Euripides — People

A miniature staircase of green glass steps crumbling into sand, with a small brown shoe on the bottom step. — Original artwork

A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

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Four small shields facing forward, with a fifth turned around and set apart on an olive background. — Original artwork

Cowards do not count in battle; they are there, but not in it.

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A brass balance holds a dark pebble and a pale feather against dusky purple. — Original artwork

I know, indeed, the evil of that I purpose; but my inclination gets the better of my judgment.

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Two mismatched floral porcelain cups sharing a shallow saucer — Original artwork

Man’s best possession is a sympathetic wife.

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Painterly two wine glasses, one partly filled and one empty, beside dark grapes on burgundy cloth. — Original artwork

Moderation, the noblest gift of Heaven.

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Painterly wilted sunflower in a terracotta pot leaning toward a shaft of light against dark blue. — Original artwork

Old men’s prayers for death are lying prayers, in which they abuse old age and long extent of life. But when death draws near, not one is willing to die, and age no longer is a burden to them.

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A weathered balance scale holds green leaves in one pan against a muted olive background. — Original artwork

Second thoughts are ever wiser.

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An upright green glass disc stands between a small silver bowl and a gold bowl. — Original artwork

Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.

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A brass spyglass on a small rocky rise, pointing toward an orange sun at the distant horizon beneath a blue dusk sky. — Original artwork

Slight not what’s near through aiming at what’s far.

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Three clay cups stand together on a wooden table beside a small pouch and scattered coins. — Original artwork

The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.

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Gift box with gathered untied raspberry ribbon — Original artwork

The gifts of a bad man bring no good with them.

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Dark-blue sand spills from a cracked terracotta jar beside three small clay cups on a cream surface. — Original artwork

The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.

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A cracked porcelain egg with a small crown balanced on moss-green cushions. — Original artwork

The nobly born must nobly meet his fate.

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Painterly green seedling growing through a cracked rectangular stone slab in warm light. — Original artwork

There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.

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A small amber glass hourglass containing a pale curled swirl on a charcoal and amber background. — Original artwork

Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.

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A teal teardrop suspended above a glass bowl of water on a dark ledge. — Original artwork

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

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An upright orange paper flower stands among drooping brown flowers against dark blue. — Original artwork

When good men die their goodness does not perish, But lives though they are gone. As for the bad, All that was theirs dies and is buried with them.

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A bare sapling in a terracotta pot with exposed roots beside a folded paper packet on a dusty rose surface. — Original artwork

Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.

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Mauve and sage ribbons loop around one another on pale fabric. — Original artwork

Woman is woman’s natural ally.

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