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
wise men ideas
He who can properly summarize many ideas in a brief statement, is a wise man.
husband violence different
Women don't like violence, But when their husbands desert them, that is different.
thinking wind rights
You women are all the same, if bed's all right, You think everything else can go to the wind. But if there's any infringement of your bed-rights, Then fair is foul and all hell's let loose.
men should
Gods should not resemble men in their anger!
forgiveness son men
Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.
life-is-short men hands
Life is short; this being so, who would pursue great things and not bear with what is at hand? These are the ways of madmen and men of evil counsel, at least in my judgment.
mistake sick mind
Do not mistake for wisdom that opinion which may rise from a sick mind.
thinking goal strive
I think that fortune watcheth o'er our lives, surer than we. But well said: he who strives will find his goals strive for him equally.
passion disaster worst
In life, the worst disasters come from passion.
brave coward endure
The brave endure their labors, the cowardly are worth the cowards nothing at all.
daughter father son
To a father waxing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter; sons have spirits of a higher pitch, but less inclined to endearing fondness.
men victory dead-man
Dead men have no victory.
inspirational benefits joints
Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.
said
It is said that gifts persuade even the gods.