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SALES ATTICI 
 
 THE MAXIMS WITTY AND WISE 
 
 OF ATHENIAN TEAGIC DEAMA; 
 
 Collected, Hrrangetr, anU paraphrases, 
 
 D'AECY WENTWORTH THOMPSON, 
 
 PROFESSOR OF GREEK, QUEEN'S COLLEGE, G/VLWAY ; 
 AUTHOR OF 'DAY-DREAMS OF A SCHOOLMASTER,' ETC. ETC. 
 
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 EDMONSTON AIN T D DOUGLAS 
 
 18 67. 
 
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 NON POSSIS NON IN PERPETUUM AMARE ; 
 
 CONJUGI SU^E DILECT1SSUM.E 
 
 DEDICAT 
 
 SCRIPTOR HUNC LIBELLULUM SUUM, 
 
 MARITUS SE. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 .ESCHYLUS. 
 
 God. 
 
 1. Supplices, 86-101, 
 
 2. Supplices, 3S1-6, 
 
 3. Choephorae, 201-4, 
 
 4. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 5. Persae, 93-100, . . 4 
 
 6. Septem e. Thebas, 227-9, 4 
 
 7. Septem c. Thebas, 233-4, 4 
 
 8. Supplices, 732-3, . . 4 
 
 9. Persae, 497-9, ... 4 
 
 10. Supplices, 82-4, . . 6 
 
 11. Fabula Incerta, . . 6 
 
 12. Prometheus Vinctus, 1032-3, 6 
 
 13. Agamemnon, 636-7, . 6 
 
 14. Fabula Incerta, . . 6 
 
 15. Choephorae, 635-7, . . 6 
 
 16. Prometheus Vinctus, 186-7, 6 
 
 17. Prometheus Vinctus, 936, 6 
 
 18. Eumenides, 297, . . 6 
 
 19. Supplices, 346, . . 6 
 
 20. Prometheus Vinctus, 17, 6 
 
 21. Septem c. Thebas, 596, . 6 
 
 22. Supplices, 190, . . 6 
 
 23. Choephorae, 902, . . 6 
 
 24. Prometheus Vinctus, 50, 6 
 
 Fate. 
 
 25. Fabula Incerta, . . 8 
 
 26. Prometheus Vinctus, 322-4, 8 
 
 27. Agamemnon, 69-71, . 8 
 
 28. Prometheus Vinctus, 518, S 
 
 29. Prometheus Vinctus, 514, 8 
 
 30. Prometheus Vinctus, 105, 8 
 
 Death — the Eumenides — the Hymn 
 of the Eumenides — Murder — 
 Shedding of kindred blood— Re- 
 morse. 
 
 31. Xiobe, . 
 
 32. Choephorae, 103-4, 
 
 33. Agamemnon, 92S-9, 
 
 34. Persae, 6S9-90, 
 
 35. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 Philoctetes, . 
 Philoctetes, . 
 Supplices, 802-3, . 
 Armorum Judicium, 
 Ixion, 
 
 Prometheus Vinctus, 754 
 Telephus, 
 Eumenides, 347-96, 
 Eumenides, 311-20, 
 Eumenides, 931-6, . 
 Eumenides, 949-54, 
 Eumenides, 334-40. 
 Supplices, 444-50, . 
 Eumenides, 269-75, 
 Choephorae, 66-74, . 
 Septem c. Thebas, 699-701 
 Agamemnon, 177-81, 
 Eumenides, 261-3, . 
 Eumenides, 647-8, . 
 Choephorae, 47, 
 Choephorae, 520, 
 Agamemnon, 1019-21, 
 Choephorae, 324-29, 
 Phryges, 
 
 Choephorae, 309-14, 
 Choephorae, 400-2, . 
 Choephorae, 61-5, . 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Agamemnon, 381-4, 
 Myrmidones, . 
 Agamemnon, 544, . 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Agamemnon, 1560-2-3-4, 
 Choephorae, 123, . 
 Prometheus Vinctus, 970, 
 Agamemnon, 185, . 
 
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 Man — Human Lot — Vicissitude — 
 Chance — Error. 
 
 72. Choephorae, 585-601, . 22 
 
 73. Prom. Vinctus, 544-51, . 22 
 
 74. Agamemnon, 1326-30, . 24 
 
 75. Persae, 840-2, ... 24 
 
V11I 
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 no. i-v.i: 
 
 76. Agamemnon, 551-4, 2t 
 
 77. Suppliers, 827-8, . 84 
 
 78. Pabula [ncerta, . 2t 
 
 79. Niobe 24 
 
 80. Prometheus Vinctus, 276, 24 
 
 81. Pabula [ncerta, . 84 
 
 82. Pabula [ncerta, . . 84 
 88. Bnmenides, 751, . . 84 
 
 84. Pabula [ncerta, 84 
 
 85. Pabula [ncerta, . . 20 
 
 Tine-— Age. 
 
 86. Prometheus Vinctus, 081, 86 
 
 87. Eumenides, 286, . 2<; 
 
 88. Fabula [ncerta, . . 86 
 
 89. Agamemnon, 584, . . 86 
 
 90. Agamemnon, 1619, . 86 
 
 91. Fabula Incerta, . 86 
 
 Woman— Marriage —Love — / ' 
 — Chastity— Pa rity —Modesty. 
 
 92. Agamemnon, 48.3-7, . 20 
 
 93. Septemc. Thebas, 187-90, 26 
 
 94. Supplices, 470-7, . . 28 
 
 95. Choephorae, xr>-i;, . . 28 
 90. Septem c. Thebas, 200-1, 28 
 
 97. Agamemnon, 592, . . 28 
 
 98. Agamemnon, 940, . 28 
 
 99. Prom. Vinctus, 887-98, . 28 
 
 100. Supplices, 227-31, . . 28 
 
 101. Eumenides, 217-8, . . 28 
 
 102. Supplices, 998, 1003-5, . 28 
 
 103. Fabula Incerta, . . 30 
 
 104. Agamemnon, 857-8, 30 
 
 105. Danaides, ... 30 
 
 R ighteousncss — Justice — Irreligion 
 — Integrity — Contentment —Re- 
 signation— Son ow— Sympathy — 
 Kindness. 
 
 100. Eumenides, 520-65, . 30 
 
 107. Agamemnon, 757-80, . 32 
 
 108. Agamemnon, 309-72, . 34 
 
 109. Fabula Incerta, . 34 
 
 110. Eumenides, 233-4, . . 34 
 
 111. Supplices, 342, . . 34 
 
 112. Fabula Incerta, . . 34 
 
 113. Eumenides, 135-0, . . 34 
 
 114. Eumenides, 693-5, . . 34 
 
 115. Agamemnon, 378-80, . 30 
 110. Septem e. Thebas, 279-S1, 30 
 
 117. Fabula Incerta, . . 30 
 
 118. Persae, 293-4, ... 30 
 
 119. Prometheus Vinctus, 09S-9, 30 
 
 120. 
 
 Prometheus Vinctus, 
 
 
 
 1 2 1 . 
 
 < Ihoephorse, 7 
 
 
 
 i -i-i. 
 
 i ! gniia, . 
 
 
 
 123. 
 
 Prometheus v 
 
 
 
 [24. 
 
 Prometheus Vinctus, 
 
 
 
 L2 • 
 
 < Ihoepl 
 
 
 
 L2 \. 
 
 Supplices, 338, 
 
 
 
 [27. 
 
 Panul i i 
 
 
 
 [2a 
 
 Pabula [ncerl \ 
 
 
 
 129. 
 
 Phryg . 
 
 
 
 [30. 
 
 Prometheus Vinctus, 
 
 
 
 [31. 
 
 Bupplic 
 
 
 
 •Par- 
 eni ige — Kindred — D><> 
 Ethic 
 
 182. Septem c. Thebfl 
 
 133. Choephorss, 504 7, . 
 
 134. Suppliees, : 
 
 185. Septem <•. Thebas, 108, . 40 
 
 186. Persss, [69, ... 40 
 137 Pen to 
 138. Prometheus Vinci 
 
 L89. Agamemnon, [566, . 46 
 l k». Prom. Vinctus, 289 90, . 40 
 
 Law —Order— Slaw ry — Exile— 
 
 tism— Treachery. 
 
 141. Eumenid< 
 
 142. Eumenides, 69 
 
 143. Agamemnon, i 
 ltt. Agamemnon, it 
 I 15. Agamemnon, 10 
 146. Supplier s, 485, 
 
 H7. Septem c. Thebas, 224, 
 
 148. Beptem c. Theh 
 
 1 1'.». Septem c. Theh 
 
 150. Agamemnon, 931 
 
 151. Prom. Vinctus, 
 
 40 
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 40 
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 40 
 42 
 42 
 42 
 42 
 
 Enmity—Frit ndthip. 
 
 152. Prom. Vinctus, i 
 
 153. Prometheus Vinctus, 978, 
 
 154. Prometheus Igniter, 
 
 Cowardice— 
 
 155. Beptem c. Thebas, 208 10, 
 
 156. Beptem c. Thebas, 
 
 157. Prom. Vinctus, I 
 
 158. Bupplices, 760-1, . 
 
 159. Persae, 349, . 
 
 160. Beptem c. Theh i 
 
 161. Septem c. Thebas, 411, 
 
 42 
 42 
 42 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 IX 
 
 Falsity — Truth — Frankness — 
 Accuracy — Appearance and 
 Reality — Oaths. 
 
 NO. PAGE 
 
 162. Agamemnon, 788-98, . 44 
 
 163. Agamemnon, 620-1, . 44 
 
 164. Prometheus Vinctus, 610-1, 44 
 
 165. Prometheus Vinctus, 777, 46 
 
 166. Septem c. Thebas, 592, . 46 
 
 167. Choephorae, 849-50, . 46 
 16S. Armorum Judicium, . 46 
 
 169. Fabula Incerta, . . 46 
 
 170. Fabula Incerta, . . 46 
 
 171. Eumenides, 432, . . 46 
 
 172. Prometheus Vinctus, 6S6, 46 
 
 173. Agamemnon, 251-3, . 46 
 
 174. Agamemnon, 1369, . 46 
 
 175. Fabula Incerta, . . 46 
 
 Caution— Discretion — Wilfulness 
 — Obstinacy — Pride — Conten- 
 tion — Wine. 
 
 176. 
 177. 
 178. 
 179. 
 180. 
 181. 
 182. 
 183. 
 184. 
 185. 
 186. 
 187. 
 188. 
 189. 
 190. 
 191. 
 192. 
 193. 
 194. 
 195. 
 196. 
 197. 
 198. 
 199. 
 200. 
 201. 
 
 Prom. Vinctus, 378-80, 
 Prom. Vinctus, 1072-5, 
 Persae, 820-3, . 
 Prom. Vinctus, 1012-3, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Persae, 827-8, . 
 Agamemnon, 1621-3, 
 Ixion, 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Prometheus Vinctus, 44. 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Supplices, 203, 
 Septem c. Thebas, 1051 
 Agamemnon, 1359, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Agamemnon, 1635, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Septem c. Thebas, 406-7. 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Supplices, 454, 
 Agamemnon, 548, . 
 Septem c. Thebas, 223, 
 Prom. Vinctus, 329, 
 Agamemnon, 927-8, 
 Septem c. Thebas, 698-1 
 
 202. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 203. Agamemnon, 39, . 
 
 204. Prom. Vinctus, 385, 
 
 205. 
 206. 
 207. 
 208. 
 209. 
 210. 
 211. 
 212. 
 213. 
 214. 
 215. 
 216. 
 217. 
 218. 
 219. 
 
 Success. 
 
 Agamemnon, 1001-13, 
 Agamemnon, 461-74, 
 Agamemnon, 1331-4, 
 Persae, 598-602, 
 Agamemnon, 751-4, 
 Septem c. Thebas, 769-70 ; 
 Agamemnon, 951-2, 
 Septem c. Thebas, 218, 
 Septem c. Thebas, 77, 
 Choephorae, 60, 
 Septem c. Thebas, 716, 
 Agamemnon, 314, . 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Agamemnon, 1205, 
 Agamemnon, 884-5, 
 
 Envy. 
 
 220. Agamemnon, 832-7, 
 
 221. Agamemnon, 939, . 
 
 Industry. 
 
 222. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 223. Persae, 742, . 
 
 224. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 War. 
 
 225. Septem c. Thebas, 338-68, 
 
 226. Danaiides, 
 
 Presentiment — Prophecy. 
 
 227. Eumenides, 104-5, . 
 
 228. Agamemnon, 1132-5, 
 
 Uncomeliness. 
 
 229. Eumenides, 413-4, . 
 
 Number. 
 
 230. Prometheus Vinctus, 459, 
 
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CONTEXTS. 
 
 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 Concerning God and Pate, 
 ero, rjkttw 
 
 1. Antigone, 604 10, . . 62 
 
 2. Antigone, 682 92, . . 62 
 ::. Antigone, 1847 58, . . 62 
 •i. Antigone, 158 7. . 64 
 6. CEdipus Tyrannns, 197-605, 64 
 
 6. Antigone, 62] i, . . 64 
 
 7. Ajax, L27 B3, . . . 04 
 s. Ajax, L086 '.». . . 66 
 !». CEdipus Coloneus, 277-81, 6(3 
 
 10. CEdipus Coloneus, 262-4, 66 
 
 11. Phaedra 06 
 
 12. Fabula [neerta, . . 66 
 
 13. Ion, 06 
 M. Pabnla [neerta, . . 66 
 
 15. CEdipus Coloneus, L536-7, 66 
 
 16. Trachiniae, 250-1, . . 66 
 
 17. Ajax, 85, ... 68 
 IS. Philoetetes, 902, . . 68 
 10. Ajax, 86, ... 68 
 
 20. Ajax, 888, ... 68 
 
 21. Fabula Incerta, . . 68 
 
 22. Fabula Incerta, . . 68 
 28. Antigone, 288, . . 68 
 
 24. Ajax, 455, ... 68 
 
 25. Antigone, 1044, . . 68 
 
 26. Antigone, 127-8, . . 68 
 
 27. CEdipua Tyrannns, 7-J4-5, 68 
 
 28. Philoetetes, 1441-4, . 68 
 
 29. Eleetra, 696-7, . . 68 
 
 30. Ajax, 765. ... 70 
 
 31. Eleetra. L78-5, . . 70 
 
 32. CEdipus Tyrannus, 280-1, 70 
 
 33. Trachiniae, L277-8, . 70 
 
 34. Fabula 1 neerta, . . 70 
 
 35. Fabula Incerta, . . 70 
 
 36. CEdipus Tyrannus, 1456-7, 70 
 87. Ajax, 485-6, ... 70 
 
 38. Tyro, 7o 
 
 39. Thyestes, ... 70 
 
 40. Antigone, 951-4, . . 70 
 
 41. Antigone, 1106, . . 72 
 
 42. Antigone, 1387-8, . . 72 
 
 Concerning Time— Change -Un- 
 certainty — Vicissitude — Cir- 
 cumstance — Human Life — 
 Human Nature. 
 
 43. CEdipus Coloneus, 1451-5, 72 
 
 44. CEdipus Coloneus, 607-15, 74 
 
 N<>. 
 
 
 
 46. 
 
 Ajax, 646 
 
 
 46. 
 
 Tracnini 
 
 74 
 
 17. 
 
 Ajax. 7ii. 
 
 7 1 
 
 48. 
 
 '1 rachiniae, 062, 
 
 7 j 
 
 19. 
 
 Eleetra, L70, 
 
 
 50. 
 
 Trachinia 
 
 71 
 
 :,l 
 
 CEdipua Tyrani 
 
 71 
 
 52. 
 
 Ajax, 715, 
 
 71 
 
 
 Antigom 
 
 71 
 
 54. 
 
 Eleetra, 416 «*>. 
 
 7.i 
 
 55. 
 
 Antigone 
 
 76 
 
 
 Acrisius, 
 
 76 
 
 :.7. 
 
 Pabula Incerta, 
 
 76 
 
 68. 
 
 Tereus, . 
 
 76 
 
 59. 
 
 Tyndarns, 
 
 78 
 
 60. 
 
 Tyro, 
 
 
 61. 
 
 Pabula Incerta, 
 
 
 62. 
 
 Aletes, . 
 
 
 63. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 78 
 
 64. 
 
 Tereus, . 
 
 78 
 
 65. 
 
 Trachinia, 1-8, 
 
 
 66. 
 
 Tereus, . 
 
 80 
 
 67. 
 
 Ajax, 1418-20, 
 
 80 
 
 68. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 SO 
 
 69. 
 
 Antigone, 1166 7, . 
 
 
 70. 
 
 (Edipus Tyrannns, 1186 
 
 
 71. 
 
 (Edipua Tyrannns, 1528- 
 
 10, 81 
 
 7"J. 
 
 Philoetetes, 502 
 
 B2 
 
 7:',. 
 
 Trachiniae, 489 40, 
 
 31 
 
 74. 
 
 (Edipus Colon,. ns, 1722- 
 
 3, 82 
 
 75. 
 
 Aletes, . 
 
 82 
 
 76. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 82 
 
 77. 
 
 (Edipua Coloni 
 
 
 78. 
 
 Ajax, 125-6, . 
 
 
 71 ». 
 
 Mysi. 
 
 84 
 
 80. 
 
 Phaedra, 
 
 84 
 
 81. 
 
 Ajax Locrns, . 
 
 84 
 
 82. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 84 
 
 Concerning Woman and W 
 hood. 
 
 83. Antigone, 
 
 64. Tereus, 
 
 85. Trachiniae, 144 52, 
 
 86. Antigone, ■ 
 
 v 7. Fabula [neerta, 
 
 88. Phaedra, . 
 
 89. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 90. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 91. Phaedra, . 
 
 86 
 
 90 
 
CONTENTS, 
 
 XI 
 
 PACE 
 90 
 
 90 
 90 
 90 
 90 
 90 
 90 
 
 92. Epigoni, . 
 
 93. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 94. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 95. Antigone, 61-2, 
 90. Electra, 1243-4, 
 
 97. Trachinise, 552-3, . 
 
 98. Ajax, 5S0, 
 
 Concerning Wine. 
 
 99. Ajax. 293, 
 
 100. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 101. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 Concerning Age. 
 
 102. Fabula Incerta, . . 92 
 
 103. (Edipus Coloneus, 1225-38, 92 
 
 104. Scyrise, .... 92 
 
 105. Fabula Incerta, . . 92 
 
 106. Thyestes, ... 92 
 
 107. Peleus, .... 92 
 
 108. Acrisius, . . . 94 
 
 109. Tvro, .... 94 
 
 110. (Edipus Coloneus, 395, . 94 
 
 111. (Edipus Tyrannus, 961, . 94 
 
 Concerning Hope, Resignation, 
 and Despair, 
 
 112. Trachiniae, 124-36, . 94 
 
 113. Antigone, 615-9, . . 96 
 
 114. Electra, 916-7, . . 96 
 
 115. Trachiniae, 723-4, . . 96 
 
 116. Fabula Incerta, . . 96 
 
 117. (Edipus Tyrannus, 834-5, 96 
 
 118. Tereus, .... 96 
 
 119. Fabula Incerta, . . 96 
 
 120. Trachiniae, 742-3, . . 96 
 
 121. Fabula Incerta, . . 96 
 
 122. Ajax, 377-8, ... 96 
 
 123. 
 124. 
 125. 
 126. 
 127. 
 12S. 
 129. 
 130. 
 131. 
 132. 
 133. 
 134. 
 135. 
 136. 
 
 Concerning Death. 
 
 Tvro, 
 
 Electra, 237-50, 
 Philoctetes, 446-50, 
 Trachiniae, 830-2, 
 Antigone, 580-1, 
 Electra, 1005-6, 
 Antigone, 1029-30, 
 Antigone, 463-4, 
 Ajax, 1154-5, . 
 Acrisius, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Acrisius, 
 Iobates, . 
 Electra, 1485-6, 
 
 98 
 98 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 
 NO. 
 
 137. Philoctetes, 436-7, 
 
 138. Ajax, 1266-7, . 
 
 139. (Edipus Coloneus, 1751-3, 
 
 140. Antigone, 74-5, 
 
 141. Trachiniae, 1173, 
 
 142. Antigone, 780, 
 
 143. Electra, 1170, 
 
 144. Antigone, 220, 
 
 145. Antigone, 519, 
 
 146. Philoctetes, 418, 
 
 147. Electra, 860, . 
 
 148. Philoctetes apucl Trojam 
 
 PAOB 
 100 
 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 100 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 102 
 
 Concern ing Slavery — Freedom — 
 Noblesse— Royalty— and Poli- 
 tical Government. 
 
 149. Acrisius, . . .102 
 
 150. Fabula Incerta, . . 102 
 
 151. Fabula Incerta, . . 102 
 
 152. Aloadae, .... 102 
 
 153. Antigone, 737, . . 102 
 
 154. Aletes, .... 102 
 
 155. Aletes, . . . .102 
 
 156. Inachus, . 102 
 
 157. Electra, 989, . . .102 
 
 158. Philoctetes, 475-6, . . 102 
 
 159. Ajax, 1093-6, . . .104 
 
 160. Ajax, 473-80, ... 104 
 
 161. Aloadae, .... 104 
 
 162. (Edipus Tyrannus, 587-9, 104 
 
 163. Ajax, 1350, . . .104 
 
 164. (Edipus Tyrannus, 591, 104 
 
 165. Philoctetes, 137-40, . 104 
 
 166. Antigone, 506-7, . . 104 
 
 167. Ajax Locrus, . . . 104 
 16S. Acrisius, . . 104 
 
 169. (Edipus Tyrannus, 380-2, 106 
 
 170. Antigone, 175-90, . . 106 
 
 171. Philoctetes, 456-8, . 106 
 
 172. Tyro, . . . .106 
 
 173. Eriphyle, . . .108 
 
 174. Aloadae, .... 108 
 
 175. (Edipus Coloneus, 171-2, 108 
 
 176. Ajax, 160-1, . . .108 
 
 Concerning Love and Duty — 
 Parental, Filial, and Domestic. 
 
 177. Antigone, 639-47, . 10S 
 17S. (Edipus Coloneus, 1189-91, 108 
 
 179. Electra, 1058-62, . . 110 
 
 180. Antigone, 659-62, . . 110 
 
 181. Antigone, 909-12, . . 110 
 
 182. (Edipus Tyrannus, 1430-1, 110 
 
 183. (Edipus Tyrannus, 551-2, 110 
 1S4. Electra, 770-1, . . llu 
 
XII 
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 NO. 
 
 186. 
 
 Trochinto, 817 B, 
 
 
 r\..i 
 
 L10 
 
 is.;. 
 
 Antigone, ~" 
 
 
 l LO 
 
 L87. 
 
 (Edipus Col. .inns, 
 
 
 no 
 
 188. 
 
 Aciisius, 
 
 
 110 
 
 189. 
 
 Pabula [ncerta, 
 
 
 LIS 
 
 L90. 
 
 (Edipus ( loloneus, 
 
 1108,' 
 
 112 
 
 Concerning / . Deairt. 
 
 191. 
 
 Pabula [ncerta, 
 
 
 112 
 
 L92. 
 
 Achillis Amantes, 
 
 
 114 
 
 198. 
 
 Phaedra, . 
 
 
 114 
 
 l!>4. 
 
 Antigone, 781 9, 
 
 
 11 I 
 
 195. 
 
 TracninUe, I t 1-2, 
 
 
 116 
 
 190. 
 
 Tiacliilii;.', 497-8, 
 
 
 116 
 
 Conccrnhnj Fr'a n<ls]iij> 
 
 —r.uui 
 
 iy. 
 
 197. 
 
 Ajax, 679-88, . 
 
 
 tie 
 
 198. 
 
 Ajax, 265 8, . 
 
 
 116 
 
 199. 
 
 (Edipus Tyrannus, 
 
 611-2, 
 
 118 
 
 200. 
 
 CEdipus Tyrannus, 
 
 656-7, 
 
 118 
 
 201. 
 
 AJax, L859, . 
 
 
 118 
 
 202. 
 
 Antigone, 543, 
 
 
 US 
 
 203. 
 
 Ajax, 483-4, . 
 
 
 US 
 
 204. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 
 118 
 
 205. 
 
 Ajax, 1334-5, . 
 
 
 118 
 
 206. 
 
 Ajax, 1344-5, . 
 
 
 118 
 
 207. 
 
 Ajax, 1328-9, . 
 
 
 118 
 
 208. 
 
 Ajax, 1353, . 
 
 
 118 
 
 209. 
 
 Ajax, 665, 
 
 
 118 
 
 210. 
 
 Antigone, 522, 
 
 
 118 
 
 211. 
 
 Ajax, 988-9, . 
 
 
 118 
 
 212. 
 
 Ajax, 79, 
 
 
 US 
 
 Co nee m i ng Covetous ness — Mo ney — 
 Selfishness. 
 
