Euripides Quote

God, these old men!
How they pray for death! How heavy they find this life in the slow drag of days!
And yet, when Death comes near them,
You will not find one who will rise and walk with him, not one whose years are still a burden to him.


Alcestis, l. 669


God, these old men! How they pray for death! How heavy they find this life in the slow drag of days! And yet, when Death comes near them, You will...

God, these old men! How they pray for death! How heavy they find this life in the slow drag of days! And yet, when Death comes near them, You will...

God, these old men! How they pray for death! How heavy they find this life in the slow drag of days! And yet, when Death comes near them, You will...

God, these old men! How they pray for death! How heavy they find this life in the slow drag of days! And yet, when Death comes near them, You will...