Greek tragedy Quote by Euripides Download Open image ““I'd three times sooner go to war than suffer childbirth once.”” — Euripides ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Greek tragedy Medea Play Three times Time War
“Maybe that’s why God made childbirth so painful, so that when your life is wrecked by children you know it could be worse.” — J.T. Lawrence Copy Share Image
“...childbirth is at best necessary and tolerable. It is not fun. (Like shitting a pumpkin, a friend of mine told me when I inquired… — Shulamith Firestone Copy Share Image
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“I could spend hours telling you about the suffering the war has brought, but I'd only make myself more miserable.” — Anne Frank Copy Share Image
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“Your mother gives birth to you only once and only once do you die,” — Andrzej Sapkowski Copy Share Image
“Only birth and no death is far worse than only death and no birth.” — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Women endure the labor of childbirth and men send themselves to war! But I gave birth to eight children and never once did I… — Ana Castillo Copy Share Image
“What would she have made of her life in the absence of childbirth? Maybe no more than she did in its presence and to… — Debbie McGowan Copy Share Image
“Oh where is the noble face of modesty, or the strength of virtue, now that blasphemy is in power and men have put justice… — Euripides Copy Share Image
A second wife is hateful to the children of the first; a viper is not more hateful. — Euripides Copy Share Image
“What greater sorrow than being forced to leave behind my native earth?” — Euripides Copy Share Image
“You don't know what your life is, nor what you're doing, nor who you are.” — Euripides Copy Share Image
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… — Euripides Copy Share Image
“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… — Euripides Copy Share Image
There is desire in those who love to hear about their loved ones' pains. — Euripides Copy Share Image
Soon all of you immortals Will be as dead as we are! Come on then, what are you waiting for? Have you run out… — Euripides Copy Share Image
“Oh where is the noble face of modesty, or the strength of virtue, now that blasphemy is in power and men have put justice… — Euripides Copy Share Image
“In theater, that's the whole thing about Greek tragedy. You take the audience through the—like, the realest shit, the tearing out the eyes or… — Riley Redgate Copy Share Image
“What greater sorrow than being forced to leave behind my native earth?” — Euripides Copy Share Image
“You don't know what your life is, nor what you're doing, nor who you are.” — Euripides Copy Share Image
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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 deeds on… — Euripides Copy Share Image
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