John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Euripides. (480 or 485–406 B.C.) (continued) |
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| The gifts of a bad man bring no good with them. |
| Medea. 618. |
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| Moderation, the noblest gift of Heaven. |
| Medea. 636. |
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| I know, indeed, the evil of that I purpose; but my inclination gets the better of my judgment. 1 |
| Medea. 1078. |
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| There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change. 2 |
| Iphigenia in Tauris. 721. |
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| Slowly but surely withal moveth the might of the gods. 3 |
| Bacchæ. 882. |
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| Thou didst bring me forth for all the Greeks in common, not for thyself alone. |
| Iphigenia in Aulis. 1386. |
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| Slight not what ’s near through aiming at what ’s far. 4 |
| Rhesus. 482. |
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| The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate. |
| Ægeus. Frag. 7. |
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| A bad beginning makes a bad ending. |
| Æolus. Frag. 32. |
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| Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks. |
| Æolus. Frag. 38. |
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| Waste not fresh tears over old griefs. |
| Alexander. Frag. 44. |
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| The nobly born must nobly meet his fate. 5 |
| Alcmene. Frag. 100. |
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| Woman is woman’s natural ally. |
| Alope. Frag. 109. |
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| Man’s best possession is a sympathetic wife. |
| Antigone. Frag 164. |
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| Ignorance of one’s misfortunes is clear gain. 6 |
| Antiope. Frag. 204. |
| Note 1. See Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Quotation 15. Also Garth, Quotation 2. [back] |
| Note 2. The darkest hour is that before the dawn.—Hazlitt: English Proverbs. [back] |
| Note 3. See Herbert, Quotation 23. [back] |
| Note 4. See Heywood, Quotation 67. [back] |
| Note 5. Noblesse oblige.—Bohn: Foreign Proverbs. [back] |
| Note 6. See Davenant, Quotation 2. [back] |