“The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.”

—  Sophocles

Source: Oedipus Rex, Line 1184, Second Messenger; one commonly quoted translation is, "The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities".

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ancient Greek tragedian -496–-406 BC

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