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Psychology Quotes by Euripides

13 Psychology quotes by Euripides

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The ancient playwright Euripides had a knack for exposing the raw motives behind actions on stage. This concise selection gathers thirteen of his lines that still speak to today’s psychological puzzles, giving a brief yet potent taste of classic tragedy’s mind‑games.

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“We would have to think the gods had no minds, to pray for murderers.”

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The little done doth vanish to the mind which forward sees how much remains to do.

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Who cannot open an honest mind No friend will he be of mine.

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Do not mistake for wisdom that opinion which may rise from a sick mind.

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“The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind, bravery is forethought.”

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The wavering mind is but a base possession.

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Bodies devoid of mind are as statues in the market place.

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My tongue swore, but my mind was still unpledged.

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We must take care of our minds because we cannot benefit from beauty when our brains are missing.

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When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.

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“Again, again your mind has changed course with the wind. For you think now of godly things ignored when you worked dreadful…

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Had I succeeded well, I had been reckoned amongst the wise; our minds are so disposed to judge from the event.

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It is wise to withhold one's heart and mind from men who think themselves superior.

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A second wife is hateful to the children of the first; a viper is not more hateful.

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Old age is not a total misery. Experience helps.

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“What greater sorrow than being forced to leave behind my native earth?”

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

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“You don't know what your life is, nor what you're doing, nor who you are.”

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But woe to him, who left to moan, Reviews the hours of brightness gone.

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Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much…

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“Dreams of the proud man, making great And greater ever, Things which are not of God. In wide And devious coverts, hunter-wise, He coucheth…

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There is desire in those who love to hear about their loved ones' pains.

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Soon all of you immortals Will be as dead as we are! Come on then, what are you waiting for? Have you run out…

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There is the sky, which is all men's together.

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Youth holds no society with grief.

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Leave no stone unturned.

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The man who glories in his luck may be overthrown by destiny.

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