Euripides ( 10 of 56 )
It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.
It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.
Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.
But woe to him, who left to moan,
Reviews the hours of brightness gone.
But woe to him, who left to moan,
Reviews the hours of brightness gone.
The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
Every man is like the company he is wont to keep.
Every man is like the company he is wont to keep.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
If the gods do evil then they are not gods.
If the gods do evil then they are not gods.
The language of truth is simple.
The language of truth is simple.
Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves
Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves
