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
men light justice
Keep alive the light of justice, And much that men say in blame will pass you by.
men life-and-death want
Death is what men want when the anguish of living is more than they can bear.
wise men giving
Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement.
men hands leader
In the hands of vicious men, a mob will do anything. But under good leaders it's quite a different story.
running men fire
The mob gets out of hand, runs wild, worse than raging fire, while the man who stands apart is called a coward.
men choices religion
Men make their choice: one man honors one God, and one another.
men religion
What is god, what is not god, what is between man and god, who shall say?
destiny men tears
Let a man accept his destiny, No pity and no tears.
men enough sufficiency
Sufficiency's enough for men of sense.
men law cities
The power that keeps cities of men together Is noble preservation of law.
men heaven helping
The man whom heaven helps has friends enough.
dark men way
How dark are all the ways of god to man!
marriage men winning
A rare spoil for a man Is the winning of a good wife; very Plentiful are the worthless women.
prayer lying men
Old men's prayers for death are lying prayers, in which they abuse old age and long extent of life. But when death draws near, not one is willing to die, and age no longer is a burden to them.