Euripides

Euripides

29 quotes

As a 5th-century BC Athenian playwright, Euripides brought a distinctive perspective that shines through in every quotation. Their thinking spans from Love to Best, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. 41 of Euripides's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Love, Best, Wisdom, God, and Life. Readers often gravitate to this one: "It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband."

“Cleverness is not wisdom.”

— Euripides

Wisdom

All Quotes by Euripides

“He is not a lover who does not love forever.”

— Euripides

Love

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

— Euripides

Good

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

— Euripides

Friendship

“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”

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Relationship

“The greatest pleasure of life is love.”

— Euripides

Life

“Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.”

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Success

“Cleverness is not wisdom.”

— Euripides

Wisdom

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

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God

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

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Best

“Forgive, son men are men they needs must err.”

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Forgiveness

“Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.”

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Future

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

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God

“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.”

— Euripides

Best

“Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.”

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Learning

“Silence is true wisdom's best reply.”

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Best

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

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Life

“To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.”

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Courage

“Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.”

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Strength

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

— Euripides

Beauty

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

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God