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."

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

— Euripides

Friendship

All Quotes by Euripides

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

— Euripides

God

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

— Euripides

God

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

— Euripides

God

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

— Euripides

Beauty

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

— Euripides

Good

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

— Euripides

Love

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

— Euripides

Love

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

— Euripides

Courage

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

— Euripides

Forgiveness

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

— Euripides

Age

“Cleverness is not wisdom.”

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Wisdom

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

— Euripides

Life

“Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.”

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Friendship

“Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head.”

— Euripides

War

“The greatest pleasure of life is love.”

— Euripides

Life

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

— Euripides

Fathersday

“Silence is true wisdom's best reply.”

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Best

“Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.”

— Euripides

Success

“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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Best

“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”

— Euripides

Relationship