Quotes By Euripides

The lucky person passes for a genius.

Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm.

Cleverness is not wisdom.

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

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

Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.

The best of seers is he who guesses well.

Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.

New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.

No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them from acting according to their will.

'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.

There is the sky, which is all men's together.

Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.

One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.

Prosperity is full of friends.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.

It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.

To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

Impudence is the worst of all human diseases.

Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.

Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.

Do not consider painful what is good for you.

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.