“Why do we make so much of knowledge, struggle so hard to get some little skill not worth the effort?”
Quote by Euripides
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The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides
The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides is a comprehensive compilation of the works of one of the most influential playwrights of ancient Greece. It features a selection of Euripides' tragic plays, which are renowned for their depth of emotion, complex characters, and innovative narrative techniques. The collection provides insight into the cultural and historical context of ancient Greek society through the lens of Euripides' storytelling. more
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“Life is a short affair; We should try to make it smooth, and free from strife.”
Source: Euripides II: Andromache, Hecuba, The Suppliant Women, Electra
“Alas!-but why Alas? It is the lot of mortality we experience.”
“Death is what men want when the anguish of living is more than they can bear.”
Source: Euripides II: Andromache, Hecuba, The Suppliant Women, Electra
“It is better that we live ever so Miserably than die in glory.”
Source: Euripides V: Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Cyclops, Rhesus
Source: Euripides IV: Helen, The Phoenician Women, Orestes
“Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement.”
Source: Euripides V: Bacchae, Iphigenia in Aulis, The Cyclops, Rhesus
“There is desire in those who love to hear about their loved ones' pains.”
Source: Three Great Plays of Euripides
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“Mobs in their emotions are much like children, subject to the same tantrums and fits of fury.”
Source: Euripides III: Orestes, Iphigenia in Aulis, Electra, The Phoenician women, The Bacchae