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
women sick pleasure
There seems to be some pleasure for women in sick talk of one another.
freedom law people
No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them from acting according to their will.
toil reputation fame
Toil, says the proverb, is the sire of fame.
wine sorrow rich
Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.
discipline joy guilty
Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.
honesty integrity believe
A man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
friendship best-friend happiness
Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.
fighting literature prudent
Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
gambling genius literature
The lucky person passes for a genius.
risk cleverness helpless
The bold are helpless without cleverness.
happiness wise abundance
Enough is abundance to the wise.
wise money men
Money is the wise man's religion.
generosity soul noble
To generous souls every task is noble.
success men excellence
The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.