A teal teardrop suspended above a glass bowl of water on a dark ledge.

Original artwork, not a still

Antigone

Sophocles

Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Grief is described as a force capable of disturbing even a normally reliable mind. The line does not reserve uncertainty for the weak or inexperienced. Instead, it recognizes that loss can unsettle people whose judgment or composure otherwise appears exceptionally steady.

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