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Sophocles, Oedipus Rex Quotes: The tyrant is a child of PrideWho drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity, Until from his high crest headlongHe plummets to the dust of hope.
         

The tyrant is a child of PrideWho drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity, Until from his high crest headlongHe plummets to the dust of hope.


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The tyrant is a child of PrideWho drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity, Until from his high crest headlongHe plummets to the dust of hope.
         



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This page presents the quote "The tyrant is a child of PrideWho drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity, Until from his high crest headlongHe plummets to the dust of hope.". Author of this quote is Sophocles, Oedipus Rex. This quote is about tyranny, ruin, evil, recklessness, destruction, pride, vanity,.