Euripides Quotes
Greek tragic dramatist.
(484 BC - 406 BC)
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'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore.
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A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
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A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.
[Courage]
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A wise fellow who is also worthless always charms the rabble.
[Demagogues]
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All is change; all yields its place and goes.
[Change]
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Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
[Success]
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Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.
[Caution]
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Authority is never without hate.
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Better a serpent than a stepmother!
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But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay.
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Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
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Circumstances rule men and not men rule circumstances.
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Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes.
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Dishonor will not trouble me, once I am dead.
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Do not consider painful what is good for you.
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Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.
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Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.
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Enjoy yourself, drink, call the life you live today your own-but only that; the rest belongs to chance.
[The Present]
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Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.
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