Euripides quotes - page 6

Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make. (Euripides)
The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, Is that which rages in the place of dearest love.
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Silence is an answer in the eyes of the wise.
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I think, Some shrewd man first, a man in judgment wise, Found for mortals the fear of gods, Thereby to frighten the wicked should they Even act or speak or scheme in secret.
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Naught is more hostile to a city than a despot; where he is, there are in the first place no laws common to all, but one man is tyrant, in whose keeping and in his alone the law resides, and in that case equality is at an end.
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Only one thing, they say, competes in value with life, the possession of a heart blameless and good.
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Of troubles none is greater than to be robbed of one's native land.
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I hold that mortal foolish who strives against the stress of necessity.
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The fountains of sacred rivers flow upwards.
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The credit we get for wisdom is measured by our success.
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I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right. (Euripides)
I know, indeed, the evil of that I purpose; but my inclination gets the better of my judgment.
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The sweetest teaching did he introduce, Concealing truth under untrue speech. The place he spoke of as the gods' abode Was that by which he might awe humans most, - The place from which, he knew, terrors came to mortals And things advantageous in their wearisome life - The revolving heaven above, in which dwell The lightnings, and awesome claps Of thunder, and the starry face of heaven, Beautiful and intricate by that wise craftsman Time, - From which, too, the meteor's glowing mass speeds And wet thunderstorm pours forth upon the earth.
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Thou didst bring me forth for all the Greeks in common, not for thyself alone.
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Grievous for mortals is the stain of kindred blood. For the murderers are dogged by woes harmonious with their deeds, sent by the gods upon their houses.
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On behalf of all those dead who learned their hatred of women long ago, for those who hate them now, for those unborn who shall live to hate them yet, I now declare my firm conviction: neither earth nor ocean produces a creature as savage and monstrous as woman.
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Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.
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Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.
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When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.
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Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes.
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Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love. (Euripides)
Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.
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Helen: What happened in my heart, to make me leave my home And my own land, to follow where a stranger led? Rail at the goddess; be more resolute than Zeus, Who holds power over all other divinities But is himself the slave of love. Show Aphrodite Your indignation; me, pardon and sympathy.Hecabe: No; Paris was an extremely handsome man – one look, And your appetite became your Aphrodite. Why, Men's lawless lusts are all called love – it's a confusion Easily made.
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There is one thing alone - that stands the brunt of life throughout its course a quiet conscience.
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Oh, if I had Orpheus' voice and poetry with which to move the Dark Maid and her Lord, I'd call you back, dear love, from the world below.
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