Euripides Quotes - Page 4

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• The care of God for us is a great thing, if a man believe it at heart: it plucks the burden of sorrow from him.

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  Believe, Heart, Men

  Euripides (1942). “Euripides”

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• Nothing happens to man without the permission of God.

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  Men, Events, Permission

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• Noble fathers have noble children.

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  Funny, Fathers Day, Dad

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• There is no benefit in the gifts of a bad man.

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  Men, Giving, Benefits

  Euripides (2012). “Medea”, p.20, Courier Corporation

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• Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.

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  Wine, Sorrow, Rich

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• No one who lives in error is free.

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  Freedom, Errors

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• The language of truth is simple.

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  Communication, Simple, Language

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• Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise

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  Wise, Literature, Influence

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• Never say that marriage has more of joy than pain.

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  Marriage, Pain, Joy

  Euripides, Dudley Fitts, Robert Fitzgerald (1936). “The Alcestis of Euripides: An English Version”

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• In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?

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  Remains, Misfortunes

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• This is sweet to see your foe, perish and pay to justice all he owes.

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  Sweet, Revenge, Justice

  Euripides (2013). “Euripides III: Heracles, The Trojan Women, Iphigenia among the Taurians, Ion”, p.43, University of Chicago Press

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• I sacrifice to no god save myself - And to my belly, greatest of deities.

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  God, Food, Sacrifice

  "Cyclops". Play by Euripides, circa 424-423 BCE.

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• Good and bad may not be dissevered; There is, as there should be, a commingling.

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  Evil, May, Should

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• This is true liberty, when free-born men, having to advise the public, may speak free.

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  Men, Liberty, May

  Euripides (1998). “Euripides, 2: Hippolytus, Suppliant Women, Helen, Electra, Cyclops”, p.78, University of Pennsylvania Press

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• This is slavery, not to speak one's thought.

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  Freedom, Literature, Slavery

  Euripides (2013). “Euripides IV: Helen, The Phoenician Women, Orestes”, p.114, University of Chicago Press

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• Life is a short affair; We should try to make it smooth, and free from strife.

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  Life, Trying, Affair

  Euripides (2013). “Euripides II: Andromache, Hecuba, The Suppliant Women, Electra”, p.175, University of Chicago Press

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• Do we, holding that the gods exist, deceive ourselves with insubstantial dreams and lies, while random careless chance and change alone control the world?

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  Inspirational, Life, God

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• Men honor property above all else; it has the greatest power in human life.

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  Men, Honor, Human Life

  Euripides (2013). “Euripides IV: Helen, The Phoenician Women, Orestes”, p.117, University of Chicago Press

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• All men know their children mean more than life.

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  Children, Mean, Men

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

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• Your worst enemy Becomes your best friend, once he's underground.

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  Worst Enemy, Enemy, Your Best Friend

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

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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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• Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.

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  Funny, Time, Needs

  "Aeolus". Play by Euripides, 423 BCE.

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• Time will unveil all things to posterity.

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  All Things, Posterity

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• It is a good thing to be rich and strong, but it is a better thing to be loved.

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  Strong, Rich, Sexuality

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• The lucky person passes for a genius.

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  Gambling, Lucky, Genius

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

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