Sentir respeto es sabiduría. - Euripides

What the spirit of man can aim at achieving is a dignity which remains when the gods have withdrawn or joined the side of evil, a serene despair which knows that the world contains no higher hope than the human spirit can find within itself.

Medea. Loathe on. . . . But, Oh, thy voice. It hurts me sore.
Jason. Aye, and thine me. Wouldst hear me then no more?

when all fears of a possible worse thing are passed, there is in some sense peace and even glory.