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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]