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
not-giving-up hopeless hopelessness
Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.
anger rage anger-and-bitterness
The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, Is that which rages in the place of dearest love.
men company every-man
Every man is like the company he wont to keep.
helping strive strife
God helps him who strives hard.
strong rich sexuality
It is a good thing to be rich and strong, but it is a better thing to be loved.
god-knows knows
The God knows when to smile.
laughter sleep blood
He is life's liberating force. He is release of limbs and communion through dance. He is laughter, and music in flutes. He is repose from all cares -- he is sleep! When his blood bursts from the grape and flows across tables laid in his honor to fuse with our blood, he gently, gradually, wraps us in shadows of ivy-cool sleep.
honest-woman honest remember
Remember this! No amount of Bacchic reveling can corrupt an honest woman.
mistake men true-power
Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force.
humble thinking enemy
Let no one think of me that I am humble or weak or passive; let them understand I am of a different kind: dangerous to my enemies, loyal to my friends. To such a life glory belongs.
gratitude grief grieving
I loathe a friend whose gratitude grows old, a friend who takes his friend's prosperity but will not voyage with him in his grief
love-you eye heart
Love distills desire upon the eyes, love brings bewitching grace into the heart....
death suicide trouble
Dishonor will not trouble me, once I am dead.
fathers-day children disappointment
Lucky that man whose children make his happiness in life and not his grief, the anguished disappointment of his hopes.