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Money Quotes by Euripides

19 Money quotes by Euripides

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Euripides, the classical playwright, still whispers about the lure of riches in these nineteen fragments. His verses probe how money can corrupt, tempt, and test human character, offering a lens into ancient anxieties that echo today. For anyone curious about how the Greeks wrestled with wealth, this collection is a concise portal.

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Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.

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The greatest wealth a man can have is an understanding wife.

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And wealth abides not, it is but for a day.

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Ill-gotten wealth is never stable.

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I care for riches, to make gifts.

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Money is far more persuasive than logical arguments.

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Money is the wise man's religion.

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Everyone asks if a man is rich, no one if he is good.

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Few have greater riches than the joy That comes to us in visions, In dreams which nobody can take away.

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For no mortal ever attains to blessedness. One may be luckier than another when wealth flows his way, but blessed never.

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The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.

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It is a good thing to be rich and strong, but it is a better thing to be loved.

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When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor.

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If some appalling disaster befalls, there's Always a way for the rich.

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“The man who would prefer great wealth or strength more than love, more than friends, is diseased of soul.”

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Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

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Of mortals there is no one who is happy. If wealth flows in upon one, one may be perhaps luckier than one's…

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I care for riches, to make gifts To friends, or lead a sick man back to health With ease and plenty. Else…

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No man on earth is truly free, All are slaves of money or necessity. Public opinion or fear of prosecution forces each…

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Pay special attention to their agony so I might take some pleasure.

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