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
land justice needs
An ally need not own the land he helps.
literature faces authority
New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.
agony special attention
Pay special attention to their agony so I might take some pleasure.
hero loyal glory
Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.
life success character
There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course; a quiet conscience.
character
courage is the gift of character
evil mind woe
When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.
judging sides cases
In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side.
inspirational life running
Soon all of you immortals Will be as dead as we are! Come on then, what are you waiting for? Have you run out of thunderbolts?
blessed wine son
Young man, two are the forces most precious to mankind. The first is Demeter, the Goddess. She is the Earth -- or any name you wish to call her -- and she sustains humanity with solid food. Next came Dionysus, the son of the virgin, bringing the counterpart to bread: wine and the blessings of life's flowing juices. His blood, the blood of the grape, lightens the burden of our mortal misery. Though himself a God, it is his blood we pour out to offer thanks to the Gods. And through him, we are blessed.
character men good-man
When good men die, their goodness does not perish, but lives though they are gone. As for the bad, all that was theirs dies and is buried with them.
causes argument
Those whose cause is just will never lack good arguments.
song wrath two
When two souls compose a single song, The muse fans Livid wrath before long.
men public-opinion earth
No man on earth is truly free, All are slaves of money or necessity. Public opinion or fear of prosecution forces each one, against his conscience, to conform.