Euripides

Tragic Playwright Ancient Greece 480 – 406

Athenian tragedian who questioned traditional beliefs through dramatic innovation.

381 quotes

"Pity is what we owe to those who suffer."
Kindness
"Death comes to all eventually, so why fear it?"
Death
"Beauty fades but character endures."
Beauty
"Anger begins with madness and ends with regret."
"The tongue speaks what the heart knows."
Truth
"A noble defeat brings more honor than a shameful victory."
Courage
"Necessity teaches the young all virtues."
Education
"The greatest gift of friendship is understanding."
Friendship
"Words spoken in anger cut deeper than any sword."
Kindness
"True love sees not with eyes but with the soul."
Love
"The path of peace lies in understanding others."
Peace
"Age brings wisdom only to those who seek it."
Knowledge
"Pride precedes the fall in all great men."
Philosophy
"The greatest strength lies in admitting weakness."
Strength
"Fortune favors the bold but punishes the reckless."
Success
"To forgive is divine, to forget is human."
"The mind confined knows no boundaries."
Imagination
"Music is the language of the gods."
Music
"What heaven ordains, no mortal can change."
"The beauty of the world lies in its diversity."
Nature
"Justice without mercy is tyranny."
Justice
"Art imitates life while life imitates art."
Art
"The reward of suffering is wisdom."
Perseverance
"Freedom is the highest human calling."
Freedom
"In darkness, small lights shine brightest."
Hope
"The heart knows truths the mind cannot grasp."
Wisdom
"To live is to struggle, but struggle gives life meaning."
Life
"The greatest power is the power to choose."
Power
"Silence is sometimes the loudest answer."
Solitude
"Those who do not learn from history repeat it."
History