Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.
- Euripides
Will, Happiest, Them, Events
I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.
- Euripides
Good, More, Prefer, A Good Man
Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.
- Euripides
Thoughts, Wisest, Among, Mortals
Impudence is the worst of all human diseases.
- Euripides
Human, Worst, Diseases, Impudence
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
- Euripides
Fool, Talk, Calls, Foolish
Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.
- Euripides
Love, Help, Other, Love Is
The bold are helpless without cleverness.
- Euripides
Bold, Without, Cleverness, Helpless
Leave no stone unturned.
- Euripides
Wisdom, Leave, Unturned, Stone
One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.
- Euripides
Friendship, Friend, Loyal, Relatives
Lucky that man whose children make his happiness in life and not his grief, the anguished disappointment of his hopes.
- Euripides
Disappointment, Lucky, His, Anguished
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.
- Euripides
Wealth, Fortune, Other, Restraining
Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.
- Euripides
Happy, Still, Than, Luckier
The best of seers is he who guesses well.
- Euripides
Best, Well, He, Guesses
Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head.
- Euripides
War, Head, Hundred, Wisely
Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.
- Euripides
Strength, Nothing, More, Dire
God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.
- Euripides
Men, Seize, Fairly, Ordained
Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm.
- Euripides
Storm, Stop, Always, Wind
The wavering mind is but a base possession.
- Euripides
Mind, Possession, Wavering, Base
Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
- Euripides
Friendship, Like, Prudent, Blessing
No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.
- Euripides
Death, Living, Still, Confidently
Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
- Euripides
Moment, Wealth, Our, Steadfast
The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
- Euripides
Best, Your, Safest, Powers
Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes.
- Euripides
Sunshine, Brave, Like, Gleam
There is the sky, which is all men's together.
- Euripides
Nature, Sky, Which, Together
Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.
- Euripides
Plan, Finishing, Before, Ventures
New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.
- Euripides
New, More, Authority, Accustomed
Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far.
- Euripides
Through, Far, Slight, Aiming
Silence is true wisdom's best reply.
- Euripides
Silence, Best, True, Reply
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
- Euripides
Fortune, Judgment, Helps
Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
- Euripides
Chance, Side, Ever, Prudent
'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore.
- Euripides
My Soul, Tongue, Twas, Swore
Better a serpent than a stepmother!
- Euripides
Better, Serpent, Than, Stepmother
Do not consider painful what is good for you.
- Euripides
Good, You, Consider, Painful
Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.
- Euripides
Past, Neglects, His, Loses
It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.
- Euripides
Marriage, Beauty, Fine, Qualities
Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.
- Euripides
Better, Better Chance, Joint, Sides
No one who lives in error is free.
- Euripides
Free, Who, Lives, Error
He was a wise man who originated the idea of God.
- Euripides
God, Wise, Idea, Wise Man
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
- Euripides
Trust, Trusting, Persevere, Hopes
There is something in the pang of change More than the heart can bear, Unhappiness remembering happiness.
- Euripides
Change, Happiness, More, Bear
Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.
- Euripides
Love, Knees, Thank, Heaven
Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.
- Euripides
Mad, Makes, Whom, Wishes
Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.
- Euripides
Gold, Current, Over, Silver
Cleverness is not wisdom.
- Euripides
Wisdom, Cleverness
Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails.
- Euripides
Happiness, Sails, Will, Brief
When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.
- Euripides
Food, Poor, Whether, No Difference
But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay.
- Euripides
Die, Learn, Pay, Debt
This is slavery, not to speak one's thought.
- Euripides
Thought, Speak, Slavery
Prosperity is full of friends.
- Euripides
Friends, Prosperity, Full
He is not a lover who does not love forever.
- Euripides
Love, Forever, Does, Lover
There is just one life for each of us: our own.
- Euripides
Life, Own, Just One, Us
The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
- Euripides
Good, Wise, Lives, Lead
Much effort, much prosperity.
- Euripides
Success, Prosperity, Much, Effort
The greatest pleasure of life is love.
- Euripides
Love, Life, Pleasure, Greatest
Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.
- Euripides
Son, Forgiveness, Needs, Err
The lucky person passes for a genius.
- Euripides
Genius, Lucky, Person, Passes
Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
- Euripides
Ignorance, Gain, Clear, Misfortunes
Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
- Euripides
Success, Wisdom, Reputation, Along
Authority is never without hate.
- Euripides
Hate, Never, Without, Authority
Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.
- Euripides
Age, Poor, Best Time, Rich
Love makes the time pass. Time makes love pass.
- Euripides
Love, Time, Makes, Pass
Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise.
- Euripides
Learn, Some, Must, Wise
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