Euripides Quotes

480-406 BC, Greek Tragic Poet
quotes
53
topics
12
Topic
“Cleverness is not wisdom.”
Cleverness
“Much effort, much prosperity.”
Effort
“Authority is never without hate.”
Authority
“The language of truth is simple.”
Language
“Noble fathers have noble children.”
Fathers
“No one who lives in error is free.”
Freedom
“Youth holds no society with grief.”
Youth
“Often a noble face hides filthy ways.”
Hypocrisy
“To generous souls every task is noble.”
Generosity
“The good and the wise lead quiet lives.”
Solitude
“Reason can wrestle and overthrow terror.”
Logic
“The bold are helpless without cleverness.”
Risk
“Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.”
Wisdom
“In goodness there are all kinds of wisdom.”
Goodness
“The wavering mind is but a base possession.”
Mind
“It is change; all yields its place and goes.”
Change
“He is not a lover who does not love forever.”
Love
“Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.”
Ignorance
“Impudence is the worst of all human diseases.”
Impudence
“Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.”
Chance
“There is the sky, which is all men's together.”
Cooperation
“Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.”
Necessity
“Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.”
Forgiveness
“Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.”
Influence
“But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay.”
Death and Dying
“The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.”
Common Sense
“Every man is like the company he is wont to keep.”
Environment