Euripides Quotes
Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, known for writing characters who feel strikingly human. His plays explored loyalty, love, and the tensions within families and friendships, and his lines still carry emotional weight thousands of years later.
His words fit naturally into greeting cards, wedding readings, or reflections on the people who matter most to you. Have a browse and pick out your favourites.
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“Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.”
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“The greatest pleasure of life is love.”
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“One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.”
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“Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.”
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“To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.”
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“Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass.”
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“Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.”
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“No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.”
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“The good and the wise lead quiet lives.”
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“Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.”
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“Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.”
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“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.”
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“Much effort, much prosperity.”
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“He is not a lover who does not love forever.”
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“Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes.”
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“Silence is true wisdom's best reply.”
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“Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.”
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“When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.”
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“Leave no stone unturned.”
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“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.”