Euripides Quotes - Page 10

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• Evil men by their own nature cannot ever prosper.

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  Men, Evil, Wickedness

  Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1959). “Euripides”

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• The wavering mind is but a base possession.

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  Decision, Mind, Literature

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• How base a thing it is when a man will struggle with necessity! We have to die.

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  Struggle, Men, Dies

  Euripides (2013). “Euripides III: Heracles, The Trojan Women, Iphigenia among the Taurians, Ion”, p.26, University of Chicago Press

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• Children are sweet as the buds in spring, But I've noticed that those who have them Have nothing but trouble all their lives.

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  Sweet, Children, Spring

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• The childless escape much misery.

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  Misery

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• To have found you is a dear happiness; and to be Apollo's son is beyond all my hopes; but there is something I want to say to you alone. Come; this is a private matter between us two - anything you tell me shall be as secret as the grave.

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  Son, Two, Found You

  Euripides (1954). “The Bacchae: And Other Plays: Ion, The Women of Troy, Helen, The Bacchae”

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• He who believes needs no explanation.

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  Believe, Needs, Explanation

  Euripides (2002). “Bacchai”, Oberon Books

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• No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.

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  Death, Dying, Tomorrow

  "Alcestis". Play by Euripides, 438 BCE.

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• There is no evil as terrible as a woman.

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  Women, Evil, Terrible

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• Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.

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  Happiness, Not Happy, Neighbor

  Euripides (2012). “Medea”, p.40, Courier Corporation

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• Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.

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  Ignorance, Adversity, Ignorant

  "Antiope". Play by Euripides, 410 BCE.

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• Oh, what a power is motherhood, possessing a potent spell. Love, Light, Blessings

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  Mom, Motherhood, Blessing

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• The daughters of Sparta are never at home! They mingle with the young men in wrestling matches.

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  Daughter, Home, Wrestling

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• It is in adversity that the good show their friendship most clearly; prosperity always finds friends.

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  Adversity, Prosperity, Shows

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• Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.

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  Coward, Battle, Cowardice

  "Meleager". Play by Euripides, 418 BCE.

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• To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

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  Mother Daughter, Fathers Day, Dad

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• Authority is never without hate.

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  Hate, Authority, Despise

  Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1958). “The complete Greek tragedies”

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• I care for riches, to make gifts.

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  Care, Riches, I Care

  Euripides (2012). “The Electra of Euripides Translated into English rhyming verse”, p.41, tredition

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• Courage may be taught as a child us taught to speak.

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  Children, Military, May

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• To the worker, God himself lends aid.

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  Work, Aids, Workers

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• Who knoweth if to die be but to live, and that called life by mortals be but death?

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  Dies, Ifs, Mortals

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• The divine power moves with difficulty, but at the same time surely.

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  Moving, Power Moves, Divine Power

  "Bacchae". 382,

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• I hate it in friends when they come too late to help.

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  Friendship, Hate, Funny Friend

  Euripides (1958). “Euripides: Rhesus, translated by R. Lattimore. The suppliant women, translated by F. Jones. Orestes, translated by W. Arrowsmith. Iphigenia in Aulis, translated by C. R. Walker”

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• Cleverness is not wisdom.

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  Wisdom, Life And Love, Silly

  Euripides (1999). “Iphigenia among the Taurians, Bacchae, Iphigenia at Aulis, Rhesus”, p.185, Clarendon Press

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• If I could remake the world, I'd banish women, send them away with all their trouble. Then children would come from a purer source.

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  Children, Women, World

  Euripides,, Peter Burian, Alan Shapiro (2011). “The Complete Euripides Volume V: Medea and Other Plays”, p.170, Oxford University Press

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