Quotes from Euripides
How base a thing it is when a man will struggle with necessity! We have to die.
- Euripides
Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm.
- Euripides
Try thyself first, and after call in God. For to the worker God himself lends aid.
- Euripides
Noble fathers have noble children.
- Euripides
God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.
- Euripides
Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
- Euripides
No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.
- Euripides
The man who glories in his luck may be overthrown by destiny.
- Euripides
ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred with out a head
- Euripides
Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own: [I hate a sage who is not wise for himself]
- Euripides
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.
- Euripides
The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.
- Euripides