Euripides Quotes

“Account no man happy till he dies.”

“In adverse hours the friendship of the good shines most; each prosperous day commands its friends.”

“Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.”

“When love is in excess, it brings a man no honor, no worthiness.”

“It is in adversity that the good show their friendship most clearly; prosperity always finds friends.”

“The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.”

“All men know their children Mean more than life. If childless people sneer- Well, they've less sorrow. But what lonesome luck!”

“All is change; all yields its place and goes.”

“Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame.”

“Bear calamities with meekness.”

“Youth holds no society with grief.”

“A man who has been in danger,When he comes out of it forgets his fears,And sometimes he forgets his promises.”

“Worse than a true evil is it to bear the burden of faults that are not truly yours.”

“I have found power in the mysteries of thought.”

“Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect.”

“There seems to be some pleasure for women in sick talk of one another.”

“Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.”

“The brave endure their labors, the cowardly are worth the cowards nothing at all.”

“Those who look for filth, can find it at the height of noon.”

“May he die with no joy at his end, The man who won't be troubled To unlock the keys of his heart and make a friend.”

“The power that keeps cities of men together Is noble preservation of law.”

“When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.”

“Lady, the sun's light to our eyes is dear, And fair the tranquil reaches of the sea, And flowery earth in May, and bounding waters; And so right many fair things I might praise; Yet nothing is so radiant and so fair As for souls childless, with desire sore-smitten, To see the light of babes about the house.”

“Delusive hope still points to distant good.”

“Why do we make so much of knowledge, struggle so hard to get some little skill not worth the effort?”