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
Euripides quotes about
greek-poet love
Friends show their love in times of trouble.
friendship positive true-friend
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
honesty night men
The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.
honesty integrity believe
A man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
mother-daughter fathers-day dad
To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.
daughter wrestling home
The daughters of Sparta are never at home! They mingle with the young men in wrestling matches...
honesty wealth ill
Ill-gotten wealth is never stable.
toil ifs unbelief
If there are none [gods], All our toil is without meaning.
worst-enemy enemy your-best-friend
Your worst enemy Becomes your best friend, once he's underground.
daughter pain children
Happy is it to place a daughter; yet it pains a father's heart when he delivers to another's house a child, the object of his tender care.
daughter father son
To a father waxing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter; sons have spirits of a higher pitch, but less inclined to endearing fondness.
envy praying
Pray the gods do not envy your happiness!
daughter sweet father
To an old father, nothing is more sweet than a daughter. Boys are more spirited, but their ways are not so tender.
not-giving-up hopeless hopelessness
Nothing is hopeless; we must hope for everything.