 213. Aloada;, . . . .120 
 
 214. Creiisa, . . . .120 
 
 215. CEdipus Coloneus, 1211-24, 122 
 
 216. Antigone. 295-301, . . 122 
 
 217. Antigone, 1045-7, . .122 
 
 218. Philoctetes, 643-4, . 122 
 
 219. Antigone, 312, . . 122 
 
 220. Antigone, 1055, . . 122 
 
 221. Antigone, 221-2, . .124 
 
 222. Antigone, 326, . . 124 
 
 223. Ajax, 1866, . . . 124 
 
 224. iEthiopes, . . .124 
 
 225. Philoctetes, 111, . . 124 
 
 226. Philoctetes, 94-5, . . 124 
 
 227. Electra, 972, . . .124 
 
 228. Philoctetes, 1052, . .124 
 
 229. Philoctetes, 81, . . 124 
 
 230. Electro, 61, . . . 124 
 
 231. (Edipus Tyrannus, 594-5, 124 
 
 282 Pabula [ncerta, . 1M 
 
 288 (Edipus Coloneus, 809, , 124 
 284. Crettaa, .... til 
 
 , ,,,-, —Obstinacy — W t> /"/« r— 
 A i"i- r — a rroganct — A udoclty 
 Han — l><»- 'in ii — 
 Humility —Obi di* ,<<.—] 
 — Discretion— SUi 
 
 2:::.. Antigone, 704-28, . L*6 
 
 286. Ajax, 1071 -so. . l-js 
 
 287. Antigone, <'>'•". 7»;, . LS8 
 
 288. Ajax, L246 58, 186 
 
 239. Antigone, 865-76, . 
 
 240. Aj- 
 
 241. Philoctetes, 1816-20, . 181 
 2 12. Antigone, 1024 s, . LSI 
 
 243. Ajax. 758-61, . . 182 
 
 244. Ajax, 1081 :;.... 
 
 245. CEdipus Tyrannui 
 
 246. Antigone, 473 !', . 
 
 247. Pabula Incerta, . 
 
 248. Terens, . . .184 
 
 249. Pabnla [ncerta, . L84 
 
 250. Electra, 235, . . 184 
 
 251. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 252. Ajax, 862-8, ... 
 
 253. Trachiniae, 280, . 186 
 
 254. (Edipus Coloneus, 668 60, 180 
 
 255. CEdipus Tyrannus, 
 
 256. CEdipus Coloneus, !<:>4 5, 186 
 
 257. CE.lij.us Coloneus, 1197-8, 136 
 
 258. (Edipus Coloneus, 593, 180 
 
 259. Antigone, 495-6, 
 
 260. CEdipus Coloneus, 
 
 261. Antigone, 323, 
 
 262. Ajax, 1119, . . L8l 
 
 263. Philoctetes, 1387, . 186 
 
 264. Ajax, 1861, . . 1M 
 266. Electro, 1054, . . IM 
 
 266. Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 267. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 iia [ncerta, 
 
 269. Pabula Incerta, . 188 
 
 270. Ajax, 964-6, . 
 
 271. (Edipna Tyrannus, 600, LSI 
 
 272. Trachinia, 61-2, 186 
 
 273. Antigone, 1081 2, . 
 
 274. (Edipus Coloneus, 1187 
 
 27.".. Tereua 181 
 
 276. Colchides, . . 138 
 
 277. Electro, 835-8, . 138 
 27a Philoctetes, 588, . . 140 
 279. Thyestes, . . .140 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 Xlll 
 
 881. 
 
 884. 
 
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 Electra, 1015-6, 
 Ajax, 1085-7, . 
 Electro, 219-20, 
 CEdipus Coloneus, 1153, 
 CEdipus Tyrannus, 530, 
 Captivae, 
 
 Plnloctetes, 504-6, 
 Trachiniae, 670-1, 
 (Edipus Coloneus, 115-6 
 Eleetra, 551, . 
 (Edipus Tyrannus, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Eleetra, 320, . 
 Trachiniae, 296-7, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Philoctetes, 637-8, 
 Eleetra, 75-6, . 
 Eleetra, 1299-300, 
 Philoctetes, 1049, 
 Philoctetes, 902-3, 
 Antigone, 67-8, 
 Philoctetes, 837-8, 
 Antigone, 873-4, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Philoctetes, 386-8, 
 Eleetra, 339-40, 
 Philoctetes, 925-6, 
 Antigone, 1113-4, 
 Ajax, 1352, . 
 Philoctetes, 431-2, 
 Antigone, 92, . 
 (Edipus Tyrannus, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Creiisa, . 
 Trachiniae. 434-5, 
 Antigone, 683-4, 
 (Edipus Coloneus, 1429- 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Eleetra, 398, . 
 Trachiniae, 616-7, 
 Antigone, 1050-1, 
 Philoctetes, 864, 
 (Edipus Coloneus. 
 Aletes, . 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Aloadae, . 
 Aloadae, . 
 Aloadae, . 
 Tyro, . 
 (Edipus Coloneus, 363-4, 
 Antigone, 1251-2, . 
 
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 336. Antigone, 1256, 
 
 337. Eleetra, 1259, 
 338 Aletes 
 
 339. (Edipus Tyrannus, 569, 
 
 340. Ajax, 586, 
 
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 148 
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 148 
 148 
 
 Concerning Education. 
 
 341. Fabula Incerta, . .148 
 
 342. Fabula Incerta, . . 148 
 
 343. Fabula Incerta, . . 150 
 
 Concerning Truth and Falsehood 
 — Accuracy and Inaccuracy — 
 Honesty and Dishonesty — 
 Right and Wrong. 
 
 344. Creiisa, . 
 
 345. (Enomaus, 
 
 346. Hipponoiis, . 
 
 347. Trachiniae, 453-4, 
 
 348. Trachiniae, 383-4, 
 
 349. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 350. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 351. Trachiniae, 425-6, 
 
 352. (Edipus Coloneus, 806-7 
 
 353. Polyxena, 
 
 354. Aloadae, . 
 
 355. Tereus, . 
 
 356. Acrisius, 
 
 357. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 358. Antigone. 1195, 
 
 359. Philoctetes, 1140-2, 
 
 360. Acrisius, 
 
 361. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 362. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 363. CEdipus Tyrannus, 
 
 364. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 365. Ajax, 1125, . 
 
 366. Aloadae, . 
 
 367. Eleetra, 466-7, 
 
 368. Aloadae, . 
 
 369. Eleetra, 1042, 
 
 370. (Edipus Coloneus, 
 
 371. Antigone, 729, 
 
 372. Trachiniae, 725-6, 
 
 373. Antigone, 493-4, 
 
 374. Eleetra, 621, . 
 
 375. Philoctetes, 1360-1 
 
 376. Fabula Incerta, 
 877. (Edipus Tyrannus, 
 
 378. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 379. Philoctetes, 1246, 
 
 380. (Edipus Coloneus, 
 
 381. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 382. Tyro, 
 
 383. Aloadae, . 
 
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xiv 
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 MO, 1-A..K 
 
 884. Eriphyle, . . . 158 
 
 Concerning Words and Deed$— 
 Show and Reality. 
 
 886. (Edipus Coloneus, n LS i. 168 
 
 886. i rachinia, 880 I, . . L68 
 
 887. Philoctetes, 86 7, . L68 
 
 888. Electra, 686, . . .158 
 
 Cona rning Joy and Mieery— 
 Happiness and UnhappUiess— 
 Pleasure and Pain. 
 
 889. Antigone, I L66 71, . . 168 
 
 890. CreUsa ir>8 
 
 891. Antigone, 992-8, . . 160 
 
 892. Ajax, 664 6, . . . ICO 
 898. Philoctetes, 641, . . loo 
 894. Pabula [ncerta, . . 100 
 
 305. Ajax LOCTUS, . . .100 
 
 896. Bcyriaa 100 
 
 397. Fabula [ncerta, . . loo 
 
 398. Philoctetes, 1193-5, . 102 
 
 399. Ajax, 888-9, . . . 102 
 
 400. Ajax, 204, . . . 102 
 
 401. Mysi, .... 102 
 
 402. Antigone, 503-4, . . 102 
 
 403. Antigone, 1327, . . 102 
 
 404. Pabula [ncerta, . . 102 
 
 405. Laocoon, . . . 102 
 400. Tyro, . . . .102 
 
 407. Electra, 307-9, . . 102 
 
 Concerning In dustry — Resolu- 
 tion — Perseverance — Courage 
 and Fear. 
 
 408. Fabula Incerta, . . 102 
 
 409. Fabula Incerta, . . 104 
 
 410. Iphigenia, . . . 104 
 
 411. Polvidus, . . .104 
 
 412. Electra, 945, . . .104 
 
 413. Camicii, . . . 104 
 
 414. Fabula incerta, . . 104 
 
 416. Ajax. 681-2, . . . 104 
 410. Eriphyle, . . . 104 
 
 417. Acrisius, . . . 104 
 
 418. Fabula Incerta, . . 104 
 
 Concerning Ki ndness—Sympaih y 
 
 — Compass io n — Me rcy . 
 
 419. Fabula Incerta, . . 104 
 
 420. (Edipus Tyrannus, 314-5, 164 
 
 421. (Edipus Coloneus, 1135-0, 100 
 
 I'AliK 
 
 422. Tr.i.l.ini.T MM 
 
 (E lipua ColonSus, 776 80, 166 
 ro, 
 
 426. (Bdtp. Col . L267 M0-11 
 
 "ti<>n 
 
 ■ 1: I 
 
 426 GBdipna Coloneu 
 
 427. (Edipus l 
 
 428. A|: L66 
 
 429. Electra, L026, . . 166 
 
 430. Antigone, 1108-4, . 
 
 481. Electra, L606 7, . \M 
 
 Concerning QroHtud 
 
 Ingratitude, 
 
 482. Philoctefc I 
 
 488. (Edipus Coloneus, L201 
 484. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 486. Ajax, 520-4, . . 
 
 Concerning ]'■ — /.,". 
 
 M< nace. 
 
 486. Aiax. 1142-6, . 
 
 437. Philoctetes, 842, . MM 
 
 438. (Edipus Tyrannus, 296, 166 
 
 Concerning Envy—Jeal<>< 
 
 489. Ajax, 157, . . . 168 
 
 440. Ajax, 154-5, ... 
 
 Concerning Poverty. 
 
 441. Fabula [ncerta, . . 170 
 
 442. Fabula Incerta, . . 170 
 
 Concerning Home—, 
 
 443. Tympanistae, . . 176 
 
 444. Tereus, 170 
 
 445. (Edipus Tyrannus, 
 
 Concerning III P . 
 
 446. Bpigonl 
 
 ming III News. 
 
 447. Antigone, l'77, 
 
 Concerning Rist lo Greatness. 
 44S. Fabula Incerta, . .170 
 
 17" 
 
 170 
 
 170 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 xv 
 
 Concerning Glory. 
 
 NO. PAGE 
 
 440. Antigone, 836-7, . . 172 
 
 Concerning the Fortune of War. 
 450. Phryges, . . .172 
 
 Concerning the Troubles and 
 Perils of Sea-life. 
 
 NO. 
 
 451. 
 
 Scyriae, . 
 
 Be Summo Malo. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 . 172 
 
 452. 
 
 Alicunde, 
 
 . 172 
 
 EURIPIDES. 
 
 Concerning God— Divine Govern- 
 
 36. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 194 
 
 ance — Nature— Religion— Vir- 
 
 37. 
 
 Hecuba, 4S8-92, 
 
 194 
 
 tue— Superstition — Prophecy. 
 
 38. 
 
 Iphigenia Taurica, 570-2, 
 
 194 
 
 
 
 39. 
 
 Bacchae, 1150-2, 
 
 194 
 
 1. Sisyphus, 
 
 176 
 
 40. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 194 
 
 2. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 178 
 
 41. 
 
 Bacchae, 1325-6, 
 
 196 
 
 3. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 178 
 
 42. 
 
 Alcestis, 604-5, 
 
 196 
 
 4. Chrysippus, 
 
 180 
 
 43. 
 
 Bacchse, 1348, . 
 
 196 
 
 5. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 182 
 
 44. 
 
 Pirithoiis, 
 
 196 
 
 6. Bacchse, 8S2-96, 
 
 182 
 
 45. 
 
 Ion, 131-5, 
 
 196 
 
 7. Hercules Furens, 772-80, 
 
 184 
 
 46. 
 
 Helena, 753-7, . 
 
 196 
 
 8. OEdipus, . 
 
 184 
 
 47. 
 
 Ion, 874-6, 
 
 196 
 
 9. Melanippe, 
 
 186 
 
 48. 
 
 Hecuba, 799-81, 
 
 198 
 
 10. Helena, 711-15, 
 
 186 
 
 49. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 198 
 
 11. Hercules Furens, 1341-6, 
 
 188 
 
 50. 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 198 
 
 12. Helena, 1688-91, et alibi, 
 
 188 
 
 51. 
 
 Iphigenia Taurica, 387-91 
 
 200 
 
 13 Ion, 1619-22, . 
 
 188 
 
 52. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 200 
 
 14. Ion, 1615, 
 
 188 
 
 53. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 200 
 
 15. Helena, 747-8, . 
 
 188 
 
 54. 
 
 Iphigenia Taurica, 476, 
 
 200 
 
 16. Helena, 759-60, 
 
 . 188 
 
 55. 
 
 Ion, 1311-19, . 
 
 202 
 
 17. Supplices, 734-6, 
 
 190 
 
 OiX 
 
 Hercules Furens, 1314-19 
 
 202 
 
 18. Hercules Furens, 62, 
 
 190 
 
 57. 
 
 Phoenix, . 
 
 204 
 
 19. Supplices, 614-7, . 
 
 190 
 
 58. 
 
 Ion, 44S-52, 
 
 204 
 
 20. Bacehse, 199, 200, . 
 
 190 
 
 59. 
 
 Alexandra, 
 
 204 
 
 21. Troades, 8S4-8, 
 
 190 
 
 60. 
 
 Hercules Furens, 1338-9, 
 
 204 
 
 22. Baccbpe, 206-9, 
 
 190 
 
 61. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 204 
 
 23. Supplices, 594-7, 
 
 192 
 
 62. 
 
 Phcenissse, 86-7, 
 
 204 
 
 24. Helena, 1148-50, . 
 
 192 
 
 63. 
 
 Electra, 195-7, . 
 
 206 
 
 25. Hippolytus, 8-9, 
 
 192 
 
 64. 
 
 Hippolytus, 1437-8, 
 
 206 
 
 26. Rhesus", 317-8, 
 
 192 
 
 65. 
 
 Archelaiis, 
 
 206 
 
 27. Supplices, 302-3, 
 
 192 
 
 66. 
 
 Hippolytus, 1339, . 
 
 206 
 
 28. Baeehse, 1001-2, 
 
 192 
 
 67. 
 
 Orestes, 420, . 
 
 206 
 
 29. Heraclidte, 260, 
 
 192 
 
 68. 
 
 Orestes, 418, . 
 
 206 
 
 30. Phcenissse, 689, 
 
 192 
 
 69. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 206 
 
 31. Hippolytus, 120, 
 
 192 
 
 70. 
 
 Temenidse, 
 
 206 
 
 32. Electra, 890, . 
 
 192 
 
 71. 
 
 Troades, 95-8, . 
 
 , 208 
 
 33. Peleus, . 
 
 194 
 
 72. 
 
 Troades, 470-1, 
 
 208 
 
 34. Hippolytus, 475, . 
 
 194 
 
 73. 
 
 Heraclidse, 625, 
 
 208 
 
 35. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 . 194 
 
 74. 
 
 Ion, 1017, 
 
 208 
 
XVI 
 
 CONTEXTS. 
 
 NO. PAQI 
 
 75. Pabula [ncerta, . . 20s 
 
 76. Phoehiss®, 954 9, . . -jus 
 
 77. [phigenia Aulidensis, 520, 808 
 
 78. Orrstrs, 478, . . 210 
 70, Pabula [ncerta, . 210 
 so. [ph. AnlidensiSj 956 B, . 210 
 
 Cona rning Vote Chance — 
 
 A'fv.s's-/'/// — Cini instance — Luck 
 —Fortune. 
 
 si. Ilrraclidao, 00S-17, . . 210 
 
 82. Hypsipyle, . . 210 
 
 s:;. Alcestis, 962 BS, . . 212 
 
 si. [no 214 
 
 85. Hippolytus Calyptomenus, 214 
 
 86. Heraclide, 288-5, . . 214 
 s7. Belleropbontes, . . 214 
 ss. Hercules Parens, [896, . 214 
 
 89. [on, [874-5, . . . 214 
 
 90. Hercules Purens, 282-8, . 214 
 
 91. Heraclid», 351, . . 216 
 
 92. Hercules Purens, 311, . 210 
 <»:;. Sthenoboea, . . . 216 
 94. Helena, .",14, . . .216 
 '.'."). Pirithoiifl, . . .210 
 96. Andromeda, . . . 210 
 i'7. Cyclops, 007, . . . 210 
 98. Antiope, .... 210 
 
 Concerning Human Lot — Human 
 Nature— Man — Vicissitude. 
 
 99. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 210 
 
 100. 
 
 Hippolytus, 930-42, 
 
 218 
 
 101. 
 
 Fabula I ncerta, 
 
 218 
 
 102. 
 
 Bupplices, 201-18, . 
 
 218 
 
 103. 
 
 Hecuba, 955-9, 
 
 220 
 
 104. 
 
 Hippolytus, 1102-10, 
 
 220 
 
 105. 
 
 Supplices, 900-2, . 
 
 220 
 
 100. 
 
 Suppliees, 1080-0, . 
 
 222 
 
 107. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 222 
 
 108. 
 
 Flectra. 867-79, 
 
 222 
 
 10'.). 
 
 Supplices, 532-6, . 
 
 222 
 
 110. 
 
 Bupplices, 549-57, . 
 
 224 
 
 111. 
 
 Hippolytus, is:' '.'7. 
 
 L'L'4 
 
 112. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 224 
 
 113. 
 
 Scyriae, . 
 
 226 
 
 114. 
 
 Ion, 381-3, 
 
 220 
 
 115. 
 
 Rhesus, 100-8, 
 
 226 
 
 110. 
 
 Hippolytus, 874 B6, 
 
 226 
 
 117. 
 
 Hippolytus, 1434, . 
 
 228 
 
 118. 
 
 Ion. 968-9, 
 
 228 
 
 119. 
 
 Iphigenia Aulidensis, 16 
 
 L-8, 229 
 
 120. 
 
 Ino, 
 
 228 
 
 121. 
 
 Supplices, 775-7, . 
 
 228 
 
 Supplier 
 
 Hippolytus, 171 •_', 
 Medea. L224 B0, 
 Herculi i 
 Alcestis. 
 [phigenia Aulid 
 
 126 :, 
 Blectra, 522 8, 
 i, 
 Phoenix, . 
 CKneus, . 
 Pabula Iii'-ri i l 
 
 282 
 282 
 
 Concerning Age— V" nth 
 
 185. Herculefl Pur< • 
 L86. Bupplices, [108 
 [37. Baccha, [251 2, . 
 L88 Andromache, 727 B, 
 [39. Andromache, 1 1 
 i H>. Andromache, Blfl 9, 
 in. Hercules Purens, 229 
 1 12. Belleropbontes, 
 1 13. Alcestis, 009-72, . 
 
 144. Phoenissae, 529 
 
 145. Iphigenia Taurica, 
 140. Melanippe, 
 
 147. Alcestis, 1085, 
 
 148. Melanippe, 
 
 149. Ion, 743-4, 
 
 150. Archelaus, 
 
 151. (Encus, . 
 
 152. Archelaus, 
 
 153. Archelaus, 
 
 154. Alcestis, 727, . 
 
 Concerning IAJb— Death 
 
 155. Meleager, 
 [56. Bfeleager, 
 [57. Pabula [ncerta, 
 158. Troades, 681 5, 
 L59. Troades, [248-50, . 
 
 160. Pabula [ncerta, 
 
 161. Phoenix, . 
 
 162. a; 
 
 163. A . 
 
 164. Alcestis. 987-8. 
 L65. Heraclio 
 L66. [ph. Aulidensis, 
 167. Al 
 
 L68. Alcestis, 712, . 
 
 L69. Alcestis, 881, 
 
 170. Alcestis, H9, . 
 
 in Antigone, 
 
 172. Hercules Fun: 
 
 240 
 240 
 
 240 
 
 242 
 242 
 
 242 
 244 
 
 244 
 244 
 
 244 
 
 244 
 
 244 
 244 
 244 
 
 244 
 244 
 
 240 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 xvn 
 
 NO. 
 
 173. 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 PAGE 
 
 . 246 
 
 NO. 
 
 223. 
 
 Hippolytus, 347-8, 
 
 PAfiE 
 
 . 264 
 
 174. 
 
 HeraclidaB, 865-6, . 
 
 . 246 
 
 224. 
 
 Hippolytus, 1-6, 
 
 . 264 
 
 175. 
 
 Andromache, 100-3, 
 
 . 246 
 
 225. 
 
 Archelaiis, 
 
 . 264 
 
 170. 
 
 Pho?nissa\ 1320-1, . 
 
 346 
 
 226. 
 
 Hippolytus Calyptomenus, 264 
 
 177. 
 
 Alcestis, 301, . 
 
 . 246 
 
 227. 
 
 Hippolytus Calyptomenus, 266 
 
 178. 
 
 Alcestis, 1076, 
 
 . 246 
 
 22S. 
 
 Antigone, 
 
 . 266 
 
 179. 
 
 Alexandra, 
 
 246 
 
 229. 
 
 Troades, 949-50, . 
 
 . 266 
 
 ISO. 
 
 Brechtheus, . 
 
 246 
 
 230. 
 
 Hippolytus Calyptome 
 
 nus, 266 
 
 181. 
 
 Hecuba, 1107-8, . 
 
 . 246 
 
 231. 
 
 Andromeda, . 
 
 . 266 
 
 182. 
 
 Hercules Furens, 297, 
 
 248 
 
 232. 
 
 Dictys, . 
 
 . 266 
 
 183. 
 
 Helena, 813, . 
 
 248 
 
 233. 
 
 JSolus, . 
 
 . 266 
 
 1S4. 
 
 Heraclidse, 534, 
 
 248 
 
 234. 
 
 Troades, 989, . 
 
 . 266 
 
 185. 
 
 Pirithoiis, 
 
 248 
 
 235. 
 
 Troades, 1051, 
 
 . 266 
 
 186. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 248 
 
 236. 
 
 Sthenoboea, . 
 
 . 266 
 
 187. 
 
 Iphigenia Taurica, 917-6 
 
 >, 248 
 
 237. 
 
 Sthenoboea, . 
 
 . 266 
 
 1SS. 
 
 Alexandra, 
 
 24S 
 
 238. 
 
 Hippolytus, 73-81, 
 
 . 268 
 
 189. 
 
 Orestes, 488, . 
 
 248 
 
 239. 
 
 Hippolytus, 616-50, 
 
 . 268 
 
 190. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 248 
 
 240. 
 
 Danae, . 
 
 . 270 
 
 191. 
 
 Troades, 1203-6, . 
 
 248 
 
 241. 
 
 Danae, . 
 
 . 270 
 
 192. 
 
 Archelatis, 
 
 248 
 
 242. 
 
 Danae, . 
 
 . 272 
 
 193. 
 
 Bellerophontes, 
 
 250 
 
 243. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 . 272 
 
 194. 
 
 iEolus, . 
 
 250 
 
 244. 
 
 Electra, 1013-4, 
 
 . 274 
 
 195. 
 
 Hecuba, 846-9, 
 
 250 
 
 245. 
 
 Electra, 1035-40, . 
 
 . 274 
 
 
 
 
 246. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 . 274 
 
 
 Concerning Wine. 
 
 
 247. 
 
 Andromache, 465-85, 
 
 . 276 
 
 196. 
 197. 
 
 198. 
 
 Bacchae, 275-85, 
 Bacchae, 421-9, 
 Bacchae, 298-301, . 
 
 250 
 252 
 252 
 
 248. 
 249. 
 250. 
 251. 
 252. 
 253. 
 254. 
 255. 
 256. 
 257. 
 25S. 
 259. 
 
 Medea, 230-51, 
 
 Meleager, 
 
 Troades, 660-67, . 
 
 Ino, 
 
 Ino, 
 
 Ino, 
 
 Andromache, 943-53, 
 
 Andromache, 955-6, 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 Heraclidae, 476-7, . 
 
 . 276 
 . 278 
 . 278 
 . 280 
 . 280 
 . 280 
 . 280 
 . 282 
 . 282 
 . 282 
 . 282 
 . 282 
 
 199. 
 200. 
 201. 
 202. 
 203. 
 204. 
 205. 
 206. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Bacchae, 773-4, 
 Cyclops, 537, 
 Cyclops, . 
 Cyclops, 571, . 
 Cyclops, 168, . 
 Cressae, . 
 Cyclops, 678, . 
 
