Top 500 Euripides Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “There be many shapes of mystery; And many things God brings to be, Past hope or fear. And the end men looked for cometh not, And a path is there where no man thought. So hath it fallen here.”

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152. “Keep alive the light of justice, And much that men say in blame will pass you by.”

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153. “Do we, holding that the gods exist, deceive ourselves with insubstantial dreams and lies, while random careless chance and change alone control the world?”

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154. “We must take care of our minds because we cannot benefit from beauty when our brains are missing.”

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155. “Vengeance comes not slowly either upon you or any other wicked man, but steals silently and imperceptibly, placing its foot on the bad.”

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156. “The divine power moves with difficulty, but at the same time surely.”

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157. “My tongue swore, but my mind was still unpledged.”

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158. “New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.”

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159. “It’s the wise man who stays home when he’s drunk.”

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160. “Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.”

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161. “Whom the gods destroy, they first make mad.”

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162. “O virtue, I have followed you through life, and find you at last but a shade.”

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163. “There is the sky, which is all men’s together.”

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164. “The gift of a bad man can bring no good.”

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165. “God gives each his due at the time allotted.”

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166. “This is what it means to be a slave; to be abused and bear it; compelled by violence to suffer wrong.”

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167. “Time will cure you, but now is your grief still young.”

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168. “He who believes needs no explanation.”

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169. “Authority is never without hate.”

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170. “To generous souls every task is noble.”

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171. “He loves power. A terrible love.”

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172. “What good can come from meeting death with tears? If a man Is sorry for himself, he doubles death.”

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173. “What we look for does not come to pass; God finds a way for what none foresaw.”

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174. “Character is “a stamp of good repute on a person.””

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175. “Reason can wrestle and overthrow terror.”

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176. “Again, a smooth answer, signifying nothing.”

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177. “God in heaven has dominion Over so many events. He can frustrate what seems inevitable, And bring to pass the thing that you least expect.”

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178. “Why do we make so much of knowledge, struggle so hard to get some little skill not worth the effort?”

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179. “Only a madman would give good for evil.”

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180. “The mob gets out of hand, runs wild, worse than raging fire, while the man who stands apart is called a coward.”

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181. “He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.”

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182. “Oftener than not the old are uncontrollable; Their tempers make them difficult to deal with.”

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183. “When the anger of the gods is incurred, wealth or power only bring more devastating punishment.”

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184. “A man who has been in danger, When he comes out of it forgets his fears, And sometimes he forgets his promises.”

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185. “Where there are two, one cannot be wretched, and one not.”

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186. “Rashness in a leader causes failure; the sailor of a ship is calm, wise at the proper time. Yes, and forethought: this too is bravery.”

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187. “Had I succeeded well, I had been reckoned amongst the wise; our minds are so disposed to judge from the event.”

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188. “No mortal ever knows happiness and good fortune all the way to the end. Each one is born with his bitterness waiting for him.”

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189. “Nothing’s as good as holding on to safety.”

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190. “What else goes wrong for a woman-except her marriage?”

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191. “The classes of citizens are three. The rich are useless, always lusting after more. Those who have not, and live in want, are a menace, ridden with envy and fooled by demagogues; their malice stings the owners. Of the three, the middle part saves cities.”

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192. “The power that keeps cities of men together Is noble preservation of law.”

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193. “For the good, when praised, feel something of disgust, if to excess commended.”

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194. “Prosperity is full of friends.”

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195. “Why should you feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice.”

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196. “And I’m a woman made of sorrow.”

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197. “In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you’ve heard the other side.”

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198. “Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.”

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199. “Of all things upon earth that bleed and grow, a herb most bruised is woman.”

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200. “The daughters of Sparta are never at home! They mingle with the young men in wrestling matches...”

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