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
real army trouble
Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.
courage men heaven
This is courage in a man: to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.
judging tree fruit
Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves.
inspirational grief yesterday
Waste no tears over the griefs of yesterday.
men wife sympathetic
Man's best possession is a sympathetic wife.
wise money men
Money is the wise man's religion.
happiness wise abundance
Enough is abundance to the wise.
toil reputation fame
Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame.
wine no-love bottles-of-wine
Where there is no wine there is no love.
blow men wind
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. All is change; all yields its place and goes; to persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. The coward despairs.
hate cups
Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour
wine sorrow rich
Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.
healing optimism chance
There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.
hurt character men
When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.