 252 
 252 
 252 
 252 
 252 
 252 
 252 
 254 
 
 
 Concerning Passion — Love 
 Purity. 
 
 - 
 
 260. 
 261. 
 
 Phcenissae, 198-201, 
 Electra, 948-51, 
 
 . 282 
 . 282 
 
 
 
 262. 
 
 Phoenix, . 
 
 . 284 
 
 207. 
 
 Alcestis,782-91, 
 
 254 
 
 263. 
 
 Andromache, 93-5, 
 
 . 284 
 
 208. 
 
 Dictys, . 
 
 254 
 
 264. 
 
 Medea, 569-75, 
 
 . 284 
 
 209. 
 
 Medea, 627-42, 
 
 254 
 
 265. 
 
 Cressae, . 
 
 . 284 
 
 210. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 256 
 
 266. 
 
 Alcestis, 882-7, 
 
 . 284 
 
 211. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 256 
 
 267. 
 
 Phoenix, . 
 
 . 284 
 
 212. 
 
 Meleager, 
 
 258 
 
 268. 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 . 286 
 
 213. 
 
 Alcestis, 1053, 
 
 258 
 
 269. 
 
 Andromache, 672-6, 
 
 . 286 
 
 214. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 258 
 
 270. 
 
 Hecuba, 1178-82, . 
 
 . 286 
 
 215. 
 
 Hippolytus, 968-70, 
 
 258 
 
 271. 
 
 Hecuba, 1184, 
 
 . 286 
 
 216. 
 
 Iphigenia Aulid., 543-57, 
 
 258 
 
 272. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 . 286 
 
 217. 
 
 Hippolvtus, 526-44, 
 
 258 
 
 273. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 . 286 
 
 218. 
 
 Hippolvtus, 442-61, 
 
 260 
 
 274. 
 
 Andromache, 207-8, 
 
 . 286 
 
 219. 
 
 Hippolytus, 1268-82, 
 
 262 
 
 275. 
 
 Andromache, 213-4, 
 
 . 286 
 
 220. 
 
 Andromeda, . 
 
 262 
 
 276. 
 
 CEdipus, . 
 
 . 286 
 
 221. 
 
 Danae, . 
 
 262 
 
 277. 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 . 288 
 
 222. 
 
 Hippolytus, 359-60, 
 
 264 
 
 278. 
 
 Helena, 297-8, 
 
 . 2S8 
 
Will 
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 270. Selena, 804 5, 
 
 
 WD 
 
 [on. i7l» '.'1, . 
 
 280. Electra, I LOO, 
 
 
 
 M 
 
 281. Blectra, 921 :, 
 
 
 
 Heraclida 
 
 282. Blectra, 089 7, 
 
 
 
 Brechtheu . 
 
 288. Blectra, 080 i. 
 
 
 
 Brechthena, . 
 
 284. Andromache, 1 '■:'•. ■ 
 
 
 
 QSnomatta, 
 
 285. Andromache, 177 BO, 
 
 200 
 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 286. Andromache, 181 -J. 
 
 200 
 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 287. Medea, m.s: '.». 
 
 200 
 
 B40. 
 
 Dictyi 
 
 288. Medea, L291 2, 
 
 200 
 
 841. 
 
 I'.HI.K' 
 
 880. Meleager, 
 
 2Q0 
 
 842. 
 
 Brechthena, . 
 
 200. Meleager, 
 
 200 
 
 848 
 
 Blectra, 7:; :>, . 
 
 201. Hippolytua, 412-7, 
 
 200 
 
 844. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 202. Antiope, 
 
 200 
 
 846. 
 
 Brechthena, 
 
 208. Andromache, 280 78, 
 
 202 
 
 ::t.;. 
 
 Medea, 7i'., 
 
 204. Andromache, 1270-82, 
 
 202 
 
 847. 
 
 Dictya 
 
 205. Alcestis, 800-10, . 
 
 202 
 
 848. 
 
 Dictya, . . . . 
 
 206. J-'.i.lus, . 
 
 •_".»•_' 
 
 840. 
 
 Meleager, 
 
 207. Alcestis, 478-4, 
 
 202 
 
 850. 
 
 Dictya 
 
 208. Alcestis, 288 '.'. 
 
 202 
 
 851. 
 
 Medea, ->i\ 6, . 
 
 200. Cress®, . 
 
 2!' -J 
 
 852. 
 
 Helena, 041 :'-, 
 
 300. Electra, 1052, 
 
 202 
 
 858. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 801. Electra, L073-4, 
 
 202 
 
 B54. 
 
 Alcmason, 
 
 :;<)•_>. Orestes, 802 L, 
 
 •_".»i 
 
 856. 
 
 PhoeniaasB, 87 \ 5, . 
 
 BOS. Orestes, 606 6, 
 
 294 
 
 856. 
 
 Andromache, 61 
 
 304. Medea, 268-6, . 
 
 204 
 
 867. 
 
 [ph. Aulidensis, 
 
 305. Alexandra, 
 
 204 
 
 858. 
 
 GBneua 
 
 BOO. BacchflB, 261-2, 
 
 204 
 
 850. 
 
 (Enena 
 
 307. Andromeda, . 
 
 204 
 
 860. 
 
 Brechthena, . 
 
 308. Electra, 343-4, 
 
 294 
 
 B61. 
 
 JEgeua 
 
 :;<i!>. Archelaiis, 
 
 294 
 
 862. 
 
 Orestes, 542, . 
 
 310. Hippolytua, 462-3, 
 
 204 
 
 868. 
 
 Ii>n, 848-9, 
 
 311. Orestes, 737, . 
 
 294 
 
 864. 
 
 [ph. Aulidensis, 688-90, 
 
 312. iEgeus, . 
 
 204 
 
 865. 
 
 Aleiueeon, 
 
 818. [phigenis Tanrioa, L082 
 
 294 
 
 366. 
 
 Medea, 48, 
 
 .".14. [phigenia Taurica, 1054, 
 
 204 
 
 867. 
 
 Temenidas, 
 
 315. Supplices, 40-1, . 
 
 296 
 
 
 Alopa 
 
 B16. Medea, 40S-9, 
 
 296 
 
 
 [on, 1820, 
 
 317. Iph. Aulidensis, 749-50, 
 
 296 
 
 870. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 318. Medea, 92S, . 
 
 •_".'! 
 
 :'.71. 
 
 Ion, 307, 
 
 810. [ph. Aulidensis, 1163, 
 
 . 2'. Mi 
 
 872. 
 
 Hupplices, ll"i 
 
 Danae, . 
 
 290 
 
 B78. 
 
 Blectra, n<»:: 4, 
 
 321. Pho?nissae, 355-k . 
 
 206 
 
 374. 
 
 [ph. Aulidensis, 
 
 322. Hippolytus, 480-1, 
 
 ■_)...,; 
 
 375. 
 
 Rhesus, 980 2, 
 
 323. Hecuba, 974-5, 
 
 290 
 
 876. 
 
 Andromache, 1 
 
 -.via. Alcmaaon, 
 
 . 
 
 377. 
 
 Bupplices, 361-4, . 
 
 325. Fhcenix, . 
 
 206 
 
 378. 
 
 Orestes, 684, . 
 
 326. Andromache, 372-8, 
 
 206 
 
 379. 
 
 Hippolytus, 424 
 
 327. Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 
 380. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 328. Bacchae, 953, . 
 
 . 206 
 
 :;M. 
 
 Alcestis, 810, . 
 
 329. GBdipus, . 
 
 . 296 
 
 382. 
 
 Heraclidae, :'»27-8, . 
 
 330. Helena, 820, . 
 
 . 206 
 
 383. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 
 
 384. 
 
 Hercules Furei 
 
 Concerning Domestic Kth'u 
 
 S— 
 
 885. 
 
 Fabula [ncerf 
 
 Kindred — Home. 
 
 
 386. 
 
 Andromache, 11 
 
 331. Medea, 1090-1115, . 
 
 . 29S 
 
 887. 
 
 Helena, 1288-0, 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
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 NO. P 
 
 3S8. Cyclops, 14-15, 
 
 Concerning Social Ethics and 
 Social Phenomena. 
 
 389. 
 390. 
 391. 
 392. 
 393. 
 394. 
 395. 
 396. 
 397. 
 398. 
 399. 
 400. 
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 432. 
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 435. 
 436. 
 437. 
 438. 
 
 766-89, 
 
 iEolus, . 
 
 Hippolytus, 91, 93, 
 
 Hippolytus, 95- " 
 
 Ino, 
 
 Supplices, 222 
 
 Alcmaeon, 
 
 Alcmaeon, 
 
 Phaethon, 
 
 Peleus, . 
 
 Hippolytus, 411-2, 
 
 Alcestis, 774-5, 
 
 Medea, 54-5, 
 
 Phcenissae, 1648-1 
 
 Ion, 935, et alibi, 
 
 Ion, 730-2, 
 
 Alexandra, 
 
 Alexandra, 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 Alexandra, 
 
 Archelaiis, 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 Falso Citata, 
 
 Thyestes, 
 
 Dietys, . 
 
 Andromache, 
 
 Electra, 382-90, 
 
 Electra, 406-7, 
 
 Medea, 119-30, 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 Hecuba, 379-81, 
 
 Helena, 1678-" 
 
 Ion, 239-40, . 
 
 Phoenissae, 405, 
 
 Alcmaeon, 
 
 Alcmena, 
 
 Alcestis, 601 
 
 Alcmena, 
 
 Hercules Furens, 1227, 
 
 j£olus, . 
 
 Alcestis, 540, 
 
 Alcestis, 549-50. 
 
 Medea, 659-62, 
 
 Meleager, 
 
 Electra, 1084- 
 
 Medea, 618, 
 
 Hecuba, 291-2, 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 Hippolytus, 261-6, 
 
 Andromache, 985-6, 
 
 Andromache, 684, . 
 
 Hercules Furens, 292- 
 
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 NO. 
 
 440. Polyeidus, . ; 
 
 441. Ion, 834-5, 
 
 442. Phoenix, . 
 
 443. Phcenissae, 461-4, . 
 
 444. Hippolytus, 925-32, 
 
 445. Hercules Furens, 1425-6, 
 
 446. Archelaiis, 
 
 447. Orestes, 804-6, 
 
 448. Hippolytus Calyptomen: 
 
 449. Medea, 521-2, 
 
 450. Heraclidae, 458-9, . 
 
 451. Heraclidae, 468-9, . 
 
 452. Orestes, 665-7, 
 
 453. Iphigenia Taurica, 665-7. 
 
 454. Hercules Furens, 299-301 
 
 455. Troades, 67-8, 
 
 456. Orestes, 1155-7, 
 
 457. Rhesus, 333, . 
 
 458. Hercules Furens, 732-3, 
 
 459. Phcenissae, 403, 
 
 460. Orestes, 727-8, 
 
 461. Orestes, 735, . 
 
 462. Ion, 1334, 
 
 463. Hippolytus, 253-9, 
 
 464. Bacchae, 897-900, . 
 
 465. Ion, 1045-7, . 
 
 466. Jilolus, . 
 
 467. Hippolytus, 693-4, 
 
 468. Hercules Furens, 1223-5. 
 
 469. Orestes. 454-5, 
 
 470. Heraclidae, 881-2, . 
 
 471. Heraclidae, 939-40, . 
 
 472. Heraclidae, 965, 
 
 473. Heraclidae, 99S-9, . 
 
 474. Heraclidae, 1010-1, . 
 
 475. Heraclidae, 1048-9, . 
 
 476. Andromache, 1164, 
 
 477. Supplices, 296, 
 
 47S. Hercules Furens, 275-6, 
 
 479. Andromache, 376-7, 
 
 480. Cresphontes, . 
 
 481. Hercules Furens, 1234, 
 
 482. Fabula Incerta, 334, 
 4S3. Orestes, 413, . 
 
 484. Bacchae, 1040, 
 
 485. Andromache, 958, . 
 
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 Considering Political Ethics — 
 Kingship — Noblesse — Slavery 
 — Democracy — Freedom — Pa- 
 triotism. 
 
 486. Supplices, 410-25, . . 336 
 
 487. Supplices, 429-55, . . 338 
 
 488. Supplices, 744-9, . . 340 
 
 489. Supplices, 238-45, . . 340 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 N<>. 
 
 
 t VI 
 
 
 
 TAtt* 
 
 490. 
 
 Rnpplices, •J<'.7 Tii, . 
 
 840 
 
 646. 
 
 Archelaus, 
 
 
 401. 
 
 [on, 621 ::•-'. . 
 
 842 
 
 
 Helena, 726 7, 
 
 
 402. 
 
 Suppliers, 040 64, . 
 
 842 
 
 648 
 
 Helena, 728 88, 
 
 
 408. 
 
 Suppliers, 5T26 80, . 
 
 844 
 
 640. 
 
 Pabnla [ncerta, 
 
 
 404. 
 
 Suppliees, 606-10, . 
 
 844 
 
 
 Alexand< i 
 
 
 406. 
 
 Pleisthenes, 
 
 ::i 1 
 
 
 Pabnla [ncerta, 
 
 
 406. 
 
 Suppliees, 233-7, . 
 
 844 
 
 
 Antigone, 
 
 
 407. 
 
 PhosnissaB, 606, 
 
 846 
 
 
 
 
 498. 
 
 Alexander. 
 
 846 
 
 
 
 
 400. 
 
 . r )00. 
 
 [ph. Auli.leiisis, | p; 50, 
 
 Peliades, 
 
 846 
 846 
 
 
 
 
 601. 
 502 
 
 Hecnba, 204 :>, 
 
 Orestes, '."'7 L8, 
 
 846 
 
 846 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 60S. 
 
 Phoenisss, B68 • '>'>. . 
 
 846 
 
 664. 
 
 Supple- 
 
 
 604. 
 
 Archelaus, 
 
 846 
 
 
 
 
 505. 
 
 Brechtheus, . 
 
 848 
 
 
 
 
 606. 
 
 507. 
 
 Suppliees. 404-8, . 
 
 Pabnla [ncerta, 
 
 848 
 848 
 
 666. 
 
 Supplie. B, 01 1 7. . 
 
 
 508. 
 600. 
 
 510. 
 
 Pabula I ncerta, 
 
 < trestes, vi .>"> 7, 
 
 Aulid. [phigenia, 13S5-0 
 
 ::*s 
 848 
 86 » 
 
 — Sorrow — Joy — 7 
 
 611. 
 
 Dictys, . 
 
 860 
 
 Tl€SS. 
 
 
 512. 
 
 (Mvst.-s. 018-22, 
 
 860 
 
 
 Bellerophontea, 
 
 
 513. 
 
 Orestes, 696-701, . 
 
 350 
 
 ."..-.7. 
 
 Medea, LOO 208, 
 
 
 514. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 350 
 
 558. 
 
 [phigenia Tanrica, 688, 
 
 ::•'.♦ 
 
 515. 
 
 [on, B54-6, 
 
 360 
 
 559. 
 
 [phigenia Tanrica, 721 
 
 516. 
 
 Kleetia, 682, . 
 
 350 
 
 560. 
 
 Rhesus, 310 
 
 
 517. 
 
 PhomissaB, 406-7, . 
 
 350 
 
 661. 
 
 Peleus, . 
 
 
 518. 
 
 Heraclidn, 423-4, . 
 
 350 
 
 662. 
 
 (Enomaus, 
 
 . 364 
 
 510. 
 
 Ion, 605-6, 
 
 352 
 
 66a 
 
 Hecuba, 875 8, 
 
 . 366 
 
 520. 
 
 Helena. 276, . 
 
 352 
 
 664. 
 
 Hippolytus, 2 
 
 . 366 
 
 521. 
 
 [phigenio Aulidensis, 22 
 
 -7, 352 
 
 
 [phig. Aulid. i. 
 
 , 366 
 
 522. 
 
 [phigenia Aulidensis, 86 
 
 5-9, 352 
 
 
 Inll, '..71, 
 
 366 
 
 523. 
 
 Hecuba, 26 1 7, 
 
 352 
 
 667. 
 
 Andromeda, . 
 
 366 
 
 624. 
 
 Hecuba. 1199-201, . 
 
 352 
 
 568. 
 
 Andromeda, . 
 
 . 366 
 
 525. 
 
 Pabnla [ncerta, 
 
 352 
 
 560. 
 
 Orestes, 211-18, 
 
 366 
 
 526. 
 
 Phoenissae, 1015-8, . 
 
 352 
 
 570. 
 
 Orestes, 220-80, 
 
 366 
 
 527. 
 
 Temenidaa, 
 
 862 
 
 .'. , l . 
 
 Orestes, 282; . 
 
 366 
 
 528. 
 
 Phoenix, . 
 
 864 
 
 572. 
 
 [on, ::7s-so, . 
 
 . 368 
 
 529. 
 
 Bnpplices, 813, 
 
 B64 
 
 573. 
 
 Hercules Pun 
 
 . 368 
 
 530. 
 
 Bupplices, 342, 
 
 864 
 
 574. 
 
 Electro, 606, . 
 
 368 
 
 531. 
 
 [on, 673-6, 
 
 364 
 
 576. 
 
 Orestes, Bl 1 6, 
 
 368 
 
 532. 
 
 Hecnba, 864-7, 
 
 864 
 
 576. 
 
 Hippolytus, 701-2; 
 
 166 
 
 533. 
 
 Auliil. [phigenia, 373-5, 
 
 354 
 
 .'.77. 
 
 . 
 
 368 
 
 534. 
 
 Medea. 640 60, 
 
 864 
 
 
 [phig. Tanrica, lii^ 2". 
 
 
 535. 
 
 Orestes, ni5, 
 
 B64 
 
 .'•7'.'. 
 
 Bupplices, 468 4, . 
 
 B68 
 
 536. 
 
 Orestes, 523-5, 
 
 . 864 
 
 5S0. 
 
 Hercules Parens, 1291-3, 
 
 537. 
 
 Hippolytus, 088-0, . 
 
 . 864 
 
 681. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 368 
 
 538. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 
 5S2. 
 
 llerelll. - 
 
 368 
 
 539. 
 
 Philoctetes, 
 
 . 866 
 
 
 BeUerophontes, 
 
 
 540. 
 
 PhaSthon, 
 
 866 
 
 584. 
 
 Andromache, B61, . 
 
 
 541. 
 
 Bacchae, 270-1, 
 
 
 586. 
 
 Pabula [ncerta, 
 
 
 542 
 
 Me. lea. 320, . 
 
 B56 
 
 686. 
 
 Orestes, B40 L, 
 
 
 543 
 
 Melanippe, 
 
 . 356 
 
 
 Hecuba, 1226 7, 
 
 
 544 
 
 j£geUS, . 
 
 . 356 
 
 588. 
 
 Hecuba, L288 I 
 
 
 545 
 
 [phigenia Taurica, 070, 
 
 . 356 
 
 589. 
 
 Creephontes, . 
 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 xxi 
 
 NO. PACE 
 
 500. Alexander, . . .370 
 601. Jlolus, . . . . 3T0 
 592. .Eolus, . . . .370 
 608. Hercules Furens, 305-6, 370 
 
 594. Hippolytus Calyptomenus, 370 
 
 595. Troades, 604-5, . . 370 
 
 596. Iphigenia Taurica, 352-3, 370 
 
 597. Andromeda, . . .372 
 
 598. Alexander, . . .372 
 
 599. Helena, 272, . . .372 
 
 600. Telephus, . . .372 
 
 601. Alcmaeon, . . .372 
 
 602. Fabula Incerta, . . 372 
 
 603. CEdipus, .... 372 
 
 604. Orestes, 1552, . . 372 
 
 Concerning Poverty — Money 
 — Wealth — Rank. 
 
 619. 
 620. 
 
 605. Phoenissa?, 597, 
 
 606. Cressa?, . 
 
 607. Electra, 1131, 
 
 608. Medea, 561, 
 
 609. Helena, 665, 
 
 610. Supplices, 124, 
 
 611. Andromeda, 
 
 612. Orestes, 234, 
 
 613. Alcmaeon, 
 
 614. Antiope, 
 
 615. Helena, 27, 
 
 616. Antiope, 
 
 617. Alexander, 
 
 618. ^Eolus, . 
 Bellerophontes, 
 Philoctetes, 
 
 621. Medea,. 964, 
 
 622. Medea, 965, 
 
 623. Ino, 
 
 624. Electra, 427-31, 
 
 625. Andromeda, 
 
 626. Telephus, 
 
 627. Danae, . 
 
 628. Danae, . 
 
 629. Pleisthenes, 
 
 630. Polveidus, 
 
 631. Heraclidse, 747, 
 
 632. Helena, 417-9, 
 
 633. Ereehtheus, . 
 
 634. Phoenissa?., 439-40, 
 
 635. Phoenissa?, 442, 
 
 636. Polyeidus, 
 
 637. CEdipus, . 
 
 638. Cyclops, 312, . 
 
 639. Cyclops, 316-7, 
 
 640. Meleager, 
 
 641. Theseus, 
 
 372 
 372 
 372 
 372 
 372 
 372 
 372 
 372 
 374 
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 376 
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 378 
 378 
 378 
 378 
 378 
 378 
 378 
 378 
 378 
 378 
 378 
 378 
 
 642. iEolus, . 
 
 643. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 Concerning Ambition— Covetous- 
 ness — Selfishness. 
 
 644. Phoenissa?, 504-6, 
 
 645. Phoenissa?, 531-57, 
 
 646. Phoenissa?, 524-5, 
 
 647. Cyclops, 654, . 
 
 648. Medea, 86, 
 
 649. Peliades, 
 
 Concerning Truth — Untruth- 
 Hypocrisy — Talkativeness - 
 Eloquence. 
 
 PAOE 
 
 378 
 380 
 
 380 
 382 
 
 382 
 382 
 
 650. 
 651. 
 652. 
 653. 
 654. 
 655. 
 656. 
 657. 
 658. 
 659. 
 660. 
 661. 
 662. 
 663. 
 664. 
 665. 
 666. 
 667. 
 668. 
 669. 
 670. 
 671. 
 672. 
 
 Medea, 516-9, . 
 Medea, 580-1, . 
 Orestes, 236, . 
 Hecuba, 1187-94, . 
 Bellerophontes, 
 Electra, 1355, 
 Thyestes, 
 Hippolytus, 955-6, 
 Phoenissa?, 526, 
 Phoenissa?, 469-72, . 
 Aulid. Iphigenia, 1144-5 
 Hippolytus, 612, . 
 jEblus, . 
 Hippolytus, 486-7, 
 Heraelida?, 292-3, . 
 Ion, 585-6, 
 Orestes, 397, . 
 Alcmena, 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 Hercules Furens, 236-7, 
 Antiope, 
 Dictys, . 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 382 
 382 
 382 
 382 
 384 
 384 
 384 
 384 
 
 384 
 384 
 384 
 384 
 384 
 384 
 384 
 384 
 
 Concerning Discretion — Folly — 
 Caution — Silence — Talk — Hu- 
 mility — Pride — Arrogance — 
 Fame. 
 
 673. Ereehtheus, . 
 
 674. Antiope, 
 
 675. Antiope, 
 
 676. Hippolytus, 785, 
 
 677. Hippolytus, 916-20, 
 
 678. Ereehtheus, . 
 
 679. Diotvs, . 
 
 680. Baccha?, 902-11, 
 
 681. Baccha?, 386-99, 
 
 682. Medea, 807-10, 
 
 683. Medea, 542-4, 
 
 388 
 388 
 
 390 
 390 
 390 
 
XXII 
 
 CONTENTS, 
 
 NO. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 684. 
 
 Andromache, Bl 1 
 
 
 740. 
 
 Hippolytus. 1111-0 
 
 . 168 
 
 085. 
 
 (Edipus, . 
 
 B90 
 
 711. 
 
 Phceni 
 
 . 400 
 
 CSC. 
 
 Bfelanippe, 
 
 B92 
 
 742. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 400 
 
 687. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 892 
 
 
 Polyeidus, 
 
 4C0 
 
 CSS. 
 
 Helena, 768 i. 
 
 
 744. 
 
 Hippolytus, 
 
 400 
 
 689. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 
 7t.Y 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 •01 
 
 690. 
 
 Phaethon, 
 
 
 746. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 HI 
 
 691. 
 
 [phigenia Taurica, 907 s 
 
 
 717. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 Mj 
 
 692. 
 
 Supplices, 459 61, . 
 
 
 748. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 402 
 
 69S. 
 
 [no, 
 
 ::!••_• 
 
 7 19, 
 
 Rhadamanthusj 
 
 m 
 
 694. 
 
 Alcmena, 
 
 892 
 
 750. 
 
 1 1 . i i. Lidss, $00 l. 
 
 Ml 
 
 696. 
 
 Auliilmsis [phigenia, 1 1 
 
 84, 394 
 
 751. 
 
