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Euripides12 quotes
Mere cleverness is not wisdom. — Euripides · 405 BCLeave no stone unturned. — Euripides · 430 BCMy tongue swore, but my mind's unsworn. — Euripides · 428 BCThere is one thing alone
that stands the brunt of life throughout its course:
a quiet conscience. — Euripides · 428 BCLove distills desire upon the eyes,
love brings bewitching grace into the heart
of those he would destroy.
I pray that love may never come to me
with murderous intent,
in rhythms measureless and wild.
Not fire nor stars have stronger bolts
than those of Aphrodite sent
by the hand of Eros, Zeus' child. — Euripides · 428 BCNever shall I say that marriage brings more joy than pain. — Euripides · 438 BCAll 12 quotes →