Expertlatin
- What did Euripides say?
- What did Euripides say about love?
- What did Aeschylus say?
- When was Euripides born?
What did Euripides say?
“Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.” “I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.” “When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.” “The wisest men follow their own direction.”
What did Euripides say about love?
“When love is in excess, it brings a man no honor, no worthiness.”
What did Aeschylus say?
“For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life.” “It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.” “Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.” “For somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends.”
When was Euripides born?
Euripides was born in the island of Salamis, in 480 B.C.E. His father is said to have been a tradesman or tavern-keeper, his mother a seller of herbs. His parents, however, must have had some means, judging by the fact that they gave him a gymnastic education to prepare him for the athletic contests.
