Euripides on goodness
Euripides104 quotes“It is a good thing to be rich and strong, but it is a better thing to be loved.”
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A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
EuripidesEuripides The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.
EuripidesEuripides The care of God for us is a great thing, if a man believe it at heart: it plucks the burden of sorrow from him.
EuripidesEuripides The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.
EuripidesEuripides There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course; a quiet conscience.
EuripidesEuripides The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.
EuripidesEuripides The care of God for us is a great thing, if a man believe it at heart: it plucks the burden of sorrow from him.
EuripidesEuripides The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.
EuripidesEuripides There is one thing alone that stands the brunt of life throughout its course; a quiet conscience.
EuripidesEuripides This is slavery, not to speak one’s thought.
EuripidesEuripides I know indeed what evil I intend to do, but stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.
EuripidesEuripides It’s human; we all put self interest first.
EuripidesEuripides He is not a lover who does not love forever.
EuripidesEuripides Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.
EuripidesEuripides The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, Is that which rages in the place of dearest love.
EuripidesEuripides Your worst enemy Becomes your best friend, once he’s underground.
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
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Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
Thomas MertonThomas Merton If he’s having a good day and running the right race, nobody can beat Frank Shorter at 10,000 meters, nobody except me.
Steve PrefontaineSteve Prefontaine Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.
Steve PrefontaineSteve Prefontaine I have killed, robbed, and injured too many white men to believe in a good peace.
Sitting BullSitting Bull This is a good day to die. Follow me!
Sitting BullSitting Bull If you start out looking at somebody, wondering whether he’s good or bad, I think you’re starting out in the wrong direction. I think we’re all good and we’re all bad.
Willie NelsonWillie Nelson Every one of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false Self. We are not very good at recognizing illusions, least of all the ones we cherish about ourselves.
Thomas MertonThomas Merton Verily, I constantly renew my Islam until this very day, as up to now, I do not consider myself to have ever been a good Muslim.
Ibn TaymiyyahIbn Taymiyyah