Euripides
Euripides
Euripideswas a tragedian of classical Athens. He is one of the few whose plays have survived, with the others being Aeschylus, Sophocles, and potentially Euphorion. Some ancient scholars attributed 95 plays to him but according to the Suda it was 92 at most. Of these, 18 or 19 have survived more or less complete and there are also fragments, some substantial, of most of the other plays. More of his plays have survived intact than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
change yield
All is change; all yields its place and goes.
birthday mistake young
If we could be twice young and twice old we could correct all our mistakes.
being-happy heart bears
There is something in the pang of change more than the heart can bear, unhappiness remembering happiness.
time grief youth
Youth holds no society with grief.
time needs speak
Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.
anger rage anger-and-bitterness
The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, Is that which rages in the place of dearest love.
helping strive strife
God helps him who strives hard.
disease worst humans
Impudence is the worst of all human diseases.
literature helping judgment
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
gold world flipping-a-coin
Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.
remains misfortunes
In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?
courage perseverance men
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
happiness happy joy
Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails.
soul tongue swearing
'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore.