Euripides quotes

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

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“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.”

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“Prosperity is full of friends.”

— Euripides

“In misfortune, which friend remains a friend? ”

— Euripides

“No one is happy all his life long.”

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment. ”

— Euripides

“No one who lives in error is free. ”

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“Among mortals second thoughts are wisest. ”

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.”

— Euripides

“Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far.”

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“Nothing has more strength than dire necessity. ”

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“New faces have more authority than accustomed ones. ”

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“The good and the wise lead quiet lives.”

— Euripides

“The best of seers is he who guesses well.”

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“The lucky person passes for a genius.”

— Euripides

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

— Euripides

“Authority is never without hate.”

— Euripides

“Impudence is the worst of all human diseases.”

— Euripides

“When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor. ”

— Euripides