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
gold world flipping-a-coin
Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.
remains misfortunes
In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?
courage perseverance men
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
happiness happy joy
Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails.
life uplifting spiritual
Do not consider painful what is good for you.
confusion world
There is as much confusion in the world of the gods as in ours.
envy praying
Pray the gods do not envy your happiness!
soul tongue swearing
'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore.
friendship clever ignorance
I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.
wise venture hopeless
None wise dares hopeless venture.
children men love-is
Women's love is for their men, not for their children.
children women world
If I could remake the world, I'd banish women, send them away with all their trouble. Then children would come from a purer source.
men sea storm
Happy the man who from the sea escapes the storm and finds harbor.
fate born
The nobly born must nobly meet his fate.