Euripides - Man Quotes

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If a man rejoice not in his drinking, he is mad; for in drinking it's possible... to fondle breasts, and to caress well tended locks, and there is dancing withal, and oblivion of woe.

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High honors are sweet To a man's heart, but ever They stand close to the brink of grief.

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Humility, a sense of reverence before the sons of heaven — of all the prizes that a mortal man might win, these, I say, are wisest; these are best.

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Men hate the haughty of heart who will not be the friend of every man.

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The man who sticks it out against his fate shows spirit, but the spirit of a fool.

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The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.

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The man who glories in his luck may be overthrown by destiny.

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Lucky that man whose children make his happiness in life and not his grief, the anguished disappointment of his hopes.

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A rare spoil for a man Is the winning of a good wife; very Plentiful are the worthless women.

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Men make their choice: one man honors one God, and one another.

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The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought.

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The mob gets out of hand, runs wild, worse than raging fire, while the man who stands apart is called a coward.

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A wise man in his house should find a wife gentle and courteous, or no wife at all.

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Man's best possession is a sympathetic wife.

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Disaster appears, to crush
one man now, but afterward another.

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Let mortal man keep to his own
Mortality, and not expect too much.

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When love is in excess it brings a man nor honor nor any worthiness.

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For the weariest road that man may wend
Is forth fromn the home of his father.

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This is courage in a man:
to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends.

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The man that isn't jolly after drinking is just a drivelling idiot, to my thinking.

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A sharp-tempered woman, or, for that matter, a man, Is easier to deal with than the clever type Who holds her tongue.

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The man is to be envied who has been fortunate in his children, and has avoided dire calamity.

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The care of God for us is a great thing, if a man believe it at heart: it plucks the burden of sorrow from him.

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I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.

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Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement.

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