 Andromache, [89 90, . 402 
 
 696. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 894 
 
 
 1. .ii. 680 7, 
 
 . 404 
 
 697. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 394 
 
 
 Hecub 
 
 404 
 
 698. 
 
 (Edipua, . 
 
 B94 
 
 7:. 1. 
 
 Troadi 
 
 404 
 
 699. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 894 
 
 
 
 404 
 
 700. 
 
 Orestes, 688-9, 
 
 B94 
 
 
 
 
 Till. 
 
 Orestes, 640 L, 
 
 ::«.tl 
 
 
 Concern i a <j Envy. 
 
 To-.-. 
 7<>:;. 
 704. 
 706. 
 706. 
 707. 
 
 Cressae, . 
 Hecuba, 627 8, 
 Fabula incerta, 
 
 Ion. 646 7. 
 Medea, 598 9, - 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 894 
 394 
 
 390 
 396 
 390 
 
 750. 
 
 7 "-7. 
 758. 
 759. 
 
 760. 
 
 Phoenix, . . . 404 
 
 Belleropbontes, 
 
 Fabula [ncerta. . 404 
 
 [phigenia Auliaenaig, 
 
 Ino, . . .404 
 
 708. 
 709. 
 
 710. 
 711. 
 
 Philoctetes, . 
 Hippolytus, 465, 
 Aulid. [phigenia, 979-80 
 Rhesus, 488, . 
 
 390 
 390 
 390 
 
 396 
 
 Concern inn Industry'— Permvet- 
 ance — Resolution • 
 
 Cowardice — War — At* 
 
 712. 
 
 Hippolytus, 517, . 
 
 390 
 
 
 ^j"n i>. 
 
 
 713. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 390 
 
 761. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 . 404 
 
 714. 
 
 Peleus, . 
 
 390 
 
 762. 
 
 Archelaua, 
 
 40C 
 
 715. 
 
 Seyrias, . 
 
 390 
 
 7C3. 
 
 Archelatts, 
 
 . 4M 
 
 716. 
 
 [phigenia Auli.l., 602 3, 
 
 396 
 
 704. 
 
 Rhesus, 102-8, 
 
 406 
 
 717. 
 
 JSolus, . 
 
 396 
 
 765. 
 
 Cressaa, . 
 
 406 
 
 71^. 
 
 PhcenisssB, 782, 
 
 390 
 
 766. 
 
 Cressae. . 
 
 . 406 
 
 719. 
 
 Troades, 384, . 
 
 39S 
 
 7.17. 
 
 Brechtheus, . 
 
 406 
 
 720. 
 
 Pirithotis, 
 
 398 
 
 768. 
 
 [xion, 
 
 . 406 
 
 721. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 398 
 
 709. 
 
 Licymnius, 
 
 . 406 
 
 722. 
 
 (Eneus, . 
 
 398 
 
 77n. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 Ml 
 
 723. 
 
 Rhesus, 382, . 
 
 398 
 
 771. 
 
 [phigenia Taurica, 
 
 
 724. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 398 
 
 772. 
 
 Archelatts, 
 
 408 
 
 Tii.'j. 
 
 Andromeda, . 
 
 398 
 
 77.T 
 
 Archelaua, 
 
 . Ml 
 
 726. 
 
 Helena. 319-20, 
 
 398 
 
 771. 
 
 Bellerophontea, 
 
 . 408 
 
 727. 
 
 Telephus, 
 
 398 
 
 77*>. 
 
 Helena, 852-4, 
 
 . 408 
 
 728. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 
 77C. 
 
 Rhesus, 245-8, 
 
 . 408 
 
 729. 
 
 [phigenia Taurica, 1479 
 
 
 iii. 
 
 Archelaua, 
 
 408 
 
 730. 
 
 [phigenia Aulidensis, 92 
 
 1 1. 398 
 
 77- 
 
 Electra, BO l. . 
 
 . 408 
 
 731. 
 
 Phoenissae, 267-8, . 
 
 
 77".». 
 
 Telephus, 
 
 . 40S 
 
 782. 
 
 Temenid®, 
 
 
 780 
 
 Teraenidis, 
 
 . 408 
 
 733. 
 
 Phoenissae, i 21, 
 
 
 7-1. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 Ml 
 
 734. 
 
 Antiope, 
 
 400 
 
 782. 
 
 < tlfstrs, r.;'4, . 
 
 . 408 
 
 7:;.".. 
 
 Fabula [ncerta, 
 
 4".. 
 
 
 Electra, 010, . 
 
 . 4<iS 
 
 736. 
 
 Biicch», 429-30, 
 
 400 
 
 784. 
 
 Alopa, 
 
 . 408 
 
 787. 
 
 Bacchse, 641, . 
 
 400 
 
 7-". 
 
 Fabul 
 
 . 408 
 
 738. 
 
 Phoenissae, 722-3, . 
 
 4<>0 
 
 
 . . 
 
 408 
 
 739. 
 
 Fabula Incerta, 
 
 400 
 
 7-7. 
 
 [phigenia Tai 
 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 NO. PAGE 
 
 788. Temenidse, . . .410 
 
 f89. Helena, 1151-7, . . 410 
 
 790. Temenidee, . . .410 
 
 791. Archelaiis, . . . 410 
 
 79-2. Rhesus, 510-1, . . 410 
 
 N>3. Eeraelidse, 684, . . 410 
 
 794. Heraclidie, 722, . . 410 
 
 795. Supplices, 849-52, . . 410 
 
 796. Andromache, 693-698, . 412 
 
 797. Hercules Furens, 162-4, 412 
 
 798. Hercules Furens, 190-204, 412 
 
 799. Phoenissae, 509-10, . . 412 
 
 800. Phoenissae, 515-7, . . 414 
 
 801. Helena. 950-1, . . 414 
 
 802. Hypsipyle, . . . 414 
 
 803. Helena, 811, . . .414 
 
 804. Telephus, . . .414 
 
 805. Phcenissae, 726, . . 414 
 
 806. Phoenissae, 727, . . 414 
 
 807. Phcenissae, 731, . . 414 
 
 808. Phoenissae, 745, . . 414 
 
 809. Phcenissae, 746-7, . . 414 
 
 810. Phoenissae, 270-1, . . 414 
 
 811. Fabula Incerta, . . 414 
 
 812. Erechtheus, . . . 414 
 
 813. Erechtheus, . . .416 
 
 814. Heraclidae, 390-2, . . 416 
 
 815. Phoenissae, 154-5, . . 416 
 
 816. Meleager, . . .416 
 
 817. Phoenissae, 599, . . 416 
 
 818. Autolycus, . . .416 
 
 819. Fabula Incerta, . . 418 
 
 Concerning Medicine. 
 
 820. Fabula Incerta, . . 418 
 
 821. Fabula Incerta, . . 418 
 
 Concerning Novelty. 
 
 822. Cyclops, 250, . . .418 
 
 Concerning Modesty. 
 
 823. Hippolytus, 431-2, 
 
 824. Erechtheus, . 
 
 825. Orestes, 1162, 
 
 826. Cresphontes, . 
 
 827. Hippolytus, 106, . 
 
 418 
 418 
 418 
 418 
 418 
 
 Concerning Integrity — Righteous- 
 ness — Justice — Fair-play — Re- 
 tribution. 
 
 828. Phoenissae, 499-502, . 420 
 
 829. Antiope, . . .420 
 
 830. Fabula Incerta, . . 420 
 
 831. Electra, 953-6, . . 420 
 
 832. Fabula Incerta, . . 420 
 
 833. Fabula Incerta, . . 420 
 
 NO. 
 
 834. Hippolytus, 1047, . 
 
 FACE 
 
 422 
 
 835. Bellerophontes, 
 
 422 
 
 836. Ino, .... 
 
 422 
 
 837. Helena, 1030-1, 
 
 422 
 
 838. Electra, 943-4, 
 
 422 
 
 839. Phoenix, .... 
 
 422 
 
 840. Hecuba, 1250-1, . 
 
 422 
 
 841. (Eclipus, . 
 
 422 
 
 842. Hecuba, 844-5, 
 
 422 
 
 843. Heraclidae, 179-80, 
 
 422 
 
 844. ^Jolus, . 
 
 422 
 
 845. Iph. Aulidensis, 1013, 
 
 424 
 
 Concerning Patience — Resigna- 
 
 tion — A nger — Despair — Hope. 
 
 846. Dictys, . 
 
 424 
 
 847. Theseus, 
 
 424 
 
 848. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 424 
 
 849. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 424 
 
 850. (Enomaus, 
 
 424 
 
 851. Alcestis, 1078, 
 
 426 
 
 852. Philoctetes, . 
 
 426 
 
 853. Temenidae, . 
 
 426 
 
 854. Protesilaiis, . 
 
 426 
 
 855. Ion, 1385-88, . 
 
 426 
 
 856. Medea, 319-20, 
 
 426 
 
 857. ^olus, . 
 
 426 
 
 858. Ino, 
 
 426 
 
 859. Antigone, 
 
 426 
 
 860. Medea, 1080, . 
 
 426 
 
 861. Auge, 
 
 426 
 
 862. Medea, 1018, . 
 
 426 
 
 863. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 426 
 
 864. Helena, 254, . 
 
 426 
 
 865. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 426 
 
 866. Archelaiis, 
 
 428 
 
 867. Hercules Furens, 101-6, 
 
 428 
 
 868. Helena, 339-40, 
 
 428 
 
 869. Helena, 346-7, 
 
 428 
 
 870. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 428 
 
 871. Protesilaiis, . 
 
 . 428 
 
 872. Ino, 
 
 428 
 
 Concerning Pity— Sympathy 
 
 
 Kindness — Harshness. 
 
 
 873. Electra, 290-1, 
 
 . 428 
 
 874. Electra, 294-6, 
 
 . 428 
 
 875. Auge, . 
 
 . 428 
 
 876. Orestes, 706-7, 
 
 . 428 
 
 877. Erechtheus, . 
 
 . 430 
 
 878. Iphigenia Taurica, 1472, 
 
 430 
 
 Concerning Education 
 
 
 879. Falso Citata, . 
 
 . 430 
 
 880. Fabula Incerta, 
 
 . 430 
 
 881. Hecuba, 592-602, . 
 
 . 430 
 
ERRATUM. 
 P. 381, 1. 14 ; for equiposed read equipoised 
 
jESCHYLUS. 
 
 h — 
 
 :h^ 
 
 '^S* 
 
 -5 
 
 •*!■■ 
 
.EseiiYi.r.s. 
 
 1. Atos 't'/Lepos OVK evOrjpdTOS ctv^Otj' 
 irdvra rot (jiXeycOet k&v CT/COTO) 
 
 fieXaiva £vv rv\a 
 
 /lepoirecrcrt Aao/V 
 7rt7TT€6 8' acrr/xzAes ot5S' €7rt vwtw, 
 Kopvcjya A109 et KpavOrj irpdypa reXetov 
 SavXol yap 7rpa7r[8u>v 8acr/aot re Teivovcrtv iropoi 
 
 KOLTL&eLV a^pttCTTOL' 
 
 LdTrreL 8' e/WtSoji/ 
 d<£' v\pL7rvpyu)v 7rav<j)\eLS fiporovs, 
 [iiav 8' ovTis l>07rAi^et 
 
 rav aVoii/ov 8ai/xovtW* fxvrjfiov avw (frpovrj/id tto)? 
 auro#ei/ l^tTrpa^tv epiras kSpdv<av ck// ayvwv. 
 
 2. ToV Vlf69eV (TK07TUV €7Tl(TK07r €L. 
 (j)v\aKOL TToXvTTOVWV 
 
 ftporwv, ol to?<; TreXas TrpocnjptvoL 
 StKas ov Tvy\dvovcnv Ivvopov 
 pkvei rot Zrjvos lktiov kotos 
 SvcnrapdOeXKTOS Tradovros oI'ktols. 
 
jESCIIYLUS. 
 
 GOD. 
 
 1. The will of God is hard to understand. The 
 fortunes of men are enveloped in darkness ; but the 
 darkness to Him is as the light of noonday. What- 
 soever He shall have decreed, will most surely come 
 to pass. The ways of His thoughts are as the 
 passages in a wood thick with leaves, through the 
 which one seeth but a little way. From His seat 
 in the heavens He striketh at mortals to their de- 
 struction. And no man lifteth up his hand to 
 violence, unobserved of Him. Though His dwelling 
 is far above, yet even from thence He looketh down, 
 and punisheth iniquity. 
 
 2. Have thru regard to Him that watcheth on 
 high, and is the protector of the unhappy, such as 
 come with supplication to their brethren, and fail to 
 obtain justice. For the wrath of Him that heareth 
 the cry of the suppliant abideth long, neither is it 
 appeased by the sufferings of the guilty. 
 
i MSCUYLTJS. 
 
 3. Ovk dyvoet Geos tovs Trap 1 rjfjuv dOktovi, 
 
 OLOHTIV €V ^€l.fJH?)(rt V'aVTiX(s)V Slkiju 
 
 o-TpofiovpeQ y ' 6i Si \pr) rv\€.7.v crbyrrjpi 
 (r/iLKpov ykvotr dv cnrcpimTos /ikyas —vOjj.,jv. 
 
 4. T i2 Zeu, irdrep Zeu, crov jilv aWtpos K/NXT09* 
 
 cry 8' epy kirovpaviow re K<iv9f)(oir(<)v 6p&$ 
 Xe(i)pyd Ku.dkfiiCTTa' crol S' ap\ <Z H<XT€p } 
 kolI Qr)pi(av vpp&S re ko! Slkyj pAXet. 
 
 5. AoAo/x^Ttv dirdrav Qeou rts' di/vyp ^-i/aros dAl5£«; 
 tls o Kpanrvo) tto81 iriqSripaTOS €V7T€tol'S dvda- 
 
 crcov ; 
 <ptX6<^>p(j)v yap wapacraLveL flporlv eis dpKvas 
 
 "Arae, 
 To9ev ovk €o~tlv vtt€k ^rvarav dXv^avra (pvyelv. 
 
 6. Geo? kv kolkolctl rav apayavov 
 k(xk yaXeirds 8vas vTrepQ 1 oppdrmv 
 Kprj pvapevav vecj)e\av opuot. 
 
 7. Ata Gecov 7roA.tv vepopeO' dSdparov, 
 
 Svapevewv 3' 6\Xov irvpyos d—oo-Teyet. 
 
 8. T H TOL \pOV(0 7T0V KVpLU) T kv t)j'kpa 
 
 Qeovs drt((i)v rts fiporuv 8ojcret Slktjv. 
 
 9. 'Avrjp voptfov ovSapov Oeo»\ ~< V ' v/hv, 
 kv rat? 'Avdyjoys Sikti'ois ~ot" e "fcrar 
 A.rrcucri. TaTav Oiyxn'or tc irpo(TKVVU)V. 
 
jESCHYLUS. 5 
 
 3. God knoweth that the miserable among men 
 are tossed to and fro in trouble, like as sailors in a 
 stormy sea ; but, if it be His will that we be saved, 
 a great root shall spring from out a little seed. 
 
 4. God, our Father, Thou art ruler in the sky ; 
 Thou regardest the doings of the celestials, and the 
 wickedness of men ; Thou dost look, Father, to 
 the good and evil deeds even of the beasts of the field. 
 
 5. What mortal man shall elude the craft and 
 subtlety of God 1 who is he that with swiftness of 
 foot shall overleap it ? for with soft words it draweth 
 on mortals into the toils of destruction from the 
 which there is no escaping. 
 
 6. God can lift from off our eyes the darkest 
 cloud of sorrow. 
 
 7. It is by the help of the Gods that we dwell in 
 a free city, and that our walls are proof against an 
 enemy. 
 
 8. He that slighteth the Gods shall in due time 
 pay the penalty. 
 
 9. He that in prosperity saith l There be no 
 Gods,' shall one day be found within the toils of 
 the Inevitable, and will lift up his voice to Earth 
 and Heaven in prayer. 
 
G MSCHYLU8. 
 
 10. "K(FTt KCMC TTToXiflOV T€ipOfA€VOtS 
 
 f$b)fils ' A /> // (f*vyd(ri 
 pVflOL f &at,fJLOV(i)V <rif3a?. 
 
 1 1. Zeis Iittiv aWi]p y Zeis <$€ yv}, Zeis 8' orpavls 
 rcat Zeis ra iravra } x u ' )Tl T ^> 1 '^ vircpTCpov, 
 
 12. x I r evSijyope?,v rot to (rrn/i ovk 6iri<rrarat 
 
 to Aeov, dAAa Tray eVos reAet it ore. 
 
 13. "Evtfrrj/Aov ijfxap ov irpiirti KaK<iyye\<o 
 yXuicrcrrj fiiawtiV ^(opls rj rc/ii] Gewv. 
 
 11. Autos /3poTot(TLV aiTiav <f>vei Geos, 
 oVav KaKC)crai Swpa 7ra/x7ryJ8ryv S-eA^. 
 
 15. 0eocm;y^Tor ax 6 '- 
 
 fiporo)v dri/JnoOev o")(eTai yeros' 
 o-e/3ei yap oi't6S to oV'crc/^Aes Geo^. 
 
 1G. Tpa^vs kgu 7rap ? kavrm 
 to Sikcllov e'^et Zeus. 
 
 17. Ot 7rpO(TKVVOUVT€S T1JV ' A8pOUTT€Lai> (TO<f)OL. 
 
 18. KAret koAouvtos kou ~p6(ro)9ev tav Geos. 
 
 19. Ba/JVS €7T€0~Ti Zrjvos Ik€(TLOV kotos. 
 
 20. Ei'to/Dia^ai' rou IlaTpos Aoyoi-s fiapv. 
 
 21. T Hrot 7roAe/xtos Seuvs os Geoi<s crefiet. 
 
 22. Kpetcrcrwi' ye irvpyov /3a>/,ios, apprjKTOV (raKoi. 
 
 23. "Attuvtczs €\6povs TWV Gewi/ ?)you ttA'ov. 
 
/ 
 
 jESCHYLUS. 7 
 
 10. The altar of God is a sure refuge even to 
 men that flee from an enemy in battle. 
 
 1 1 . God is sky, and earth, and heaven ; and God 
 is everything ; and if there be ought further, God is 
 that also. 
 
 1 2. God cannot lie ; whatsoever He speaketh, 
 that will He in due time briug to pass. 
 
 13. See that thou pollute not a holy day with 
 the bringing of evil tidings ; for that agreeth not 
 with the honour due unto the Gods. 
 
 1 4. When God is bent upon a man's destruction, 
 He maketh him to deserve it. 
 
 15. They, whom the Gods abhor, perish quickly 
 out of the way ; for no one honoureth whom the 
 Gods love not. 
 
 16. God is stern, and administereth justice as 
 seemeth right in His own eyes. 
 
 17. They are wise that in the day of prosperity 
 deprecate the jealousy of God. 
 
 18. Though God is far away, yet He heareth all 
 that call upon Him. 
 
 19. The wrath of God is heavy upon him that ]/ ^ 
 listeneth not to a suppliant. 
 
 20. It is a terrible thing to slight the commands 
 of the Father. 
 
 21. That enemy is to be feared that feareth God. 
 
 22. The altar of God is better than a tower, and 
 is to the suppliant as an impenetrable shield. 
 
 23. Make thou enemies of any rather than of the 
 Gods. 
 
8 ASSCIIYLUS. 
 
 24. Oi58ets 7recj)VK€ nXijv Aios y' kXevOtpos. 
 
 25. Ov flVpV kv (TT€pVOt(TL Tpav/iar av Xafitov 
 
 ^vrjcTKOi Tt9, €t fifj rkp/ia avvrpkyoi fitov 
 ov8' kv o-rkyrj rts ypevos 7rap J kcrrta 
 <f)€vy€L rt fxdXXov rov 7r€7rpo)ii€vov fiopov. 
 
 26. Ov rot crv, T<oSe xpw/ievos 8io s a<rKoiX.(i) y 
 7T/305 Kevrpa kloXov eKTevet?, opwv OTL 
 rpa)(vs fwvapyos ovS 1 V7rev9vvos Kparel. 
 
 27. OvO 1 V7TOKXatli)V, OvO 1 V7ToXeLf3(DV, 
 
 ovre 8aKpv(Dv, dirvpuyv lepiov 
 
 opyas drevecs TrapaOkX^ei. 
 
 28. Ov8' els av €K(j)vyoL ye rrjv Treirpu>ixkvi]v. 
 
 29. Tk)(yrj y 'AvdyKtjs dcrOevecrrkpa fiaKpui. 
 
 30. To rrjs 'AvdyKrjs 'ivr dSrjpLTOv cr8kvo$. 
 
 31. Movos Qetov rot Qdvaros ov ftwptov kpa. 
 OV& OLV TL ^V(OV oi>8' kiTivirkvouiv Xdflois. 
 ovB 1 ecrn /?gj/x6s ovde TraaovL^erat' 
 [xovov $e UeiOu) Aai/wvwv uirocrrarct. 
 
 32. To popo-ijxov rot rov r kXtvOepov pevti 
 koX rov 7rpbs dXXrjs SecnroroxipLtvov \tpos. 
 
JESCH1LUS. 9 
 
 24. No one is free to do his own pleasure, sav- 
 ing God alone. 
 
 FATE. 
 
 25. Though a man be wounded in the breast 
 with wounds innumerable, yet will he not die, if 
 his course be as yet unrun ; neither will one 
 escape his appointed death, though he be sitting 
 by his own fireside. 
 
 26. If thou wilt follow my counsel, thou wilt 
 not kick against the pricks ; for He that ruleth 
 above is a stern ruler, and giveth account to none. 
 
 27. Neither by lamentation, nor by offering, nor 
 by tears, wilt thou soothe the exceeding anger of the 
 Powers whose sacrifice is untouched of fire. 
 
 28. No man shall escape his appointed lot. 
 
 29. Ingenuity is far weaker than Necessity. 
 
 30. The might of Necessity is a might invincible. 
 
 DEATH— THE EUMENIDES— THE HYMN OF THE EUMENIDES 
 —MURDER— SHEDDING OF KINDRED BLOOD -REMORSE- 
 RET ALIATION- RETRIBUTION— EXPERIENCE. 
 
 31. Alone of the Gods, Death desireth no gifts • 
 neither wilt thou gain him over by sacrifice or liba- 
 tion ; he hath no altar, nor is he honoured with the 
 singing of hymns ; and on him alone of all divinities 
 Persuasion hath no power. 
 
 32. Golden lads and lasses must 
 
 Like chimney-sweepers come to dust. 
 
10 JEBCHYLVS. 
 
 33. Kctvov fiovov o/Jt' 6\/3i(rai xpeiov. 8s av 
 
 fJlOV reXevn'jirij y lv €V€OTol ( I^X,j. 
 
 34. [IaiTCOS ap 1 6KTIV Ol Kara yOuvhs 0coJ 
 Xafieiv dfxeivnvs \epirlv y p^edtevat. 
 
 85. '12? ov Sikgucos QavaTov eyOovo-i fiporol, 
 
 0(T7T€p /ley' eCTT io.fJLd TO)V 7ToXXo)V K(lK0)V. 
 
 3G. Movos (TV, OdVaTe, ra)i/ avqKeartov kcj.kmv 
 tarpos' dXyos &' ovoev a/rrerat veKpdv. 
 
 37. "Os /xt) iroOel (rjv /cat ^avetv ^eSot^' a/xa, 
 TOi/8 1 oi're ptpveiv dve/xos ovr eKirXelv hi. 
 
 38. To rot ^-avetV eXevOepovrai (jaXatdKriov KaKwv. 
 
 39. TV 7TOT€ KdXoV ffiv fitOTOV OS Xv7TaS (fjepet \ 
 
 40. Biov irovqpov S-dVaros evKXeecrrepos. 
 
 41. ©aveti/ /SpOTOLcn 7rrjfJLaT(i)v aTraXXayr). 
 
 42. ^AttAous rts oi/xos ecr#' 09 eis Ai'Sou (f>epeL. 
 43 rtyro/xei/atcrtF ec/>' a/xiv eKpavdrj 
 
 aOavarmv aireyeiv ^epas, oi>Se tis ecrTt 
 
 cr-u^Satrcop peraKotvos' 
 
 waXXevKWV 8e 7T€7rAa)y apboupos povva erv)(6rjv' 
 
 Siopbdnov yap elXopav 
 
 dvarpoirds' orav' Aprjs TiOacris (*v (fatXov eXrj, 
 
 eirirovws Stopevat Kparepuv ovra izep opois 
 
 pavpovpev veoaipov. 
 
 HwevSopLeva S' dcjyeXetv rcvd rdcrSe pepipvas. 
 
