Euripides
154 quotes
Biography
Euripides was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three authors of Greek tragedy for whom any plays have survived in full.
"Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness."
"Much effort, much prosperity."
"The greatest pleasure of life is love."
"Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect."
"The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable,Is that which rages in the place of dearest love."
"Cleverness is not wisdom."
"When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him."
"Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love."
"The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life."
"Life has no blessing like a prudent friend."
"He is not a lover who does not love forever."
"The wisest men follow their own direction."
"κακῶς ἀκούειν οὐ μέλει θανόντι μοι."
"χρόνος μαλάξει, νῦν δ᾿ ἔθ᾿ ἡβάσκει, κακόν."
"νέα γὰρ φροντὶς οὐκ ἀλγεῖν φιλεῖ."
"παλαιὰ καινῶν λείπεται κηδευμάτων."
"χρὴ δὲ ξένον μὲν κάρτα προσχωρεῖν πόλει."
"φεῦ φεῦ, βροτοῖς ἔρωτες ὡς κακὸν μέγα."
"ἄνω ποταμῶν ἱερῶν χωροῦσι παγαί."
"κακοῦ γὰρ ἀνδρὸς δῶρ᾿ ὄνησιν οὐκ ἔχει."
"σωφροσύνα, δώρημα κάλλιστον θεῶν."
"οὐ γὰρ γελᾶσθαι τλητὸν ἐξ ἐχθρῶν."
"γυνὴ δὲ θῆλυ κἀπὶ δακρύοις ἔφυ."
"πείθειν δῶρα καὶ θεοὺς λόγος."
"χρυσὸς δὲ κρείσσων μυρίων λόγων βροτοῖς."