| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| | | Euripides. (480 or 485–406 B.C.) (continued) |
| | | 8485 | | The gifts of a bad man bring no good with them. |
| Medea. 618. |
| 8486 | | Moderation, the noblest gift of Heaven. |
| Medea. 636. |
| 8487 | | I know, indeed, the evil of that I purpose; but my inclination gets the better of my judgment. 1 |
| Medea. 1078. |
| 8488 | | There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change. 2 |
| Iphigenia in Tauris. 721. |
| 8489 | | Slowly but surely withal moveth the might of the gods. 3 |
| Bacchæ. 882. |
| 8490 | | Thou didst bring me forth for all the Greeks in common, not for thyself alone. |
| Iphigenia in Aulis. 1386. |
| 8491 | | Slight not what ’s near through aiming at what ’s far. 4 |
| Rhesus. 482. |
| 8492 | | The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate. |
| Ægeus. Frag. 7. |
| 8493 | | A bad beginning makes a bad ending. |
| Æolus. Frag. 32. |
| 8494 | | Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks. |
| Æolus. Frag. 38. |
| 8495 | | Waste not fresh tears over old griefs. |
| Alexander. Frag. 44. |
| 8496 | | The nobly born must nobly meet his fate. 5 |
| Alcmene. Frag. 100. |
| 8497 | | Woman is woman’s natural ally. |
| Alope. Frag. 109. |
| 8498 | | Man’s best possession is a sympathetic wife. |
| Antigone. Frag 164. |
| 8499 | | Ignorance of one’s misfortunes is clear gain. 6 |
| Antiope. Frag. 204. |
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