Quotes By Euripides

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

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

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.

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

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

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

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

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

Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.

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.

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

Do not consider painful what is good for you.

Impudence is the worst of all human diseases.

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

No one who lives in error is free.

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.

I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.

Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.

Much effort, much prosperity.

No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.

He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.

Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.

Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.

This is slavery, not to speak one's thought.

Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.

There is just one life for each of us: our own.

Authority is never without hate.