Quotes from Euripides

But my pain's a fair price, to take away your smile.

Oh where is the noble face of modesty, or the strength of virtue, now that blasphemy is in power and men have put justice behind them, and there is no law but lawlessness, and none join in fear of the gods?

And whatso man they call Happy, believe not ere the last day fall!

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No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them from acting according to their will.

Human misery must somewhere have a stop: there is no wind that always blows a storm; great good fortune comes to failure in the end.

The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind, bravery is forethought.

Speak wisdom to a fool and he'll think you have no sense at all

Apollo, your voice hymned a justice I could not see clear, but all too clear the anguish you caused, the bloodhaunted, homeless future you've doled out.

When all fears of a possible worse thing are passed, there is in some sense peace and even glory.

Many matters the gods bring to surprising ends. The things we thought would happen do not happen; The unexpected God makes possible; And such is the conclusion of this story.

Tis dreadful for words and strife to happen between brothers, when they fall into dispute.