 Oeuv 5' dreXetav epaicrt Xltolls eiriKpaivciVj 
 
 parfb^ els dyKpMTiv lX0e.lv — 
 
 Zevs yap atparo^vprov izdv eOvos ToSe Xecr^as 
 
JBSCHYLUS. 11 
 
 33. Hold him alone for happy, that shall have 
 ended his days in prosperity. 
 
 34. More ready are the Gods below 
 To catch a grip than to let go. 
 
 35. How unjustly do men abhor Death, seeing 
 that He is the healer of all sorrow. 
 
 36. Thou alone, Death, art the healer of 
 sorrow ; for anguish cannot lay hold upon the dead. 
 
 37. He that hath no desire for life, and is withal 
 afraid to die, is as a mariner that careth not to stay 
 in port, and feareth to put out to sea. 
 
 38. It is Death that liberateth from distress and 
 trouble. 
 
 39. Wherein is it a good thing to cling unto a 
 life that is fraught with trouble ? 
 
 40. To die is nobler than to live on in iniquity. 
 
 41. Death unto men is the liberation from 
 trouble. 
 
 42. It is a road without a turning, that leadeth 
 to the grave. 
 
 43. To me and to my sisters this lot was given 
 at our birth, that we should hold aloof from the 
 
12 MSCHTLUS. 
 
 d§ aTrrj^iAocraTO — 
 
 pdXa yap ovv dXopAva dvtKaOev ftapvirarTj 
 
 Karac^pu) 7ro8uS OLKflOLV — (T(j>aXepd yap Taw- 
 
 Spopois 
 KO)Xa — 8v(j(j)npou drav 
 
 fio£<u t dvofxov Kal pAX' V7T* alOkpi crepval 
 TttKO/xevat Kara yav pxvvQovviv drip-ot 
 d/xerepcus e</)oSois /zeAavei/xocru', opyijvpoh r 
 
 €7TL<fi96vOlS 7To86s. 
 
 Ul7TT(j)v 8' ovk oi&ev too vk dfypovi Xvp.a' 
 
 TOiOV 67TI KV£(^aS dvSpl pVO-OS 7T€7TOTaTat, 
 
 kolI Svofapdv rtv' d^Xvv Kara Soj/xaros avodrai 
 
 itoXvvtovos cadres' 
 /xevet yap' evprjyavoi 81 Kal reXeiot. KaKujv 
 
 T€ pLV7]pL0V€S. CTC/XVat 
 
 Kal 8vonrapv i yopoi /3pOTOLS, 
 
 drip? arUra 8to/x€vat 
 
 Xd^r] Qetov 8iyoo-TarovvT 
 
 dvaXto) AdVa, 8vo~o8ott a tiraXa 
 
 8epKopL€VOLo-L Kal SvcroppaTOLS 6pu)s. 
 
 Tt's ovv TaS' ov\ antral re /cat SeSoiKei' ftpOTtov, 
 
 ipiov kXvcov ^reo~pov 
 
 TOV pLOLpOKpaVTOV €K 0€o3v 
 
 8o6ivra reXeov ] eVi 8e pLOi 
 yepas TraXaiuv^ ov8' 
 dr tpias Kvpto, Katirep V7rb \66va 
 rd^iv 'i^ovcra Kal 8vo~dXiov /cv€c/>a§. 
 
JUSCHYLUS. 13 
 
 immortals, and that none should sit with us at 
 banquet. And white raiment is never on our limbs ; 
 for we choose the ruin of a house, whensoever a 
 kinsman falleth in domestic strife ; we pursue the 
 murderer at full speed, and, be he never so strong, we 
 wither his strength while the blood is yet fresh upon 
 his hands. And we desire no other Power to inter- 
 meddle with these matters, and we keep the blood- 
 guilty away from the arbitrament of the Gods ; for 
 the Father will not be entreated of such as have shed 
 blood. And the proud thoughts of men that rise up 
 to the stars are humbled and laid low, when we 
 draw near in our black raiment, with the measured 
 tread of our avenging feet. For from afar we swoop 
 down with a heavy leap upon the guilty, and though 
 they run with speed, we trip up their footsteps and 
 lay them in the dust. And when a man is now 
 a-falling, he seeth it not in his blind foolishness ; for 
 a mist, engendered of crime, danceth before his 
 eyes, and in his dwelling a thick darkness abideth. 
 For we, the dread Sisters, are quick to anger, and 
 we execute vengeance ; we forget not the wickedness 
 of the blood-guilty ; our gloomy rites are celebrated 
 apart, and in darkness, and are abhorred of the 
 living and the dead. Who is there of mortals that 
 is not rilled with fear and reverence, when he heareth 
 of the lot assigned to me of the Gods ? My honour 
 is of ancient days, although my dwelling is in the 
 darkness under ground. 
 
14 /ESCHYLU8. 
 
 44. Ewv8iJcaioj riooucO' i 
 
 tot //-€r Kavapas YCtpas irpoviixovi* 
 
 orris &f>€pTT€l fiTjiis d<l> riUL&V. 
 
 acivrjs o 1 ai<3va ototYvc^ 
 
 turns 8' aAirctfv 
 
 X&pas (f>ovlas ImKpvirret^ 
 
 pdprvpes opOal rotcrt S-cii'oPmi/ 
 
 rrapoytyvopevat irpaKTOpes cu/zaros 
 
 ai>T(£ TeAeoj? tcj>dvr]fJi€V. 
 
 45. '0 Kvpcras fSapecov TOVTtav 
 ovk ol&ev odzv TrXrjyal [iiorov 
 
 to, yap ck 7rpoT€po)v d-XaK'/jp.ard viv 
 7rpos TacrS' aVayet, ariy&v r oXeOpos 
 teal /xeya c^wvovvt 
 e)(9pais opyats dpaOvvec. 
 
 46. Meya rot SiWtcu 
 TTori't 'E/nvi>s 7rapd r ddavdrois 
 tols ^' vttu youav, 7re/)t r' dvOpwiroiv 
 cf)avepQ>s reXkios 8icnrpacr(rov(riv 
 Tots /xer doiSds, rots S' a? 8o.Kpvo)V 
 (3lov dpfiXto—lv Trapkyov&ai. 
 
 47. Tovto rot Aa^oN Scavrata 
 
 MoTp' t7T€KXo)Cr€V epL7Te8o)S 6^(€IV, 
 
 SVvaTtov roTcm' avrovpytai £vfl7r€cru)criv pdraioi. 
 rots o/xaprefr, o<pp J uv yur vrreXOy &ava>v 8' or* 
 ayay IXtvQtpos. 
 
JSSCHTLUS. 15 
 
 44. We sisters are judges of right and wrong. 
 Against him that hath clean hands our anger 
 moveth not, and he passeth his days in peace ; but, 
 when a transgressor staineth his hands with secret 
 blood, we espouse the cause of the slain, and avenge 
 upon his murderer the shedding of blood. 
 
 45. He that incurreth the anger of these sisters, 
 evil falleth upon him, and he knoweth not whence it 
 cometh. For the sins of his fathers drive him into 
 their hands, and, though he call never so loud, a still 
 and sure destruction brin^eth him to nought. 
 
 46. The Lady Erinnys is highly esteemed among 
 the Gods in heaven and the Gods beneath the earth ; 
 and with her sisters She is seen to execute her will \s* 
 in her dealings with men, for to some She bringeth 
 joy and singing, and to others a life of darkness and 
 sorrow. 
 
 47. Remorseless destiny hath assigned unto the 
 Sisters this eternal duty, that they should pursue 
 after the murderer of a kinsman until he be dead, 
 and buried under ground ; and even in death he is 
 not freed from their pursuit. 
 
1G 4SSCIIYLUS. 
 
 48. Tlopdovjikviov [xlv Ik 86[l(OV to>v ^rj/xdrtav, 
 yevoiT av dXXa ktt](Tlov Aig$ yaptv 
 
 Koi, yXtocrcra ro^evcro.cra fir) rd Kafpta, 
 yevoiTo /jlvOov fivOos 9.V ^eXKTi'jpios' 
 O7T0)5 8' ofxaifxov aljia /jl-ij yeinjirerac, 
 Set Kapra §vclv koi irtdtlv ^e^.Krrjpia 
 Qeoio-L 7ToXXols 7roAA.a ? Trrjfiovris a/co?. 
 
 49. "Oi/ei cn> /<et rts aAAos ry Xirev ftporiov 
 
 rj Geov 7) £evov rtv dcre/^wv i) ro/ceas cf)i\ovs, 
 tyovQ 1 tKacTTCV rrjs StK'qs kird^ia. 
 Meyas yap " AlStjs karlv evOvvos fiporow 
 evepOe xdovos, SeXroypd^co 8e irdvT e7ra>7r£ 
 cppevi. 
 
 50. At' atfJLar kKiroOkvd 1 vwu \9ovos rpo^ov 
 titols <j)6vos 7T€7rr]yev ov ScappvSav. 
 ^\iaXyr)s dra 8ia<j)€p€L rbv aiTiov 
 7ravapK€Tas vocrov f3pve.iv. 
 
 QtyOVTL 8' OVTl WfJL<t>LK(x)V €()G)AtW 
 CtKOS, TTOpOL T€ 7TaVT€S €K /ZiaS 6SoV 
 
 /3a[vovT€S rov xepop.vcrq 
 cfyovov Kadaipeiv tacn fxarav. 
 
 51. MeAavcuyis ovk 
 elcri 86/jlovs 'Eptvvs, orav Ik x*P<*>v 
 Qeol ^va-cav Se^wvrat. 
 
 52. 2ra£et kv virno irpu KapSlas 
 fjLvrjcriTnyjuDV 7rovos. kou 
 
 Trap aKOvras i)X9e croj^povetv. 
 
jESCHTLUS. 17 
 
 48. When money is stolen from a house, other 
 money may come, if God so will it ; if a word be 
 spoken amiss, another word spoken may set aright 
 the matter ; but, for fear kindred blood be spilt, 
 there is need of prayer and sacrifice, to keep away 
 the stain that cannot be wiped out. 
 
 49. If any man sin a sin against Gocl, or against 
 a friend, or against a parent, he shall assuredly meet 
 with his reward ; for the Ruler of the underworld 
 is the Judge of men, and on the tablet of His 
 heart all our deeds are written. 
 
 50. When blood hath been spilt upon the ground, 
 there remaineth a stain ineffaceable that calleth for 
 vengeance. As for lost maidenhood there is no 
 remedy, so all the rivers of the world will not 
 wash away blood. 
 
 51. The gloomy Erinnys entereth not his house, 
 from whose hand the Gods receive sacrifice. 
 
 52. Even in sleep the heart throbbeth with the 
 memory of sin, and repentance cometh even to the 
 obdurate. 
 
 B 
 
18 .ESC11YLUS. 
 
 [)?>. AJfia \afidl SvcrayKOfJLKrrov 
 
 TO 8i€f)OU 1T€OOI \Vfl€VOV Ob\€TOLi, 
 
 54. 'Av^pos 3' €7retO(xi^ (ilji avcunracrn govts 
 
 a7ra£ ^avoyTos, ov ns €ctt' avdcrrafrts". 
 
 55. Tt Si] Xvrpov 7T€(70VTOS CUfMLTOS 1TC& 
 
 56. 7 Av#' aifxaros ra Trayr' dy e.Kyeai<$ /jAtyjv. 
 
 57. Tov7rt yai/ 7reo~ou U7ra£ ^avacrifxov 
 irpoirdpoid' dvSpus fxeXav ou/xa Tts dv 
 irdXtv dyKaXerrair' eiraelSuiv j 
 
 58. Tckvov, (ppovtjpa rov ^avovros ov oVt/xdfei 
 7rvpos fxaXepd yvdBos, 
 
 (jxiLvei S' vcrjepov opyds' 
 
 (Worv^erai 8' 6 S-v^ctkgov, dvacfxiiveTai 8' 6 /3Ad- 
 7rra)V. 
 
 59. Toi5s rot ^olvovtols el ^eAets evepyeretv 
 ?/ kcu KOLKOvpyecv, d/xc/>i8e£i(os €\€l' 
 
 ois y' oi>T€ yatpetv, ovre XvireicrOat 7rdpa' 
 rj/JLUjv ye fxevrot Ne/xecri? ZcrO' vireprepa. 
 
 Kol TOV ^(LVOVTOS 1] AiKij 7Tp<i(T(jei KOTOV. 
 
 60. 'AvtI /xev e^Opas yXaxTcrrjs e^Opd 
 yXtocrcra reXeccrOo)' rovcf^eiXo/xevov 
 7rpdo~(Tovo-a Alki] Liey' arret' 
 dvrl Se TrX-qyqs foveas cfroviav 
 irXiqy^v rtveroj' Spdaavri TraQelv, 
 Tpcyepujv jxvdos rdSe <^Ki>V€&. 
 
jESCHYLUS. 19 
 
 53. Blood that hath been spilt on the ground is 
 gone for ever, and may not again be gathered. 
 
 54. When once the dust shall have drunk blood, 
 the breath is sped and cometh not again. 
 
 55. What atonement can be made for blood spilt 
 upon the ground ? 
 
 56. To atone for the spilling of blood, all that 
 thou wouldest spend were spent in vain. 
 
 57. When once the blood of a man hath fallen to 
 the ground, who by incantations shall gather it 
 again 1 
 
 58. my child, the funeral-pyre quencheth not 
 the spirit of a murdered man, but after death he 
 manifesteth anger ; and the dying man maketh his 
 moan, and the murderer is brought to light. 
 
 59. It matters little whether thou shouldest 
 desire to favour or to injure the dead. They feel 
 neither joy nor sorrow ; but vengeance remaineth 
 after death, and Ketribution executeth a dead man's 
 wrath. 
 
 60. ' Word for word, and blow for blow :' so 
 saith Justice, when she calleth for payment. It is \ 
 an old saying, that, as thou doest, so shalt thou be 
 done by. 
 
20 MSCHYLUS. 
 
 61. 'FtCTTt vSfJLos rot cjyovcas crrayovas 
 Xy/ilvas k$ ircSov aAAo irpoo-airtlv 
 alfxa. 
 
 62. 'J^irMTKOTre'i Sikols poiri) 
 Tayela rou? p\v kv c/>a€t, 
 
 TO. (T kv fJL€Tat)(flLiO CTKOTOV 
 
 [xkvei xpovi^ovT ayr] /3pv€L" 
 tovs 5' (LKparos e^€t vv£. 
 
 63. 'Opa Ai'/cry cr' avavSos ovb' opojfxkvrj' 
 evSovrt /cat crrei^ovTL /cat Ka9rjpei'(o 
 k£f)s OTratjzi Soyjuov, dXXoO 1 vcrTepov 
 ovS' eyKaXvirrei Nt>£ /ca/ctos elpyacrpkva' 
 6o~a 8' av 7rot7^5, v6pi£ opav Secvuv Tivd. 
 
 64. Ovk €<ttlv kiraX^is 
 
 TtXoVTOV, TTpoS KOpOV dvSpl 
 
 XaKTicravTL /xeyav At/cas 
 /3w/xov ? €t9 a$dVetav. 
 
 65. Mv8(ov tls karri rcuv AiftvcrriKtov Xoyos. 
 irXr]ykvT drpaKTco ro£i/cw tuv aleruv 
 etVetv, tSovra pi^avi^v Trreow/xaTO?, 
 
 TaS'* oi>>( i>tt' dXX(x>v uXXd tols olv-lov ttt^o's 
 dXiCTKOjiecrOa. 
 
 66. Ou roFs kcikols to 8pd/ia tov TrdQovs TrXkov. 
 
 67. Apacravrt 'S/Jttoi' /cat Tra^eTv dc^etAerat. 
 
uESCHYLUS. 21 
 
 61. It is the law that blood spilt upon the ground 
 should call for other blood. 
 
 62. Upon all transgressors vengeance alighteth ; 
 to some it cometh in the morning quickly, to others 
 at noon-day, and to others in the dark midnight. 
 
 63. Justice, silent and unseen, beholdeth thee: 
 when thou sleepest, when thou goest on the way, 
 and when thou sittest down, She is either beside 
 thee, or behind thy back. Night cannot conceal 
 wickedness that hath been done : whatsoever thou 
 shalt do, be sure that there is One terrible that 
 seeth it. 
 
 64. If a man shall lift up his heart to despise the 
 great altar of Justice, all his wealth shall not save 
 him from perishing utterly. 
 
 65. There is an old Libyan fable, that an eagle, 
 struck with an arrow, saw the winged portion of 
 the shaft, and said : 'I am killed with feathers 
 from my own wing.' 
 
 66. Whatsoever of evil wicked men shall do, even 
 so much shall they be done by. 
 
 67. Verily he that doeth shall be done by. : 
 
22 yESCIIYLUS. 
 
 68. "Ot'€t8o5 -)"]K€L dvr 0V€l8o\ 
 
 cf)€p€i TiS <I>'()ovt\ Iktivci 8' KCUKW 
 fLi/ivec 0€, iai'jjlvovtos €V XpOVto AtU9, 
 iraO^lv TuV COfcawa, 
 
 GO. KaJCOlS TOV e\0pov avTa/iecfiecrOat VpCCOK. 
 
 70. 7 H Tap' hpplfav rovs v[ipi(pvra<; \p€iiv. 
 
 71. Ta irdOi) /idOos ^X €i - 
 
 72. IToAXa /xev Ta rpzfai Setva SeLfl&TtoV ^X 1 ?? 
 irovrtai t' ay/<aAat KVto8aA.(oi' 
 
 dvratcDV 
 
 /3poro?(TL' irXdOovcri kol 7reSai)(jJLioi 
 
 XafiTrdSes TreSdopoc, 
 
 irravd re Kat 7reSo/3d/jiova Kave/ioevriov 
 
 aiyi8a>v (ppdcrat kotov 
 
 dXX' v7T€proX/JLOv dvSpbs (fypoY'i-jfAa tl<$ Xiyoi 
 
 kol yvvaiKiov (f>p€o~lv rXa/jiovayv 
 
 wavroXfJiovs 
 
 epwroLS draicri (rvvvofiovs fiportov \ 
 
 73. Tts aA/<a ? 
 
 Tt? €(fxxfJL€piu)v dprj^Ls \ 
 
 oXtyo8pai'i( L i uklkvi 
 
 Icrovecpco to </jcoto)1> 
 
 aAaov V€VOS efi—eTroSicrTai' ovTrore ^variov 
 
 ray A109 dpfxoviai' dvSpujv Trape^iam fiovXai. 
 
jESCHYLUS. 23 
 
 68. Angry word is given for angry word ; him 
 that plundereth shall another plunder ■ him that 
 slayeth shall another slay ; and, so long as God 
 abideth, he that doeth shall be done by. 
 
 69. It is right to deal with one's enemy accord- 
 ing to his wickedness. 
 
 70. Him that dealeth injuriously thou mayest 
 requite with injury. 
 
 71. Experience teaches. 
 
 MAN— HUMAN LOT-VICISSITUDE— CHANCE-ERROR. 
 
 72. Many terrible things doth Earth nurture 
 in her bosom ; many creatures terrible to man doth 
 Amphitrite hold within her arms • consider also the 
 lightning that gleameth between heaven and earth, 
 the flying birds, and the beasts of the field, and the 
 anger of tempestuous winds. But who shall fully 
 tell the daring spirit of man, or of woman % or the 
 passion of desire that dareth all, and is linked with 
 sorrow % 
 
 73. What help can come from mortal men 1 they 
 are blind and feeble, like as the forms one seeth in a 
 dream. The counsels of man shall never outdo the 
 will of God. 
 
24 JSSCBTLUS. 
 
 74. Iu> (ipoTtia —pay/iar' evrv^oui'ra fiev 
 (TKLUL Tt? av Tpexlttev 61 Se SvOTVYOl, 
 fioXals vypiixriTMv (Tiroyyas uiXartv ypa<f>r)V 
 koll ravr €K€lv<j)V puXXov oiKTclpw iroki, 
 
 75. Bporot 7roAu7roi'ot 5 X al P €T \ €V kokoZs fytcu?, 
 4 /V XV v SiSoVtcs f)$ovy kvS rjfjiipav. 
 
 o)S tois S-avoCcri 7rAo(rros outev (tf^cAct. 
 
 7G. 'Ev 7toXAw XP^'V 
 
 rd //€V Tts av Ae^eiev €ij7T€tojs e'x etl/ > 
 tu S' aire KaTR/xo/z^a* ti? Se irXrjv 0e<ov 
 airavr (XTnjfxojv rbv 81 aicovos x/ 30 ^ 01 ' j 
 
 77. T H Tot 7roAi;7rdvcui/ aidA' dv0pa)7ro)v KaKti 
 
 7TOVOV 8' iSoiS &V OvSa/XOV TOLVTOV 7TT€pOV. 
 
 78. To tol fiporetov uirepix tyl/iepa cfrpovel, 
 
 KOL 7TtO~TOV OljSet/ fldXXoV 7/ KriTTVQV (JKLOL. 
 
 79. TtVcucTKe rdv6pa)7reta fxrj o~e/3e6v ayav. 
 
 80. Ilpds (xAAot' aAAov mjpovrj 7rpocri£ai/€i. 
 
 81. Karacj^Oicret 8f)6\ ovtrep av <j>v(Tij, Ti'x^. 
 
 82. t Afxaprdv€i rt Kat crcxfiov o~o</>cut6/5os. 
 
 83. OTkov fiaXovcra \lrj<}x)<; ihpOuicrev fxta. 
 
 84. Tijxa. fJ-epoTrtov v-pX a Kat Tcp/ia, 
 
 (TV Kat (TO<j)LaS TL/AOLV 
 
 j3poT€toL$ €7rW7]Ka<; epyots' 
 
 kolI to 7rAeov kolXov vy ncafCGV e#c crkOw 
 
jESCHYLUS. 25 
 
 74. Alas for the lot of man ! if he be prosperous, 
 a breath may overthrow his prosperity \ if he be 
 unfortunate, the memory of misfortune is wiped 
 away like as a mark by a wetted sponge ; and this 
 latter case I do esteem more pitiable than the former. 
 
 75. Ye men, born to trouble, gladden your hearts 
 even in misfortune, and give over yourselves unto 
 the pleasure of the hour ; for riches bring no advan- 
 tage after death. 
 
 76. As the years go by, some days bring happi- 
 ness to man, and some bring misery • but happiness 
 abideth with God only. 
 
 77. Misery is as a bird that never for two days 
 hath his feathers of one colour. 
 
 78. The generations of men think thoughts of 
 vanity, and are fleeting as the shadow of a shade. 
 
 79. Reverence not overmuch the things that 
 appertain to man. 
 
 80. Misery sitteth at one time beside me, and 
 at another time beside my neighbour. 
 
 81. Chance may unmake whom Chance hath 
 made. 
 
 82. Man, at his wisest, is liable to error. 
 
 8 3. The casting of one pebble hath been the sav- 
 ing of a house. 
 
 84. Chance, with men thou art beginning and 
 end ; thou puttest repute of wisdom on mortal 
 
26 JMCIIYLUS. 
 
 a T€ X^P i<; ^ f V X7ret ircpil <rai/ 
 
 7TT€pvya )(pv(T€av' 
 
 kolI to t€(jl 7rXao"Ttyyt 8o#ei/ 
 
 fj.aKapto-TOTarov TtXeOer 
 
 (TV 8' afiayavias 
 
 iropov eiSes kv aXyecrc, 
 
 kolI Xa/JLTTpov c^aos ayayes 
 
 ev (TKOTto, 7rpo(f)€p€<TTaTa 0€(5v. 
 
 85. Koivov tu^j yvw/Jirj Se rcov KeKT^/xeVwv. 
 
 86. 'Qs eK8iSd(TKet irdvO' 6 yrjpdcrKiov \povos. 
 
 87. XpoVos KaOaipei 7rdvTa yqpd<TK<j)v o/jlov. 
 
 88. "Hfirjs to yfjpds k(TTtv iv&LKiorepov. 
 
 89. c H/3a y' act rot Totg yepovcrtv ev fiadelv. 
 
 90. Totcrtv yepovcrtv d)S Bidder KecrOai fiapv. 
 
 91. KaAoV ye /cat yepovTa pavOdveiv o-ocf)d. 
 
 92. rwatKOS a ^XW ^peTreL, 
 
 7rpb tov cjxivevTos X^P iV ^uvcuiwcu* 
 7rt0avbs ayav 6 ^rjXvs opos e7rti4/j.eTai' 
 TayyTropov, dXXa TaxvfJLOpov, 
 yvvatKoyrjpvTOV oXXvtoll kAcos. 
 
 93. M^t' €V KdKOLO-L fXTfT €V €V€CTTOl <f>t\y 
 
 £vvolkos etrjv rw yvvaiKeuo ykvw 
 KpaTOvara pXv yap ov^ 6/mXt]tov ^pdcros, 
 Seicracra 8' olk<& /cat ttoXu irXiov kclkov. 
 
jESCHYLUS. 27 
 
 doings ; more good than evil cometh from thee ; 
 grace and beauty shine upon thy golden wings ; best 
 of all gifts is what thy balance bringeth ; thou dis- 
 coverest a pathway in inextricable trouble ; thou 
 brin gest light in darkness, thou best of all Goddesses. 
 85. Luck belongeth to every man and no man ; 
 but he that getteth discretion hath it for his own. 
 
