“Since we are mortal, friendships are best kept to a moderate level, rather than sharing the very depths of our souls.”
Quote by Euripides
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“Who cannot open an honest mind No friend will he be of mine.”
Source: Medea
“High honors are sweet To a man's heart, but ever They stand close to the brink of grief.”
Source: Euripides III: Orestes, Iphigenia in Aulis, Electra, The Phoenician women, The Bacchae
“A wretched child Is he who does not return his parents' care.”
Source: The complete Greek tragedies
“We must believe in the gods no longer if injustice is to prevail over justice.”
Source: Ten Plays by Euripides
“Rightness of judgment is bitterness to the heart.”
Source: Euripides
“Keep alive the light of justice, And much that men say in blame will pass you by.”
Source: The complete Greek tragedies
“I want to spend time with Oprah and I don't know what I need to do to make that happen.”
Source: The Complete Greek Tragedies: Euripides
“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.”