Euripides Quotes

She sings a dark destructive song.

Man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

Who dares not speak his free thought is a slave.

Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.

ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred with out a head

The wisest men follow their own direction
And listen to no prophet guiding them.
None but the fools believe in oracles,
Forsaking their own judgment.

Soon all of you immortals
Will be as dead as we are!
Come on then, what are you waiting for?
Have you run out of thunderbolts?

Since I am wise, some people envy me,
some think I'm idle, some the opposite,
and some feel threatened. Yet I'm not all that wise.

Every man is like the company he wont to keep.

God helps him who strives hard.

Better a humble heart, a lowly life. Untouched by greatness let me live - and live. Not too little, not too much: there safety lies.

I will storm the Gods and shake the Universe

For with slight efforts how should we obtain great results? It is foolish even to desire it.

Remember this! No amount of Bacchic reveling
can corrupt an honest woman.

Who can stop grief's avalanche once it starts to roll.