 TIME— AGE. 
 
 86. Time teach eth everything. 
 
 87. Time destroyeth everything. 
 
 88. Old age is juster than youth and vigour. 
 
 89. It is never too late to learn. 
 
 90. How hard it is for age to learn ! 
 
 91. It is an honourable thing for an old man to 
 give himself to instruction. 
 
 WOMAX— MARRIAGE— LOVE-PASSION— CHASTITY- 
 PURITY— MODESTY. 
 
 92. Woman-folk will give thanks before ever a 
 favour is assured ; they are over credulous, and the 
 tales they scatter are easily born, and as easily die 
 away. 
 
 93. Neither in prosperity nor in adversity would I 
 live with women- folk ; for, when they hold rule, their 
 insolence is intolerable ; and, when they are downcast, 
 they bring mischief on a household and a city. 
 
28 JSSCHTLUS. 
 
 94. llws ovx) Tavaktofia ylyverai irikpbv. 
 avSpas yvvatKwv ovvetf alpd£ai iri8ov\ 
 
 95. 'II irpos yvvaiKtov faifiaTovfxwoi \6yoi 
 ircoa/xrtoc ^piovKovcri. &vn<TK0VT€s pirn v. 
 
 96. Ov rot yvvai^lv epya ra^ojQev /xeAei. 
 
 97. ^H Kilpra 7rpl<s yvvaiKos a"p€<T0ai recap. 
 
 98. Ovtol yvvaiKos kcrriv l/ieipav pdyj]S. 
 
 99. J H crocks, y (ro<jjis 09 
 
 Trpioros tv yvco/ia roS 1 €/3d<xracre KOU yXiiMnrn 
 
 8iepvOoX6yrj(T€V, 
 to? to K-qSevo-at kolQ j kavrov dptcrTevei /jjiKpco, 
 
 KOLL pi)T€ TWV 7rAoUT0> 8ta0pV7TTO/X€VOJU 
 
 prjre tiov yevva ptyaXvvopkvojv 
 ovra ytpvi] Tav €pa.(TT€V(rai ydpojv. 
 
 100. II cos av yapcov aKovcrav clkovtos Tru~pu<; 
 dyvo? ykvoir av ] ovSe //.?/ f v AtOOV ^ai'wv 
 <i>vyrj paraiwv alrcas, 7rpd£as rdSe' 
 
 KaK€L SiKa^ei TdpTr\aKipw.6\ w? \6jos, 
 Zeus dAAos kv Kapovaiv iVrdras 8iku.<$. 
 
 101. Ew/y '(ttlv avSpl koll yvvaiKL p.opo-i'/i.'ii, 
 opKov re pel^ov rfj Alien tf>pdvpovfi€vq. 
 
 102. Tkpetv O7rcopa y* evcj)v\aKTO$ ovSap.ios' 
 kolI irapOeviav ^AtSaTcrtv evpopcjiois €7tl 
 ttols rts 7rape\9u)V opparos ^reXKTrjptov 
 
 TQ^tVp €77€//l/€l', IpkpOV VLKloptVOS. 
 
jESCHYLUS. 29 
 
 94. For woman's sake if man be slain, 
 'Tis mickle pay for little gain. 
 
 95. Fears by women spread about, 
 
 Like sparks mount up, like sparks die out. 
 
 96. Woman's work lies all indoors. 
 
 97. It little takes to raise a woman's heart. 
 
 98. From strife and contention woman should 
 hold aloof. 
 
 99. It was a wise man that first laid down the 
 rule, that a man should marry according to his 
 station ; and that whoso worked to win his bread 
 should mate himself neither with luxury and wealth, 
 nor with pride and nobility. 
 
 100. How can he be pure that marrieth a woman 
 against her own and her father's will ? he that doeth 
 it shall not escape punishment even in death ; for 
 we are told that there is another God among the 
 dead that passeth on these sins a sentence from which 
 there is no appealing. 
 
 101. Wedlock is a state preordained of Destiny, 
 and its obligations are more binding than an oath. 
 
 102. The tender bloom of maidenhood is as 
 luscious fruit within a garden, needing high walls 
 of defence ; the which whoso passeth by would fain 
 steal away. 
 
30 sESCIIYLUS. 
 
 103. II/)o tiov i.iru.L(T)(U)i' ^prj \6y<av Sdicvtw trrofxa, 
 
 104. , Ji7ro(f>6tvei to rdpfios Iv Y/DOWi) BpOTois. 
 
 105. 'Ep£ /x€i/ dyvos Oi'pai/os Tpoxrai XOova, 
 e/)a)9 5e Tttiai/ Aa/x/3dvet ydp.ov tv\€lv 
 opfipos S' d/r' ci'i/acvTos OrpavoO 7IWOJV 
 c'Avcrc Fatal/' 07 8e tlkt€to.l ftporols 
 firjXiov re /Jocncas /cat /3toi/ A'q/j/rjTpiov' 
 OevSpots 8' oiruipa rov votl(ovtos yd/iov 
 TeAeios 60Tf tgji> 8' "Epcos TrapatTios. 
 
 106. EvpL<f)€peL <TiD(j>pOV€LV V77u CTT€VU' 
 
 TLS $e [A'q&ev kv 8Ut 
 KapScav dva(TTpe(fy(i>v 
 
 y 7ToAlS /SpOTOS ^ 6p,Ol(OS €t' 0.1/ CTe/?Ol AlKOLV \ 
 
 prjr 1 avapKTOv /3iov 
 ftf]T€ Seo-iroTovpievov 
 
 alveonjs' iravrl /xecra) to Kpdros Geo? iTirao'CV, 
 dAA' dAAa 8' l<j>opevei' 
 
 £vfJL[JL€TpOV 6" 67TOS AcyO), 
 
 Avo"o~e/3ias /xev "Yf$pcs tzkos €TV/iu>s* 
 €K O iryieias 
 <j)pevo)v 6 irddiv c/nAos 
 /cat 7ToAt;€i;ktos "0\/3os' 
 I? to 7rdv 8e o-ot Aeyco, 
 /3(Dfxov at'Secrat AtKas* 
 
 pySe vtv K€p8os l8u)V d6eco 7ro5i Ad£ drurijs' 
 7roLvd yap e7T€crTar 
 
jESCHYLUS. 31 
 
 103. Bite thy lips or ever thou speak words of 
 impurity. 
 
 104. As years roll on, modesty waxeth ever faint 
 and fainter. 
 
 105. Earth below and Heaven above 
 
 In marriage-bonds are join'd of Love ; 
 
 From bursting cloud the pregnant rain 
 
 Falls gently on the willing plain ; 
 
 And from Earth-mother's womb are born 
 
 Fleecy sheep and yellow corn ; 
 
 All fruits of Autumn claim their birth 
 
 From parentage of Heaven and Earth ; 
 
 Deep underground and high in air 
 
 Is Love ; and Love is everywhere. 
 
 RIGHTEOUSNESS- JUSTICE- -IRRELIGION— INT EGRIT Y— 
 CONTENTMENT— RESIGNATION— SORROW— SYMPATHY 
 —KINDNESS. 
 
 106. When the heart is void of fear, how can 
 state or mau reverence Justice 1 Therefore, com- 
 mend the life neither of one who is a slave, nor of 
 one that is unsubject to rule. God favoureth a 
 middle estate, but outermost ones he regardeth 
 with displeasure. Outrage and Disobedience are 
 the children of Unrighteousness ; but from Discre- 
 tion is born Prosperity beloved of all. In a word, 
 I do counsel thee, man, that thou reverence the 
 
32 JSSCSTLUS. 
 
 KvpLov fi.kvei rcAoff. 
 
 II/7o$ T<1<)€ tl<; TOK€(i)V (refias er Trportuiv 
 
 /Cat £€l'OTlflOV$ 
 €7TL(TTf)0<l>ns 0<S)fiaT<OV 
 
 atSo/Aci'os Tts ecrTW 
 
 €/aov 8' uVay/cas aT€/) 81/0x109 o*v ow avoXfios 
 
 larac 
 7rav(i)\eQpos 8' oi>7tot' <xy yevoiro* 
 tov avTLToXfiov 8e (£a/zi irapfidrav 
 ra 7roXAa 7ravT6(fyvpr y dyovr avev Slkols 
 /3tata>9 £l>i/ xpovq Ka9rj(T€LV 
 Aat(/)09, OTav Xd/3r) 7r6vos §pavo/JL€vas Kcpcuas" 
 KaXet 8' d/couovras ovScv er /xecra 8vo-7raA.ei Te 
 
 Stva" 
 yeXtt 8e Acu/ztuv €7r' dVS/n ^ep/Ko, 
 ruv ovttot av^ovrr t,8u)V d/xa^arot? 
 Suou? Aa—aSiw oijcS' virepQiovr itcpaV 
 8i' cuwvos 8e ror ?rptv oXfSov 
 €p[JLaTL 7rpocrBaXcov Alkols loXct olkXcivu-tos. 
 aicTTOs. 
 107. To Svccrefies rot 
 
 pera fxlv irXtiova tlkt€l, afar'- pa 8' cikotci 
 
 y'zvvcy 
 
 OlKiOV 8' ap' €V0v8lKli)l' 
 
 kolXXl—olis 7t6t[jlos dec 
 
 c^tAet 8c tikt€lv "Yfipts per TraXata ved — 
 
 {ovorav kv kolkois fiporuyv 'Yfipiv, 
 
jESCIIYLUS. 33 
 
 altar of Righteousness ; that thou turn not thy face 
 to covetousness, nor kick the altar with impious 
 foot ; for the penalty will follow of a surety at the 
 appointed hour. Wherefore, let a man duly reverence 
 the rights of parenthood and the duties of hospitality. 
 He that is righteous herein of his own will shall 
 not be destitute of good luck ; and assuredly he shall 
 never come to utter destruction. But he, that trans- 
 gresseth and disregardeth all, shall in due time 
 founder in deep waters, when trouble shall fill his 
 sails, and break the sail-arms on the mast. Then 
 in the midst of eddying waters he calleth aloud, 
 but there is none to hear. For God laugheth the 
 sinner to scorn, when he seeth him minished and 
 brought low, and unable to clear the promontory of 
 Sorrow : and after a while the sinner runneth the 
 vessel of his prosperity upon a sunken rock, and 
 unlamented perisheth out of sight for ever. 
 
 107. Wickedness is the mother of many children, 
 and the children are like unto herself. But the 
 children of Righteousness are happy and beautiful. 
 Old Sin engendereth young Sin, fraught with misery, 
 when the hour is come, and the accursed Power, Reck- 
 lessness, with which there is no dealing ; the source 
 of ruin to a house ; a child like unto its parents. 
 But Righteousness shineth in smoky dwellings, and 
 honoureth integrity of life. And the gilded habita- 
 c 
 
34: jESCIIYLUS. 
 
 TOT 1} t69\ OTOLV TO KVpLOV p>6Xrj y 
 
 veapov cfyvovo-a kotov, 
 
 Aaifiovd re rai> dfiayov, dwoXe/JLOv, dvUpov, 
 
 Gpacros, pkXaivav p.tXdQpoiviv "A Tav, 
 
 elSofxevav TOKevcnv. 
 
 Aiko, Se Xapirei pev ev SvcrKairvois Sfo/zacrtv. 
 
 TOl> 8' tVOLLO-lfJLOV TL€l f}lOV 
 
 to, xpvo-oirao-Ta 8' eSeOXa o-vv 7rlvtp yipuw 
 
 7ra\tVTp67rots 
 
 6ppao~i Xi7rovo~\ ocrta 7r/)ocre/3aA.e, bvvafxiv ov 
 
 crefiovcra ttXovtov 7rapdo-r]pov atVw. 
 
 108. Ol)K €</>a Tt9 0601'S fipOTUJV 
 
 d^iovcrOai peXuv 
 ocrots d9iKT0)V X a P i<s 
 iraToiO'' 6 8' oi'/c €i'cre/3^9. 
 
 109. Orav 7TOt' 'Io-^ls crv£uyaj(rt /cat At/cry, 
 7rota £wa>/)is T^crSe KapTepcoTepa j 
 
 110. "Ey Tot PpOTOLcri Kav Oeois 8eiv?) 7T€Aei 
 
 ^ TrpovTpoirolov /xtJvis, ">)V tt/)o8(os cr^' ckujv. 
 
 111. 'H T06 At/07 TOJV £vfJL[ld)(CL>V VTTtpWTaTtl. 
 
 112. At/xard? Icttiv rj dptTrj <Lvla. 
 
 113. "AXyrjtrov rjirap ZvSlkols ovetSecri' 
 
 tols o~(ocf)poo-iV yap di'TtKevTpa ylve-ai. 
 
 114. Nopovs iraXaLOVS pi] KaKats lirtppoal^ 
 kiriKaiveT' rjv yap fiop/36ptp paTrjv vSoyp 
 XapTrpov pidivijs, ov~o9' evoqcrets ttotov. 
 
jESCHTLUS. 35 
 
 tions of the unclean she leaveth behind with averted 
 eyes, and maketh her way to the dwellings of the 
 just, and careth nothing for wealth that is branded 
 with infamy. 
 
 108. There was one who said that the Gods 
 deigned not to concern themselves with such as 
 trampled upon the holy things ; but he that said so 
 was a man unholy. 
 
 109. When hand in hand go might and right, 
 Can link be forged to clasp more tight ! 
 
 110. When one adjureth thee by heaven, his 
 wrath is terrible with Gods and men, if thou do 
 willingly neglect his adjuration. 
 
 111. Eight is as a buckler to such as are upon 
 her side. 
 
 112. Integrity is well bought, though life be 
 spent in the purchase. 
 
 113. Prick thy conscience with deserved re- 
 proaches ; for these unto good men serve for goads. 
 
 114. Alter not ancient customs with meddlesome 
 innovation : if thou troublest clear water, thou wilt 
 lose thy drink. 
 
3G SESC1IYLUS. 
 
 115. T H 7rov to fikXriiTTOv hni T(i7n']p.ai'Tov, (iVtc 
 Ka7rapK€.iv 
 ei) Trpairi§u)v XayovTa. 
 
 11G. Ou rot Qeois c/kAoo-toVgos kirtvKTtov, 
 
 ovt eV /xaratot? Kaypiots TroKpvypa&tv' 
 ov yap tl fxaWov /zr) <j>vyr)S to Mo'/)0"t/xov. 
 
 117. 'AvSpiGy dp 1 4cttlv IvSlkojv T€ Kai CTOC^OJl/ 
 
 lv TOT? KOLKOLCTL /ITj Tedv\k&<jQ<Xl 060^. 
 
 118. 'H KapT dvdyKT] irrnxovas fipoTols <$>epuv, 
 Gecov 8i86vtu)v. 
 
 119. B/dotwv ye Tot? voarovviv eaTL roc jXvkv 
 to A.oi7rov aAyos 7rpov^€7ricrTa(j 6 'at Topa>s. 
 
 1 20. ^H Tap' ay etr/ Kpeicrcrov etcra7ra£ ^aveiV 
 77 Tas a7rao"as i]fxepas 7racr)^€iv kolkujs. 
 
 121. Avirrj y dfjucrdos Tots [3poTOLS ^vvkpiropos. 
 
 122. To T06 KOLKOV 7TO$(x)K€S €p\€Tai [3pOTOL<$. 
 
 123. 'EAa^pov, octtls TTiyiv.Tuv e£o) iroSa 
 €^€t, irapaivelv vovdzrelv re rov /ca/vtos 
 7r/)ao-o-oyTa. 
 
 124. Ovk, avrus et ye Si;crTi>;)(to, tou8' Dvycica 
 ^eAot/x' ay J)? ttXu&tolwi 7r?;//ova? Tv^etv. 
 
 125. Mr) 'Aey^e tov ttofoiW, ecru) KaOij/ievos. 
 
 126. Ttov Svo~ti;^ot;i/tcl)v y evfxaprjs arraAAay/J. 
 
 127. 02 617 orerayuoi rtCi Trovcur Kov^'xrpara. 
 
jESCHYLUS. 37 
 
 115. Better than a too perilous prosperity is the 
 absence of misfortune, and contentment linked with 
 discretion. 
 
 116. Beseech not thou the Gods with tears and 
 
 groans, 
 And suspirations of vain, angry breath ; 
 For none the more wilt thou escape thine 
 
 hour. 
 
 117. In the hour of his adversity, a wise and 
 good man will feel no anger against the Gods. 
 
 118. When Gods send evil, man must bow. 
 
 119. Some little comfort 'tis to know, 
 In midst of woe, the end of woe. 
 
 120. 'Twere better far at once to die, 
 Than live long years of misery. 
 
 121. Pain is a courier, asking no pay ; 
 
 We 5 d be rid of his face, but he will not away. 
 
 122. Run thou with never so nimble feet, 
 Sorrow, thou 'It find, is twice as fleet. 
 
 123. Profuse are all in good estate 
 Of counsel to th' unfortunate. 
 
 124. In sorrow 'tis some joy to see 
 Neighbours and friends from sorrow free. 
 
 125. When by thy fireside seated, safe and warm, 
 Upbraid not him that buffets with the storm. 
 
 126. We give to Misery a welcome cold, 
 
 But grasp her by the hand, to say < Adieu.' 
 
 127. Lamentation lightens pain. 
 
38 JESCUYLUS. 
 
 128. Qapo-ec ir6v&5 yap atcpls OVK e^ct \p6lT0V. 
 
 129. 'Avijp ayavo<f>p(ov kcu fwpcov ireiralrepos, 
 
 130. '11 T(X7T0K\av(raL Ka7ro8vpa<r0ai tvycw 
 
 €VTaut9\ o7T?^ /xeAAet r/5 o"<rarOai SaKDV 
 7rpo? 'nov /<AuoyTtoi', a£tav Tptflijv ex 66 * 
 
 131. Tot? i'jCTO-OCTLV TOL 7TaS Tt? CVVOLULS c/)€/)€t. 
 
 132. ^eu tou £waAAacrcro vros opvtQos fjpoTOts 
 Slkcilov dvSpa rotcrc 8vo~o~ef3€(TT€pots' 
 
 kv TzavrX irpdyti 8' ecrQ' o/ztAt'as ko.k?}<; 
 
 KdKlOV OvSeV Kap7TUS OV KOfM(TT€OS' 
 
 V 7 a P £vvt<rf3u.s ttXoiov evcrefirjs dinjp 
 vavroLLCTL ^repjiOLS /cat iravovpyiq. rivl 
 oAcoAei/ dvSpidv crvv ^eo7rrvo~r(o yevet, 
 rj £vv 7roAtrat9 dv8pd(rtv Slkclios o>v 
 kyOpo^ivois re Kat Qetov dpLVij/xoorL, 
 ravrov KVp'/jcras Ik§'ikw$ dypeiyzaros, 
 7rA^yet5 Qtov /zacrrtyt 7rayKotva) } 8d.fi-)]. 
 
 133. "0 Tot KaTaAtTTwy eureKvov 7raTrjp cnropdi', 
 ovtos y dp J ov rkOvrjKev ovSe irep ^ai'tuV 
 7rai8es yap dvSpl kXtjSovos crcorv/ptot 
 ^avoVrr c^eAAot 8' cos ayovcxt 67/CTVor, 
 
 TUV €K /3v9oV K\0)(TT?]pa CTCO^OVTCS AtVoV. 
 
 134. To rot t€k6vt(i>v crtflas, 
 rpiTOv to& kv S-ccr/ziots 
 AtKtx? ykypairrai /jLtyio'TOTi/JLov. 
 
jESCHYLUS. 39 
 
 128. Sharp pain is short pain. 
 
 129. A ripe mulberry is sweet; but a man of 
 gentle temper is sweeter. 
 
 130. 'Tis sweet to tell one's tale of misery, 
 When they who hear will w r eep in sympathy. 
 
 131. Our wishes aye go with the weaker side. 
 
 COMPANIONSHIP— CHILDREN— PARENTAGE— KINDRED 
 —DOMESTIC ETHICS IN GENERAL. 
 
 132. How sad a chance it is that doth ordain 
 That goodness should be link'd with wicked- 
 ness ; 
 
 For partnership in ill is as a tree 
 Whose Autumn fruit pays not the gathering ; 
 A good man, when he ventures forth to sea, 
 With evil messmates sinks beneath one wave ; 
 And, in a state, when honest men are leagued 
 With such as fear not God, nor honour man, 
 One common ruin comes, and swallows all. 
 
 133. When that a father leaves good sons behind, 
 Though he be dead, his good name is alive ; 
 His children are as floats upon a sea, 
 
 And he is like a net beneath its waves ; 
 
 The net is sunken deep, but yet not lost. 
 134. There be three laws of Kighteousness ; and 
 of the three is this one, that thou do honour thy 
 father and thy mother. 
 
40 JSSC1IYLUS. 
 
 135. Aetvov to kolvov virXayyvov. 
 
 136. "0/z/xa rot 8o/xa)i> vo{ll£o) 8eo-7T(jTov irapovaiav. 
 
 137. KafCOfrS 0/nAc5v 7ra/s StodcrKeTai KaKci. 
 
 138. To o-uyyeves rot Setvov ?/ SV o/x/Ata. 
 
 139. KeKoAA^Ta/. yevos irpo(ra\pai. 
 
 140. To crvyyeves ecravayKa^et. 
 
 141. Aet ttoXltos y^apfiar avrcStSovai 
 
 KOiVO(j>eXei Siavoia, 
 /cat o~Ti>ye/V /xta <ppevt. 
 
 142. To /x^r' avapyov /jlt]T€ SeanroTovfxtvov 
 dcrroLS 7repLCTT6\\ov(TL fiovXtvo) o-e/Jetv, 
 koX fxrj to Seivbv irdv 7rdAea>s ego) fiaXeiv 
 Tts yap SeSoLKOJS fxr]8lv 'ivSiKos fipoT&v ; 
 
 143. ITe7ratTe/Da rot Mo /pa tt;? rvpavvtSos. 
 
 144. ^euyovTes avSpes eX-irlSa? crirovfievot. 
 
 145. 'Ap^atoTrAotVcoi/ Seo-Trorwv ttoXXtj \dpts. 
 
 146. A eo)5 /car' 'Apx^? Kapra rot c^tAarnos. 
 
 147. EiJ7r/)a£tav ecj^vcrev rj ITet^ap^ta. 
 
JESCHYLUS. 41 
 
 135. Common motherhood is a tie that bindeth 
 fast. 
 
 136. The presence of the master giveth light to 
 the whole house. 
 
 137. From evil mates a child can learn but ill. 
 
 138. Kindred and company bind close and fast. 
 
 139. Blood is thicker than water. i/ 
 
 140. Sang oblige. 
 
 LAW— ORDER— SLAVERY— EXILE— KINGSHIP— OBEDIENCE 
 —PATRIOTISM-TREACHERY. 
 
 141. The sharers of one common state 
 With one accord should love and hate. 
 
 142. With equal fear good citizens should dread 
 To own a lord, or be without a head ; 
 
 If Law and Fear be banished in disgrace, 
 Chaos and Outrage will usurp their place. 
 
 143. 'Twere better far to die, than live a slave. 
 
 144. On hopes alone poor banish'd men do live. 
 
 145. Must I needs serve, I would serve one 
 Whose sire were richer than his son. 
 
 146. When all goes ill, we people fling 
 Blame on the shoulders of our king. 
 
 147. Obedience is the mother of Prosperity. 
 
42 jESCIIYLUS. 
 
 148. *H rcua M.'/jTT]p cjiiXTarr] ira<r£)V Tpo<f>6$' 
 f] yap veovs epTrovTas evjitvel 7re6V>, 
 diravra 7ravSoKovcra 7raiSeias orkov, 
 lOpkxlar olKi<TT?)pa<z dvTrLSrjcfiopovs, 
 oiro)s yeviovrac 7rpls Sopus 7tl(ttoI )(pko$. 
 
 149. *Hv fJL€V KOlXojS 7rpOLTT(i)lJL€V, dlTtOi OeOlT 
 
 -i)v 8' avr a7rp6(j/co7ro9 ns ifl7ri<Tfl TV\rj 1 
 €v9vs y av"Apx<b)v ets tto\v<z Kara tttoAik 
 
 VfJLVoW 1 VTT 1 (1<JT(JJV (jypOt/lLOLS TToXvpp60oi%. 
 
 150. ^rjfirj ye 7rdvrrj SrjjjioOpovs p^kya crOkvei. 
 
 151. Tois 7r/Do8oTas rot picretv efxadov, 
 kovk ecrri vocros 
 
 ttjcf^ f]VTLV J dirkiTTVCTa fxaXXov. 
 
 152. Ilacr^etv kcikcus 
 
 i\9pov V7T J kyOpuv ov&ev decKes. 
 
