone.