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Euripides Quotes - Page 9

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Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.

Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.

Revenge, Hate, Love Is

Euripides (2011). “The Complete Euripides: Volume V: Medea and Other Plays”, p.169, Oxford University Press

Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far.

Literature, Parliament

"Rhesus". Play by Euripides, circa 435 BCE.

Surely again, to heal men's wounds by music's spell.

Inspiration, Men, Contemplation

Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.

Wise, Wisdom, Second Thoughts

Euripides (2015). “The Tragedies of Euripides”, p.250, Xist Publishing

Delusive hope still points to distant good.

Hope, Stills

Lucky that man whose children make his happiness in life and not his grief, the anguished disappointment of his hopes.

Fathers Day, Children, Disappointment

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1958). “The complete Greek tragedies”

If a man rejoice not in his drinking, he is mad; for in drinking it's possible ... to fondle breasts, and to caress well tended locks, and there is dancing withal, and oblivion of woe.

Drinking, Men, Dancing

Euripides (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Euripides (Illustrated)”, p.908, Delphi Classics

Vengeance comes not slowly either upon you or any other wicked man, but steals silently and imperceptibly, placing its foot on the bad.

Men, Feet, Wicked

"Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Compiled by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt and Kate Louise Roberts, 1922.

The gods have sent medicines for the venom of serpents, but there is no medicine for a bad woman. She is more noxious than the viper, or than fire itself.

Women, Fire, Medicine

What anger worse or slower to abate then lovers love when it turns to hate.

Hate, Lovers, Turns

A wise fellow who is also worthless always charms the rabble.

Wise, Charm, Fellows

Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement.

Wise, Men, Giving

Euripides (2013). “Euripides V: Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Cyclops, Rhesus”, p.29, University of Chicago Press

Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.

Happiness, Attitude, Anger

"Plutarch's Morals: Ethical Essays". Book edited and translated by Arthur Richard Shilleto, 1888.

The worst, the least curable hatred is that which has superseded deep love.

Deep Love, Hatred, Worst

Light be the earth upon you, lightly rest.

Light, Relaxation, Earth

"Alcestis". Play by Euripides, 438 BCE.

No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.

Death, Dying, Tomorrow

"Alcestis". Play by Euripides, 438 BCE.

A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.

Courage, Men, Choices

Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (1959). “Euripides”

There is no evil as terrible as a woman.

Women, Evil, Terrible

Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour

Hate, Cups

The variety of all things forms a pleasure.

Pleasure, Form, All Things

Reason can wrestle and overthrow terror.

Math, Logic, Reason

Euripides (2013). “Euripides V: Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Cyclops, Rhesus”, p.142, University of Chicago Press

The childless escape much misery.

Misery

When roused to rage the maddening populace storms, their fury, like a rolling flame, bursts forth unquenchable; but give its violence ways, it spends itself, and as its force abates, learns to obey and yields it to your will.

Yield, Flames, Giving

Euripides (1835). “Euripides :in Three Volumes”, p.179

Sanity brings pain but madness is a vile thing.

Pain, Madness, Sanity

Euripides (1997). “Medea: Hippolytus ; Electra ; Helen”, p.46, Oxford University Press

There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.

Healing, Optimism, Chance

"Iphigenia in Tauris". Play by Euripides, circa 412 BCE.

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