Euripides
Euripides
Euripideswas a tragedian of classical Athens. He is one of the few whose plays have survived, with the others being Aeschylus, Sophocles, and potentially Euphorion. Some ancient scholars attributed 95 plays to him but according to the Suda it was 92 at most. Of these, 18 or 19 have survived more or less complete and there are also fragments, some substantial, of most of the other plays. More of his plays have survived intact than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
all-things posterity
Time will unveil all things to posterity.
men evil disease
Poverty possesses this disease; through want it teaches a man evil.
moving divine-power power-moves
The divine power moves with difficulty, but at the same time surely.
long way retribution
The ways of the gods are long, but in the end they are not without strength.
rivers flow sacred
The fountains of sacred rivers flow upwards (i.e., everything is turned topsy turvy.)
hate too-much action
Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much.
success wise judging
Had I succeeded well, I had been reckoned amongst the wise; our minds are so disposed to judge from the event.
time today tomorrow
Know we how many tomorrows the gods intend for our todays.
shining trouble hours
In adverse hours the friendship of the good shines most; each prosperous day commands its friends.
yield wife lord
The wife should yield in all things to her lord
common-sense common prophet
Common sense is the best prophet.
wise pain house
The brash unbridled tongue, the lawless folly of fools, will end in pain. But the life of wise content is blest with quietness, escapes the storm and keeps its house secure.
two people bitterness
There is no bitterness to be compared with that between two people who once loved.
height filth looks
Those who look for filth, can find it at the height of noon.