 153. Noc^otjLC , av ? et v6cnf]jxa tovs ixOpovs crrvye/Y. 
 
 154. To 7r5/) (fiiXtfo-as, Tpdye, ykveiov ojXecras. 
 
 155. Ou rot 7tot t av vairnys rts Is 7rpu)pav <j>vy£)V 
 irpv/JLvrjOev evpoc firj)(avfjv o-a>T?;/nas, 
 
 veto? KafJLOvcrrjs 7tovti(o 7rpls Kv/xart. 
 
jESCHYLUS. 43 
 
 148. Our country is the dearest nurse of all ; 
 When we upon her soil were creeping things, 
 She reared us with a gentle mother's care, 
 And gave us shield to bear and lance to 
 
 wield, 
 That we might prove brave sons in hour of 
 need. 
 
 149. In happy hours, God's praise we sing ; 
 In hours of ill we blame the king. 
 
 150. Vox populi, vox Dei. 
 
 151. I have learnt to hate traitors ; for there is 
 no vice so loathsome as treachery. 
 
 
 ENMITY— FRIENDSHIP. 
 
 152. There is nothing unseemly in an enemy's 
 receiving hard usage at the hands of an enemy. 
 
 153. May I be mad, if mad it be 
 
 To hate the man that hateth me. 
 
 154. Leave foes alone ; and give thine heart 
 To such as will like love impart : 
 
 The silly goat, so have I heard, 
 
 Once kissed the fire, and lost his beard. 
 
 COWARDICE-DESPAIR— COURAGE. 
 
 155. The pilot, that in hour of need 
 
 Shall leave his helm to wind and wave, 
 Will reap a coward's fitting meed, 
 And ruin what he seeks to save. 
 
44 JSSCIIYLUS. 
 
 156. Kooyzov /lev dv8pls ovtiv av rpicratfi lyw, 
 ov8' eA/v07roid ytyverar, ra cnlj/iara' 
 Xd(j)OL Se kio8iov t ov 5d/a over' dvev 8opos- 
 
 157. KaKou it pis larpov \ttiv is voo~ov riva 
 
 7T€CTOVT d6v/JL€LV OV& *X €iV a VTOV 7TQT€ 
 €Vp€lV OTTOLOIS (jjappOLKOLS laCTLJAOS. 
 
 158. ^rjfJLT] TLS l(TTl TOVS XvKOVS KpUCTO~OVS KVvC)V 
 
 ciVar fivfiXov 81 Kap7rls ov Kparel wrdyyv. 
 1 59. , Av8pwv ivovrwv tpKOS acrc/xzAes 7roA€i. 
 
 160. 'Av8pos y' aKopurov \^p Op$ rb 8pdo-ijxov. 
 
 161. Ov rot kolkos y b's dpyos Ictt alor)(po)v [xovov. 
 
 162. UoXXol ye fiporwv to 8okziv etvai 
 7rpoTiovo-L, Slktjv 7rapa/3dvTes' 
 
 tw 8vo~77payovvTi 8' liria'Tevd^eiv 
 
 7T0LS TLS €TOl[AOS, 8r)yjJL(L 8t Xv7TT]S 
 
 ov8ev e<£' 7]7rap rrpocriKvetTai' 
 koll ^vyyalpovcriv 6jJLOL07rpen-€is 
 dyeXacrra irpoo-wira /?ia(o/xevor 
 octtls 6" dyaObs 77pof3aroyvo)p(ov ) 
 ovk eo"Ti Xa9e.lv ofJLfJLara c^cotos, 
 t<x 8okovvt evef^povos e/< Stavoia? 
 v8apet cratveiv <\>iX6rr)Ti. 
 
 163. Ovk eo~0' oVcos Ae£ou/zi tol \fev8rj kolXol 
 
 is rbv 7roXvu cj)tXoto~L Kapir over 9 at yjyovov. 
 
 164. Ovk l/nrXtKOVT cuViy/zar', dAA r d7rA(J Aoya), 
 
 SlKCUOV icTTL TTpbs <£lA<WS OiytLV CTTO/ia. 
 
JSSCHYLUS. 45 
 
 156. The shield-device of gallant foe 
 And helmet-plume are empty show ; 
 What from a stalwart hand I fear 
 Is smite of sword or prick of spear. 
 
 157. Despair is a sorry physician. 
 
 158. The wolf is fiercer than the hound ; and the 
 stalk of the papyrus gives poorer food than the corn 
 (i.e., an Egyptian cannot vie with a son of Hellas). 
 
 159. Bold hearts are better than stone walls. 
 
 160. Note well true valour ; you will see 
 A tongue fast-bound, a right arm free. 
 
 161. He is no coward that fears but to do wrong. 
 
 FALSITY— TRUTH— FRANKNESS— ACCURACY— APPEARANCE 
 AND REALITY— OATHS. 
 
 162. The sympathies of many men are only skin- 
 deep ; they lament over the sorrowful, but they feel 
 no sorrow ; they laugh with the merry, but their 
 hearts are void of merriment. But whoso is a dis- 
 cerner of men will detect the faces that wear the 
 fawning looks of a thin and watery friendship. 
 
 163. Profit based on lies will turn to loss in the 
 end. 
 
 164. Not quibbling quirks, but simple speech, 
 True friends should deal in, each with each. 
 
46 sESClIYLUS. 
 
 1G5. KepSoS TTpOTtlVOVT 1 €XT d7TOCTT€p€LV KOLKOV. 
 
 1G6. M?y rot (Wetv apiOTO?, aAA' eiVcu ^VeAe. 
 
 1G7. OvSei/ dyyeAwv crOevos, 
 
 d>S aiTuV aiVwv avra 7r€v9ecr9aL izkpi. 
 
 1G8. 'Act 7700' a7rAa ttJs 'AXrjQeias &TW. 
 
 169. 'Ectto) f3ef3aio<; upKos, t]V vevcrys povov. 
 
 170. 'AiraTrjs SiKatas ovk dirocrTaTei 0€os. 
 
 171. "OpKois ra fir) StKaia prj vlkolv Aeyw. 
 
 172. Ou crvvOkrinv Aoywv rts atcr^tojv voVos. 
 
 173. To 7TpOK\v€LV, 7Tplv ?J 
 
 Viyevotr' ai' '/yAi'crig, irpoyaipkrw 
 tcrov 8e to TTpocrrevd^eiv. 
 
 174. To rot ro7Ttt^tv toC o-a</>' a8eVat cY^a. 
 
 175. Oi'K dvSpos opKot tticttis, a A A' opKiov dvrjp. 
 
 176. 'OpyrjS {eovcrrjs elcrlv tarpol Aoyot, 
 lav Tts eV KOLtpuj ye /zaA^dcrcn; Kea/5, 
 kcu /xt) acfypLywvTa ^s-v/xov Icryvaivy /3ta. 
 
 177. Mt) 7t/)o9 "Ar-ijs ^rjpaOevres 
 ptpifrjo-Qe Tv^rjVj pirjSe ttot ti—rjO' 
 
 d)§ ZeL'9 I'/Xa? €t? ttTTpOOTTTOl' 
 
jESCHYLUS. 47 
 
 165. A promise made is a debt due. 
 
 166. Be, rather than be thought, the best. 
 
 167. If thou would'st tidings understand, 
 Take them not at second-hand. 
 
 168. Truth speaketh words of plainness and sim- 
 plicity. 
 
 169. If thou should'st promise by a nod, 
 Be it as thou had'st sworn by God. 
 
 170. To words of deceit, spoken with honest in- 
 tent, God is not averse. 
 
 171. The swearing of an oath maketh not right 
 of wrong. 
 
 172. Equivocations are as foul as lies. 
 
 173. Hasten not to learn evil tidings ; sorrow 
 never comes too late. 
 
 174. c I guess' is no cousin to ' I know.' 
 
 175. An oath gives not credit to the swearer, but 
 the swearer to the oath. 
 
 CAUTION— DISCRETION— WILFULNESS— OBSTINACY— PEIDE 
 —CONTENTION— WINE. 
 
 176. A soft word turneth away wrath. 
 
 177. When thou art overtaken of distress, 
 Throw not the blame on Circumstance, nor 
 
 say 
 That God hath cast thee blindfold into 
 trouble. 
 
48 JESCHTLU8. 
 
 178. Ov S?jO' V7r€p<j)c\) \)vi)T()v ovra \pi] <f>pov€iv 
 vfipts y y 'p l^av6ov(T Itcdpirwr* (rrdyyv 
 UTrys, oQev 7rdyK\avrov 6^d/xa ^€/)05. 
 
 179. kvQa&ia rot roT (j)povovvri fir} KaXS)$ 
 avri] kolO' avTTjV OvSevbt fl€iOV (rOevec. 
 
 180. Olkol /lei'tiv Set ruv kolXws eiSatfiova, 
 
 kou rov Ka.Kois irpicrcrovra kcli tuvtov fiive.iv. 
 
 181. Zevs tol KoXacrTijs tojv vTTtpKoiriDV dyav 
 
 cfrpOVlJ/JLULTLOV 67re(T7LV, €vO\VOS pdpVS. 
 
 182. Accr/xos StSd(rK€iv at' Tt vrjcrrtSes Svat 
 tar/)o/xavret5 ego^wrarat (f>pevC)v. 
 
 183. Tuv tjfiunrbv 
 
 ra)(ea>s 6 /xeyas KarairiveL. 
 
 184. T H /Japv (fjnprjfx' av6p(D7ros €VTV\wv acfipuv. 
 
 185. 'Act y' eVea-TO) /cAtts eVt yXwcrcrj (f>vXa£, 
 
 186. To, fjLrjSev (L^eXovvra \li) 7TOV€i fiaTrjv, 
 
 187. '0 XP' l l cri l i ' € ^tos, °^X ° woXX 1 et8w5, crowds. 
 
 188. Qpaavcrro/xeLV 8//t' ov irpeirei rovs ijcrcrovas. 
 
 189. 'Eptg irtpalvti p.v6ov v&TaTrj 0ewi>. 
 
 190. Tow 8/5W i/tos eo-Tt /cat to fiovXevcraL TT€pi. 
 
 191. Mo>/3ov SeSoiKe Kapra Trvpavarrov /xopov. 
 
 192. IT/D09 Kti'Tpa fxrj XaKTi^e. fir) Trra/cras fioygs. 
 
.ESC II YL US. 49 
 
 178. Let not thy thoughts o'erleap humility ; 
 For he that sows in pride shall reap in tears, 
 And in his barns shall garner misery. 
 
 179. Weaker than weakness is perverse self-will. 
 
 180. When all goes well, keep safe at home ; 
 And stir not out, when ill days come. 
 
 181. God is a chastener of swelling thoughts, 
 And reckoneth strictly with the proud of 
 
 heart. 
 
 182. Prison bonds, water and bread, 
 Will put sense in a fool's head. 
 
 1 83. If by the basin stands the cup, 
 The bigger drinks the lesser up. 
 
 184. A lucky fool for weight will make 
 A load the camel's back to break. 
 
 185. Keep thy lips with a key, that they speak 
 not foolishness. 
 
 186. Waste not thy strength on that which pro- 
 fiteth not. 
 
 187. Not he that knoweth many things is wise, 
 But he that knoweth what 'tis good to 
 
 know. 
 
 188. Bridle thy tongue in presence of thy betters. 
 
 189. Strife and Contention have long tongues. 
 
 190. Look before you leap. 
 
 191. The giddy moth, poor silly thing, 
 
 Flew round the flame, and burnt his wing. 
 
 192. Kick not against the pricks. 
 
 D 
 
50 /ESCHYLUS, 
 
 1!)3. Kdroirrpov cffovs \a\ic6s t<rr\ olvos St vor. 
 L94. Tcov toi fiaraaav avSpacrtv (fypovrjfxariav 
 i] y\«)(T(r a\rj(h)S yiyv€Tai KaTqyopos. 
 L9S. A ()€t 7raf)(Di' (fcpovTtfc fi-ij 7rapo)v turns. 
 \\)i\. A'iopLS €iwv uaAAov n tro<f>os kolkwv. 
 1 ( ,)7. 'Aet to crtyav €<rn <f>apfiaicov f3\a/3rjs. 
 198. M?) rot's Qeovs KdXovcra fiovXtvov KOKtoS. 
 L99. YXojcrcnj paraf.a fcqpia irpocrrpifitTai, 
 
 200. Aojpoi' fieyio-rov Qeov to pi] kolko)s <f>p0V€iv. 
 
 201. Ka^is or K€i<Xij(rei fiiov ev KVpTjcras. 
 
 202. 'Opyrjs pdraioi y J euriv atrial Xoyoi. 
 
 203. ^S\aOov(Jiv av8(o, kov paOovdi XijQo/ut.i. 
 
 204. Ke/)8t(TTOV eu (frpovovvra //,?/ (f>poV€lV 8oK€W. 
 
 205. MdA.fi Tot t«j ras 7roAAa? vyieias 
 aKopecrTov reppa' vocos yap 
 yeiroyv oporoi^os epei'.er 
 
 KOI 7TOT/X09 €vdv7TOpO)l' 
 
 dvSpls eVatcrev 
 dcf)avTOV eppa' 
 Kal TTpo plv tuv XprjuaTiov 
 
 Krrj(ricov oyKov [iaXbiv 
 (rfav&ovas owr' tvperpov. 
 ovk <e8v irpoiras Sopos 
 7T>//xova9 yeptov ayn.v. 
 oi'S' eTTorrto-e (TKoufros. 
 
dBSCHYLUS. 51 
 
 193. Wine showeththe heart as a mirror showeth 
 the face. 
 
 194. The tongue of a fool bewrayeth his folly. 
 
 195. After-wit is No-wit. 
 
 196. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. 
 
 197. Silence is a physician to Mischief. 
 
 198. When wittingly thy footsteps turn astray, 
 Why ask of God to guide thee on the way % 
 
 199. Trouble is the wages of vain words. 
 
 200. God's greatest gift is Common Sense. 
 
 201. Eecklessness is not courage, neither is dis- 
 cretion cowardice. 
 
 202. Foolish words are anger's fuel. 
 
 203. A word to the wise. 
 
 204. It is a profitable thing to be wise, and withal 
 to hide one's wisdom. 
 
 SUCCESS. 
 
 205. Oftentimes, when the body is gross with 
 health, disease is kept separate by only a thin wall. 
 Oftentimes, when men are sailing before a wind, they 
 run their prow upon a sunken reef. And oftentimes 
 a captain hath thrown away a portion of his cargo, 
 arid saved the entire vessel. 
 
52 JESCHTLUS. 
 
 206. Twv iro\vKTov(t)u ovk olctkottoi Oeof,' KtXatvai 
 
 8' 'Eptvtrcs XP^^V 
 Tvyjipuv oit' avcu oYxas 7raAivTi>x € * 
 rpifid [3lov TiOelcr'' dpavpov, kv 8' ai- 
 
 xTTOt? TeXWoVTOS OVTLS aA/<d" TO 8 r77Cf)K(')-<0^ 
 k\v€LV 
 
 ev /3apv' fidXXerai yap octctols Aio#ei' K€pawos 
 Kptvo) 8' a<p9ovov 6Xf3ov. 
 Myjr €L7]v TrToXnropdrjs, 
 
 pL r i]T ovv avros dAoi>s i>7r' dXXiov fiiov k<i.ti- 
 Soi/xi. 
 
 207. To /xev eiT irpacrcreiv aKopecrrov kcfyv 
 7ra(Ti /3pOTOL(TLV' SuLKTvXo&eLKrlv 6" 
 ovtls a7ret7rwv ei'pyei fitXdOpiov, 
 M^kct' korkXOrjs^ rd8e (frwviov. 
 
 208. ^t'Aot, KaKtijv /xey ocrrt? epiretpos KVpel, 
 eiricrrarat, /3porotcrtv cos. oVav kXvSidv 
 kolkujv kireXOr), irdvra Set/zatWiv <£tAet 
 OTay 8' 6 Aai/zcov tvpofj. —(.iroiOkvai 
 roi/ aiJTor det Aou/xoi/ ovpielv tv^s. 
 
 209. Meyas TeAecr#as <po)rls 6'A/3o5 
 tcki/otjtcu, ot58' aVcus ^-vv^o~/<er 
 Ik 8' dyaOds rv\as ykvet 
 f3Xao-rdv€L dKoptcrros oijfvs. 
 
 210. ITpoTr/DV/xvd y' ki</3oXdv <f>kp€L 
 
 dvSptov dX^-qcrrdv 6X[3os dyav iro.yyvOeis. 
 
jESCHYLUS. 53 
 
 20 G. The Gods are not forgetful of such as are 
 the cause of deadly wars. And when a man is pros- 
 perous undeservedly, the dark Furies in their own 
 time overturn his prosperity and bring him to naught. 
 It is a dangerous thing for a man to be praised over- 
 much of his fellows ; for on such an one falleth the 
 thunderbolt of God, blinding his eyes. Give me 
 prosperity that exciteth no jealousy ; I would that 
 my lot were midway between his that taketh a city, 
 and his that is led into captivity. 
 
 207. No man hath too much of prosperity, and 
 no man loveth it not. When a rich man and a pros- 
 perous cometh to the door, no man thrusteth him 
 away, or saith to him : < This is no place for thee.' 
 
 208. When waves of trouble come over us, we 
 say that troubles will never end ; when God sendeth 
 a fair wind, we think that the fair wind will never 
 cease a-blowing. 
 
 209. When the fortune of a man is waxen very 
 great, it dieth ; but dieth not childless ; for Sorrow 
 interminable is the daughter of Prosperity. 
 
 210. When a man hath stowed away too much of 
 good fortune, he will be brought to throw it all over- 
 board. 
 
54 MSCHYLUS. 
 
 211. Tov KparovvTa fiakdatctos 
 
 0eo<s 7rp6(T(o0er evfievios wpoo-fiepKeraL. 
 
 212. Tovs Qeovs ttoXlv y' akovcrav eKXeiirei u Aoyos. 
 
 213. Ev to/. iroXis Trpaaro'ovcra Aat/xovas tUi. 
 
 214. To y evTvyelv Gcds re Kal (3eo{> 7rAeov. 
 
 215. Nt/<7yv ye 6'/y7rov Kat KULKrjv rt/xa 0eds. 
 
 216. NtKa y' o 7rp(oTos Kal reXevTdLos Spafidv. 
 
 217. Ka/cot /caAcos irpacnrovres ovk avadyeroi. 
 
 218. ' Kfipvverai rot ttols tls tv 7rpdcr(T0)v irXkov. 
 
 219. BpOTOtS 7r€cf)VK€ TOV TTeCFOVTa XaKTLCTOLL. 
 
 220. Ilai'poicrtv avS/icoi/ Ictti a-uyyeves roSe, 
 (jiiXov rbv evrv^ovvr dvev <p06vov (jifietv 
 8vcr<frp(DV yap lbs KapScav Trpocnjpevos 
 a^Oos &L7r\ol£eL no 7r€7ra/xeVco vodov. 
 
 tois t avros avrov TT'iyiacriv fiapvi'trou 
 Kal rbv ^vpaiov o\(3ov elcroptoi' crrere/,. 
 
 221. "0 y' d^Oovqros ovk eV/^Aos irpeirei. 
 
uESGHYLUS. 
 
 211. The Gods above regard with favouring eye 
 Masters that gently use their mastery. 
 
 212. They say, before a city falls, 
 
 The Gods betimes will quit its walls. 
 
 213. A state, when prosperous, honours most the 
 Gods. 
 
 214. Success is God, and more than God. 
 
 215. God respecteth even a knave, if he be a 
 lucky knave. 
 
 216. There is a certain race wherein 
 The last and foremost runners win. 
 
 217. There is no bearing with a knave in his 
 prosperity. 
 
 218. Only the rich can afford to be nice. 
 
 219. 'Tis the world's way, all times have shown, 
 To keep a man down when he 's down. 
 
 ENVY. 
 
 220. How few can with unjaundiced eye 
 Kegard a friend's prosperity ! 
 
 For Envy, brooding in the heart, 
 Gives to each pain a double smart ; 
 Her arrows, silent and unseen, 
 Fly, twice in venom dipt, and keen ; 
 And our own sorrow pains not less 
 Than doth our neighbour's happiness. 
 
 221. 'Tis ill with him whom no man envieth. 
 
56 MSCHYLUS. 
 
 222. 'iouril' 7T0V0VCTW) YJV 770VWCTLV li< 0€<Sv, 
 
 0<f>€lA€TO.t TeKi<ojj.(i to? 1 7T0V0V kAcos\ 
 
 223. 2tt€v8ovti travnp \o> 0€cs £vva\ferai. 
 '22 1 . Etct>?€ r^3 kol/avovti trv<rir€v&€iv ScoV 
 225. IIoAAa Si^t'j cvt ar 7ttoAis Safia<r&n. 
 
 €7y, 8v<TTV^(^ V€ Trpdjrwei/ 
 aAAos 8' aAAor dyet. 
 (f>OV€V€L i T(l 06 KGU 7TVp(f>0p€L' 
 
 KairviS \fvt.iveroi TroAecr/*' owrav 
 
 patvdpevos 8' eirarvet Xao8d.pas 
 
 (uati'MV evo-tfieuiv "Apr}?' 
 
 KopKopvyal 8 (IV a(TTV,iroTi 8' opKava irvpytaris' 
 
 7rpls dv8pus 8' a^?)p crra.9 (So/it kcuVctgu* 
 f3Xa)^al & atfJAxroecro-at 
 
 TWI/ €7rifJLa(TTi0H0V 
 
 dpTt /3p€(f)U>V f3p€[JL0]'T<I.L' 
 
 dpirayal 8e 8ta8popav opaipoves' 
 
 ^vpf3oXel <\)'epuiv (jiepovTt. 
 
 Kal Ktvus K€vl>v KaAet. 
 
 ^vvvopov ^kXtav e^etr 7 
 
 oi'tc petov out' iVoi' XeXipp.aof 
 
 7ravTo8a7Tos 8e Kapirbs \afid8is irecrtav dXyrveir 
 
 TTLKpUV 8' O/X/XO, TWV ^a}.<l.ll.i]77<')XtOV' 
 
 TroAAa 3 aKpiToj^vpros 
 yds 86ctls ovn8avots 
 ev poOtois (popeiTac 
 
.ESCHYLUS. 57 
 
 INDUSTRY. 
 
 222. Success and Glory are the children of Hard 
 Work and God's favour. 
 
 223.1 
 
 224. J 
 
 God helps them that help themselves. 
 
 WAR. 
 
 225. Many are the miseries of a city when taken 
 by an enemy. For they drag one another to and 
 fro, and slay, and scatter fire ; and all the streets 
 are wrapt in smoke : and War breathes his furious 
 breath, murdering men, and polluting all the holy 
 places. And loud cries rise in the air, and engines 
 of war come rolling against the walls. And men 
 fall beneath the spear, and the cries of little children 
 are heard above the din. And then cometh Plunder, 
 the brother of Tumult : and the robbers fall in one 
 another's way, and the empty-handed calleth to the 
 empty-handed, that he may have a partner in his 
 task ; but none is content unless he have more than 
 his fellow. And the scattering of all fruits of the 
 earth is a sight of woe, and the eyes of the thrifty 
 are weighed down ; for all the gifts of the earth are 
 washed away with waves of wasting. And maidens, 
 new to sorrow, submitting to the bed of their con- 
 
58 MSGHYLUS. 
 
 ftpm&es 8e Kaivo7rrjfiov€S vio.i, 
 rXd/ioves evvav al^fiaXoyrov 
 
 av()fh,s evrv)(ovvTOS. o>s 
 
 8v(TfJL€VOVS V7T€f)T€()()l)< 
 
 kX-TTL^OVdl VVKT€pOV TcXoS fioXtiv, 
 
 7ray/<AGn;Ta)i' aAyeoji' lirlppoOov. 
 
 226. "Aprjs (juXet ra XaJora 7rdvT dpav oTparoi 
 
 227. Ei'Sovcrd to*, (jyprjv oppacnv XafnrpvveTac 
 kv fjpepa 8e Moi/V airpoa-KOTros fiponov. 
 
 228. 'A7To ^-ecrc^dTWi/ Tts dyaOd (parts 
 /SporoLS reXXerat : kolkwv yap 8ial 
 7roXv67reis rkyvai ^ecnriipSol 
 <$>6f$ov (j>':povcrLv p.aOe.lv. 
 
 229. Aey€/,v apopcfyov ovra rovs 7reAas KaKws 
 7rp6cro) StKatojv, tjS' a770(TTarei Qepts. 
 
 230. Iltti/Twr ' ApiOpbs e£o)(ov (ro<f>Lo-fJLaTU)v. 
 
jESCIIYLUS. 59 
 
 queror, hope and pray for the darkness of the grave 
 to come and bring them rest from their misery. 
 
 226. War for his meals loves dainty food ; 
 He spares the bad and takes the good. 
 
 PRESENTIMENT— PROPHECY. 
 
 227. When Sleep hath closed our eyes, the mind 
 
 sees well ; 
 For Fate by daylight is invisible. 
 
