Euripides ( 10 of 56 )
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment.
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.
Every man is like the company he is wont to keep.
Every man is like the company he is wont to keep.
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.
It destroys one's nerves to be amiable everyday to the same human being.
It destroys one's nerves to be amiable everyday to the same human being.
If the gods do evil then they are not gods.
If the gods do evil then they are not gods.
The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
The good and the wise lead quiet lives.
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
