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To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.

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Perseverance, Courage, Men

Euripides (2013). “Euripides III: Heracles, The Trojan Women, Iphigenia among the Taurians, Ion”, p.21, University of Chicago Press

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Only a madman would give good for evil

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Evil, Giving, Madmen

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Human excellence means nothing Unless it works with the consent of God.

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Mean, Excellence, Consent

Euripides (1959). “Euripides: Ion. Rhesus. The Suppliant women. Orestes. Iphigenia in Aulis. Electra. The Phoenician women. The Bacchae”

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My hands are clean, but my heart has somewhat of impurity.

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Heart, Hands, Clean

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Blood streams in sacrifice; yet anguish finds no cure.

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Sacrifice, Blood, Cures

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Do not mistake for wisdom that opinion which may rise from a sick mind.

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Mistake, Sick, Mind

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A change is always nice.

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Nice

Orestes, l.234 (translated by M L West, 1987).

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Many a maiden,
With white feet glancing light as air,
Made happy music through the gloom.

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Dance, Light, Air

"The Trojan Women".

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Mankind led on by gods err all too easily.

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Mankind

Euripides (1998). “Euripides: Ten Plays”, p.108, Penguin

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The brave endure their labors, the cowardly are worth the cowards nothing at all.

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Brave, Coward, Endure

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Leave no stone untamed.

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Untamed, Stones

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When two souls compose a single song, The muse fans Livid wrath before long.

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Song, Wrath, Two

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1974). “The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides”

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You were a stranger to sorrow: therefore Fate has cursed you.

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Fate, Sorrow, Stranger

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Character is "a stamp of good repute on a person."

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Character, Presidential, Stamps

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In every work a reward added makes the pleasure twice as great.

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Rewards, Pleasure, Payment

Euripides (2013). “Euripides V: Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Cyclops, Rhesus”, p.230, University of Chicago Press

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Love's all in all to women.

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Women, Men Women

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To every man, even though he be a slave, the light of heaven is sweet.

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Sweet, Men, Light

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If god is truly god, he is perfect, lacking nothing.

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God, Perfect, Lacking

Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles (1960). “The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides”

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Wrath brings mortal men their gravest hurt.

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Hurt, Men, Wrath

Medea, l.1080 (translated by D Kovacs, 1994).

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Woman is woman's natural ally.

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Women, Allies, Natural

"Alope". Play by Euripides, 5th century BCE.

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Since we are mortal, friendships are best kept to a moderate level, rather than sharing the very depths of our souls.

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Soul, Depth, Levels

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Time will discover everything to posterity; it is a babbler, and speaks even when no question is put.

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Inspirational, Time, Speak

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tell me how does it feel with my teeth in your heart!

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Heart, Teeth, Doe

Euripides (2011). “The Complete Euripides: Volume V: Medea and Other Plays”, p.196, Oxford University Press

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And wealth abides not, it is but for a day.

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Wealth

Phoenissae, l.558.

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If all men saw the fair and wise the same men would not have debaters' double strife.

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Wise, Men, Saws

Euripides (2013). “Euripides IV: Helen, The Phoenician Women, Orestes”, p.119, University of Chicago Press

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