Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far.~ Euripides - Rhesus, 5th cent. B.C.
Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far.
- Rhesus, 5th cent. B.C.
The wisest men follow their own direction.~ Euripides
The wisest men follow their own direction.
Among mortals second thoughts are wisest. ~ Euripides
Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.
Cleverness is not wisdom.~ Euripides
Cleverness is not wisdom.
Try thyself first, and after call in God. For to the worker God himself lends aid.~ Euripides
Try thyself first, and after call in God. For to the worker God himself lends aid.
Happiness is briefIt will not stayGod batters at its sails. ~ Euripides
Happiness is briefIt will not stayGod batters at its sails.
Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe. ~ Euripides
Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
The wavering mind is but a base possession.~ Euripides
The wavering mind is but a base possession.