Euripides

"The day is short if you work with love."

"Life is action and passion; it is required of me that I do the struggle."

"There is no greater evil one man can suffer than to hate his country."

"In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side."

"Fair deeds that are concealed are semiburied."

"Those who have plenty want more; the poor want less and have less."

"Chance is god's alias."

"War is sweet to those who know it not."

"A bad beginning makes a bad ending."

"Where there is discord, may we bring harmony."

"Better to die on your feet than live on your knees."

"The eloquent man is no match for the armed man."

"Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad."

"The god of music is near those who make the sweetest sounds."

"In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting."

"The best things are the most dangerous, for they are beautiful."

"A lucky man is rarer than a white crow."

"What seems to be evil often brings forth good."

"I would not be intimidated by another's success."

"Love is like a mountain wind upon a dark forest."

"To handle men is to manage their passions."

"A true friend stabs you in the front."

"Nothing in life is certain but death and taxes."

"Every art requires a nature which is akin to it."

"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it."

"Time is the most precious thing of all."

"Those whom I love I wish to have near me."

"The tongue is a wild beast; once you let it loose, it is hard to control."

"In the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the pursuit of the way, every day something is dropped."

"I wish to have nothing to do with any man who trades in slaves and slavery."