 228. From prophet's lips good news we never 
 
 hear ; 
 They never use their tongues but to cry 
 'Fear !' 
 
 UNCOMELINESS. 
 
 229. Let not the uncomeliness of a man warp 
 thy judgment of his merits. 
 
 NUMBER. 
 
 230. Of all discoveries of man's wisdom, the 
 greatest is Number. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 
 
62 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 Tea i', Ztv : SvvatfLv TiS dvSpibv 
 v7repfia(TL(i K<XTa<r)(p, 
 
 roti/ otW i'7rros atpet 7ro^' 6 7ravToyr;/)OJS, 
 
 out' aKoiroi Gewv 1/11/ 
 
 jJLTjves, dyrjp(p 8e xpoviv <)vvdo~Tas 
 
 Kare^et? 'OAu/i,7rov 
 
 fjiapfxapoecro-av aiyXav. 
 
 Fjv8atfioves oLcrt, kolkgjv dyewros aliow 
 
 ols yap dv o~et(rOfj ^reoOev Sopos^ aras 
 
 ovSev eWeL7rei yeveds eir! ttXtjOos ipnrov' 
 
 o/xoiov wcrre irovrLais 
 
 otS/j.a Svctttvoois orav 
 
 QpycrcraLcrLv epefios m/xiAoi' eiriSpafir) Trvoats, 
 
 Ki'AtVSet /SvcrcroOev KeXatvdv 
 
 ^rtva kcu Svcrdve/Mov, 
 
 cttovo.) f3pe/JLov(TL S' dvTLTrkrjyes afcrai. 
 
 IToAAgj to (frpoveiv evSai/xovias 
 
 irpLorov virapxet' xp?) 8' es ra Ge(oi / 
 
 /jLrjSkv dcr€7rT€LV jieyaXot Se Aoyot 
 
 fxeydkas irAiyyas tcSv wr€pav\iav 
 
 aVoricravTes 
 
 yfjpa t>j <fipoveh' tSlSagav. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 63 
 
 CONCERNING GOD AND FATE. 
 
 1. God, what pride of man can hold in check 
 Thy might ? The years roll by for ever and for 
 ever ; but Thou sleepest not, nor waxest faint ; but 
 reignest evermore in the starry brightness of 
 Olympus. 
 
 2. Blessed are they into whose cup of life no 
 drop of sorrow falleth ; for when a house is troubled 
 of God, misery of every kind cometh upon it from 
 generation to generation ; and it is with them as 
 when a storm cometh from the North, and sweepeth 
 over darken'd waters : it upheaveth the sand from 
 the depths of the sea, and the shores re-echo to the 
 lashing of the billows. 
 
 3. Discretion and Humility are the foundation- 
 stones of Happiness. Wherefore, be thou reverent 
 towards the Gods ; for Pride carrieth in her hand 
 a rod of chastisement, and will teach thee Humility 
 in the latter days. 
 
64 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 4. Ov rot toctovtov dvbpos tpowqv (rOeveiv 
 
 KYipvyfiaQ' ohtt' aypairra Kacr<f>aXrj ()eo>r 
 vofufia ovvacrdai) S I'ljrd y' ov0' 3 inrepSpafxeiv' 
 
 ov ydp tl vvv ye /ax^es. dAA' det 7rore 
 £?/ ravra. Kovtiels ot&ev l£ orov '<j>dvr]. 
 
 5. '0 /xei/ Zeus o r' 'AttoAAoji/ ^in'eTOt kolI ra 
 
 /3pOT(OV 
 
 etSoTes* di/Syowv 8' 6Vt fxavrts TvXkov i) 'yo> 
 
 cfteperou, 
 Kptcris ovk ecrTLV dXrjOrjs' cro</>ta 8' dy cro</>tui' 
 Trapafitixleiev avrjp' 
 dXX 1 OV7TOT 1 eywy' dv, irpiv iSot/x opdov eVos. 
 
 /ze/x^o/xeywt/ ar Karacj^atrji'. 
 
 6. 2o</ua e/< toi> 
 K/Veivor eVo? ire^avrac, 
 
 To ko.kIv 8ok€lv ttot ecrOXbv 
 tlq$ j 6/jljjl€v oto) cjypeuas 
 Geo? dyet tt/ks drav. 
 
 7. M^8eV 7tot' etinys e? Oeou? {nrcpKOirov, 
 jjltjS oyKOV dpij fxrjSev\ et rti'os TrAeov 
 
 7 ? X 6 ^ fipiOeis // [xaKpov ttXovtov {3d6ec 
 d)S Tj/iepa kXivzl re Kavayei TrdXiv 
 dizavra rdvOpdireia/ rovs Se cruxjypovas 
 Qeol cjjiXovcrt kch crrvy overt tovs kolkois. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 65 
 
 4. No ordinance of Man shall override 
 The settled laws of Nature and of God ; 
 Not written these in pages of a book, 
 Nor were they framed to-day, nor yesterday ; 
 We know not whence they are ; but this we 
 
 know, 
 That they from all eternity have been, 
 And shall to all eternity endure. 
 
 5. God and Apollo are wise, and know all that 
 appertains to Man. It may be that a prophet is 
 higher thought of than I ; but that is not proof to 
 me that his words be true. One man may surpass 
 another in subtlety • but I will never blame such as 
 believe not a prophet's words, until I have seen these 
 same fulfilled. 
 
 6. It was wisely said of one, that, when God 
 willeth the destruction of a man, He inaketh evil to 
 appear good in his eyes, and giveth him over to a 
 reprobate mind. 
 
 7. Speak thou no word of pride, nor raise 
 
 A swelling thought against the Gods on high, 
 If thou in wealth thy neighbour shalt surpass, 
 Or that thy hand be mightier than his ; 
 For Time uplifteth, and Time layeth low 
 All human things ; and the great Gods above 
 Abhor the wicked, as the good they love. 
 
 E 
 
GG SOPHOCLES. 
 
 8. "Eytoye 8rj Kal rd/xa Kal to, irdvr del 
 (^diTKOLjJi av dv6f)to7TOL(TL jirj^avdv Oeous 1 
 oto) 8k fxi] rdS icTTcv kv yvio/iy </>/'Arz, 
 Keivos t €K€iva o-repyerw, Kayo) rd8e. 
 
 9. M?) TOVS 0€Oi;S TLfAU)VT€S €?Ta TOV<$ QtOVS 
 
 J^oipa iroieivde /x^Sa/xws" rjyetcrOe 8e 
 
 /3\,€TT€LV fJL€V OLVTOVS TTp^S TOV €VCT€/3rj /3pOT0)V. 
 
 fiXkiretv 8e 7rpos rovs S ucr ere/Jet?. 
 
 10. Ovk lSols av d6f)U)v [iporov 
 octtls av, el Qeos 
 
 ayoi, cfrvyeiv Svvollto. 
 
 11. Ou6" av €t? (fivyoL 
 aio-yri tto9\ oT ye Zeus i(f)opfxrj(TOt KaKa' 
 vocrovs 8' dvdyKY] rds OerjXdrovs (pepetv. 
 
 12. ToV rot Oeov tolovtov e^€7TtcrTa/i.at, 
 cro<f)OLS /xev alvLKrrjpa §-€cr(f)dT(j)v ae\ 
 crKCLLOts 8k <f>av\ov Kav fipayel 8t8d(TKaXov. 
 
 13. 'Ev AiOS Krj7TOLS dpOVVTOLL 
 
 fMovov evSatfJioves o\/3ol. 
 
 14. Oi> T06 7tot' av rd S-eta, KpviTTovTOiv Gewv, 
 [xdOots av, ou8' €6 irdvr kire^kkOots ctkottujv. 
 
 15. Oeol kolXios [lev, 6\fk 8 J eicropwcr', oVai/ 
 rot ^€t' ac/>eis Tts 1$ to fJLaiveaOai rpairrj. 
 
 16. Tou Adyof y' otj ^pr) <f>66vov, 
 av8pe$ 1 TrpocruraL. Zeus orou TrpaKTiop tfravrj. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 67 
 
 8. In all we mortals do, or think, or say, 
 Guidance divine I recognise alway ; 
 If thou such guidance failest to perceive, 
 Keep thine own doubts, but let me still believe. 
 
 9. If thou honourest the Gods, show thy rever- 
 ence by thine acts ; and remember that Their eyes 
 are over all men, regarding both the evil and the 
 good. 
 
 10. As God directs, Man needs must go. 
 
 11. If God be minded to send disgrace, no man 
 shall escape it ; and if He put within us diseased 
 imaginations, we must bear withal as best we may. 
 
 12. To the wise God speaketh in riddles his 
 hidden things, but the foolish He leaveth in his 
 foolishness. 
 
 13. Happiness is a fruit that groweth in the 
 garden of God only. 
 
 14. If it shall please the Gods to hide their 
 
 thoughts, 
 No search of thine will ever find them out. 
 
 15. If thou neglect the ordinances of the Gods, 
 and turn thee to folly, though They make long tarry- 
 ing, yet will They deal with thee in the end. 
 
 16. God's doings are beyond Man's questioning. 
 
68 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 17. Gcos tncoTcJcc* (3\,€<j>apa Kol SiSopKora. 
 
 IS. 'il 0COUS 7TpOT€lV0>V TOVS BlOVS l/ct'Oe/s TtO 
 
 19. rcvoiro (ixvtu.v irav Qeov t€)(v(j>[jl€vov. 
 
 20. J2?w t<£ 0cqS Tas kcu ycA.^ KwSvperai, 
 
 21. Beou ye irkrjyijv oi)( virepTrrjoa [$p<mU. 
 
 22. Te#i'7y/<e kgu ra rcov 0€wv ? 0eoi 5 ap 1 i u, 
 
 23. H roi's KaKovs TLfioyvTas eloropas Qew's : 
 
 24. Ei Tt? 0€(?jv 
 
 /?Att7TTOt, (jwyoL rdv y^o) kolkos tuv KptLarcrovo i. 
 
 25. 06OUS (UaiVtLV OVTLS (ivOpOJTTCDV Cr0eV€L. 
 
 26. Zevs rot peydXrjs yXiocro-rjs KO/i7rovs 
 i>7repex#atp€i. 
 
 27. r 12i> ai' 0€os 
 ^pe[av epevvd } pa8i<os avro? </>arc/. 
 
 28. Ei'cre/Jeu' to, 7rpos 0eoi;$* 
 
 ws TaAAa ttolvtol Sevrep' yyelrat Tranjp 
 Zer?' ?} yap crcre/Jcta (rvr9nj(JK€L [3porois. 
 
 KOLV (tOCTL, KOLV ^ CLViiXTLV. OVK U7ToAAvT(U. 
 
 29. "0ray 0€(uy 
 /3Xd7rrr] tis\ ov SvvolIt dv i<r\viov cf>vyeiv. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 69 
 
 ] 7. God to the blind can make of darkness light ; 
 To eyes that see can make of noon midnight. 
 
 18. See that thou take not the Gods' names in 
 vain. 
 
 19. With God nothing is impossible. 
 
 20. Tis at God's pleasure we or laugh or weep. 
 
 21. When God uplifts His hand to slay, 
 'Tis vain for Man to flee away. 
 
 22. The doings of the Gods may die, 
 But They live through eternity. 
 
 23. Dost ever see the Gods have respect unto 
 the wicked 1 
 
 24. If one among the Gods shall will it so, 
 The coward shall escape the better man. 
 
 25. The temple of a God may crime pollute, 
 But not defilement to the God impute. 
 
 26. God abhorreth exceedingly the boasting of a 
 proud tongue. 
 
 27. What needs God hath, Himself can satisfy. 
 
 28. Be blameless in all duties toward the Gods ; 
 For God, the Father, in compare with this 
 Lightly esteemeth all things else ; and so 
 Thy righteousness shall with thee to the end 
 Endure, and follow thee beyond the grave. 
 
 29. Nor strength, nor speed shall man avail, 
 If God shall will his strength to fail. 
 
70 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 30. Bovkou Kparecv /ze>, vvv Geo) 8' del Kparav 
 
 31. 'Act /xeyas ovpavif) 
 
 Zevs, os tyopu 7rdvra kulI Kparvvei. 
 
 32. 'AvayKaarxt Gcois 
 ai/ t*^ ^eAwcrtr ov8' av ets Svvollt dvrjp. 
 
 33. IIoAAa ye irrjfxaTa kcu Kaivo7ra0rj : 
 KovSev tovt(dv o tl fiTj Zevs. 
 
 34. '12 Aat/zov, cos oi5k €o*t' diroo-rpo^r] fiporols 
 
 TWV €fJL<f>VT(i)V T€ /Cat 6€r)\dr(i)V KOLKUJV. 
 
 35. 'Aet 7tot' €v 7r«,7rToi'o~tv ot Atos Kvfiot. 
 
 36. Ttoy y' d#AtW ovSels dp 1 ov8e7T(x)7roT€ 
 %vyj(tk(i)v icra>8rj^ /mrj Vt ra> Setva> Ka/cw. 
 
 37 TtJs dvayKatas tv^t}? 
 
 ouk ecrnv ovSev /zet£bv dvdpwwois kolkov. 
 
 38. IleptcooV d(f)VKrd re 
 fxrjSea iravTo^airdv /3ovXdv 
 aSafjiavTLvais vcfyatverac 
 KepKLcriV Accra. 
 
 39. IIpos tt)v 'AvdyKrjv ovS' "Apr]s dv9i(TTaT<r 
 
 40. C A pLOLpiSca rt§ 8wacrt9 £etvd' 
 
 oi>t' av vtr 6'A/3os otV "Ap?;9, or -trvpyos. ov\ 
 
 d\iKTV~Ol 
 
 KeXatva} vdes eKcfrvyottv. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 7 1 
 
 30. Strive thou to win ; but hearken what I say: — 
 Who wins against God's will, hath lost the 
 
 day. 
 
 3 1 . God dwelleth in the heavens continually ; He 
 seeth all things ; and all things are beneath His 
 feet. 
 
 32. No power of Man can force the will of God. 
 
 33. Troubles are many ; no one like its fellow ; 
 And every trouble cometh down from God. 
 
 34. God, from ill engender' d at his birth, 
 From ill engrafted in his heart by Thee, 
 To mortal man, alas ! is no escape. 
 
 35. The dice of God cast ever sixes three. 
 
 36. The steps of some are dogg'd of Misery ; 
 Such men are pluck' d from off Destruction's 
 
 brink, 
 Only from giddier heights to topple down. 
 
 37. Nothing to Man so terrible as Fate. 
 
 38. Fate hath a shuttle of adamant, and weaveth 
 therewith innumerable counsels ; and from none 
 thereof is there any escaping. 
 
 39. The God of War were loth to stand 
 With Fate to battle, hand to hand. 
 
 40. Fate is a dread Power ; if thou be wealthy, 
 thou wilt not buy Her off ; if thou be valiant, thou 
 canst not withstand Her ; if thou shut thyself with- 
 in a tower, She will find thee out ; if thou cross the 
 sea in ships, She will overtake thee on the way. 
 
72 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 41. ' KvayKTj y' ov^l &V(r/ia)(r]T€OV. 
 
 42. Heirptofiivris 
 
 ovk tern ^rvrjrols (rvjifyopas airaWayrj. 
 
 cjypdcrai' 
 opa opa rrdvT del Xpdi/os* pkrrei pXv erepa 
 €T€pa Trap y/xap avOts av£<ov dviov. 
 
 44. Mdrots ca> ycyyerai 
 
 QeolcrL yrjpas ov$k KarOaveiv Trore. 
 rd 8' a/VAa cruy^et irdvO' 6 TrayKpaTTjS Xpovos 
 <p9tvet fJLev lct)(VS y+js, <J>6lv€l £c a"tu/xaTO?. 
 &v^o-/c€t Se iriaTiS) fSXacrTavet 8' d-nrr/a. 
 KCll TTVev/AO. TCLVTOV OV&€ ~po$ TTnXlV TToAcr 
 
 Tot? ju,ev yap ^JSiy, reus 8' er vcrrepo) \pov<fi 
 rd T€p7rva rriKpd ytyveTat kolvOls <f>i\a, 
 
SOPHOCLES. 1?> 
 
 41. Whoso contendetli with Fate, fighteth against 
 desperate odds. 
 
 42. Thou canst not shake off what load Fate 
 shall have put upon thy shoulders. 
 
 43. The Gods do never aim a shaft in vain • 
 Great Time beholdeth all things, change on 
 
 change ; 
 Sorrow to-day, and happiness to-morrow. 
 
 CONCERNING TIME — CHANGE — UNCERTAINTY — VICISSI- 
 TUDE—CIRCUMSTANCE—HUMAN LIFE -HUMAN NATURE. 
 
 44. The Gods alone know neither age nor death ; 
 On all things else Time breathes a withering 
 
 breath ; 
 The fruits of earth grow, ripen, and decay ; 
 Man's strength and beauty dwindle, day by 
 
 day; 
 Faith, dying out, commingles with the dust, 
 From whence upsprings a harvest of distrust ; 
 Ever 'twixt man and man, 'twixt state and 
 
 state, 
 The breeze of Love veers round to gale of 
 
 Hate ; 
 What 's sweet to-day is by to-morrow sour : — 
 Thus change we all beneath Time's magic 
 
 power, 
 Some once a season, others twice an hour. 
 
74 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 45, XiruA'ty o fAOKpoQ Kavapldfirfros \p6vo% 
 <pv€i t (>.<'> ijXd Kiu, (f>av€vra KpvTrrerai' 
 
 KOVK k<rr ('UXrrroi 1 OvStV, &W akicKfTCU 
 )((» OCtVOS OpKOS X"'' T^PMrfCcAciS ( l>l>€i'€<;. 
 
 1 6. lv rts Suo 
 
 /) kcu t/, TrActovs rjfiepas Xoyi^trai, 
 fjLaraiOS 1(ttiv' ov yap tad' ij y' avmov, 
 Trp'i' eu TrdOr) ns tiji' irapovcav fifxipav. 
 
 47. Ilai/^ o fieyas X/)di>os papal vet.. 
 
 48. Kotva y' ?X €tv re Ka ' /^AAeir. 
 
 49. X/3oi'os evpaprjs QcoV 
 
 50. Nu£ curaya 
 
 KOU Vl>£ aTTUiOti $L0.8€$€y/JL€l'l] 770VOV. 
 
 51 . TeAet 7ror' €t ti Nu^ «<£>/. 
 
 TOUT €77' 'H/Xa^) ZpxeTOLL. 
 
 52. Oi'Scv arauoWor <£aTtcrai/z' dv. 
 
 53. 'Opdoi Ti'Y'/. T ] ''X 7 / <^ Kai Karapplrrei 
 TuV evrv\ovvTa rov t€ SvcttuxoiW der 
 /ecu jidvTt^ oi'6Vis rwr Ka&OTcirCOV fiporois. 
 
 54. IIoAAa Tot crpiKpoi Aoyot 
 eo"(/)>/Aar iJSq ncai KartopOiocrav fSporovs. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 15 
 
 45. Time in his long, immeasurable course, 
 Turns light to darkness, darkness unto light : 
 Nought is past hoping for ; the binding oath 
 Is found at fault, the stoutest heart gives 
 
 way. 
 
 46. He is a fool that counts upon to-morrow ; 
 Sufficient for the day is the clay's sorrow ; 
 And, till the pleasure of to-day is done, 
 To-morrow lies beyond the setting sun. 
 
 47. Time, great Time, weareth all things away. 
 
 48. Anticipation is Reality. 
 
 49. Time is a God, whose hands are soft and 
 smooth. 
 
 50. Night and Night take turn about ; 
 
 One brings Pain in ; one turns him out. 
 
 5 1 . What work the Night leaves incomplete, 
 Day turns out polish' d, round, and neat. 
 
 52. Of nothing say : — It cannot be. 
 
 53. At birth to all men Good and 111 
 Lie in a balance level and still ; 
 
 As Chance shall settle in either cup, 
 One end goes down, and one goes up ) 
 And so our future none divines, 
 For none can tell how Chance inclines. 
 
 54. A little word is not a little thing ; 
 
 For it may make, and it may mar a king. 
 
7<; SOPHOCLES. 
 
 5;>. 'Hrot fiporoHTiv ovSiv kor % dir&fiOTOV 
 xfei^et ydp y 'irivoia Trjv yv&firjv. 
 
 56. Ta 7roAAa ro)v SeivQvj ova/) 
 
 Trvtvcravra vvktIs, rj/i€pas ftaAaVcrerai. 
 
 57. Udvr €KKa\v7TT(DV 6 Xpovos ets to f/)0J9 aye/ 
 
 58. 'Ev (frvXw dvOpojTrojv pi eSec^ev 
 Trarpus Kai prjrpls rjpAas rjpepa 
 tovs 7ravTas' ovSels k^o^os 
 dXXos efiXacrrev dXXov 
 /?oo~K€6 8e rovs pev po?pa Svcrapepras, 
 rovs 8 SXfios rjp{ov 7 
 rovs Cj€ SovXetas £vybv 
 €G-\ev dvayKds. 
 
 59. Ov xp/j ttot ev TrpdcrcrorTos oXfiicrai tv\ '> 
 dvSpls, TTpiv avTio TravreXtos 'ijSt] /3tos 
 8t€K77€pav0y, Kai reXevrqa-ij fiiov 
 kv ydp I3pa^e? Ko.daXe KcoXiyo) \poV(p 
 -rrdp—XovTov 6X/3ov Aafp.ovos kukov Socris 
 orav peracmj. Kai ©ecus So/a/ rdSe. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 77 
 
 55. Of what he dimly understands, 
 
 < It caunot be ' the fool will say ; 
 
 Know thou, To-morrow in his hands 
 
 Will hold a lamp to light To-day. 
 
 56. The bugbears of the dreamful night 
 Are food for mirth by clear daylight. 
 
 57. Wrap round with blankets every secret sin, 
 And Time will strip thee naked to the skin. 
 
 58. In this or that we differ each from other, 
 But all are born of father and of mother • 
 Chance hedgeth thee from me with a poor 
 
 fence 
 And thin partition-wall of difference ; 
 Some starve on poverty ; some thrive on 
 
 wealth ; 
 Disease clings these ; those batten on rude 
 
 health ; 
 A few are born to freedom ; many not ; 
 And little doth it matter Wlio is What. 
 
 59. Blessed call the lot of none, 
 Till the voyage of life be done, 
 Till the setting of life's sun ; 
 For, so long as mortal lives, 
 He can take away, Who gives ; 
 
 And years may gather wealth and power, 
 To dwine and vanish in an hour. 
 
78 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 60. WoX\u)v cv TToXxnrXrj&ia 
 
 ovt dir' evyeveojv €0"#Aos, 
 ovt' d)(p€L(ov 6 Xiav ica/coV 
 
 /SpOTLOV 8k TTKTTOV OV§€V . 
 
 61. Ou ^p>y 7TOt' dvQpi!)TTiMV 
 
 pkyav 6X/3ov dirofiXkxpai' 
 TavvcfiXoiu) yap tcra/xeptos 
 alyeipu) fiioTav airofiaWti. 
 
 62. Tts Stj ttot b'Xfiov y] /xeyav ^r€trj fipoTov 
 rj puKplv, rjrot prjftafJLov Ttfidpevov \ 
 
 ov yap ttot avT(ov ov&ev eV Tat)T(p pkvet. 
 
 Go. Z(ioi TtS dv9p(JJ7T0)V 
 
 to Kar' 7y/xa/) oVtos ij Sierra T70po~vvoyv, 
 to 8' es avpiov auel TvcfyXbv epirei. 
 
 64. Totv dvOpunrov {wav 7rotKLXofxrjTi8es "Atgu 
 TrrjfxaTiDV irdvais peTaXXdo~orovcrtv (Spats. 
 
 65. Adyos rts ecrr' dp^atos dvOpdntov <£av€is 
 ws oi'K ay ai(ov' eKpddoLS fipOTiov, irplv dv 
 
 ^aVYj TIS, OVT 64 XP 7 1 (TT ° < > 0Vt1 € ^ T< i ) * a K°V 
 
 66. M^7ra> /xey' etV^s tfpiv TcAcvnycravr 1 /o^s. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 70 
 
 GO. I cannot tell, from what of life I see, 
 
 What chances high hath over low degree ; 
 A beggar s brat for wit may more than pass ; 
 And royal loins may chance to breed an Ass. 
 
 61. Look not to a man's estate, 
 
 To deem him blest or fortunate ; 
 For, as the poplar-tree doth shed 
 
 His long, thin leaves to Autumn wind, 
 So are Man's blessings quickly sped, 
 
 And leave a bare, bald trunk behind. 
 
 62. Say not thou of weal or woe : 
 
 ' 'Tis big, or little, or naught at all : ' 
 For mortal blessings come and go, 
 As flit sun-shadows athwart a wall. 
 
 63. Pleasure is a fleeting thing ; 
 
 Catch it as it flies ; 
 For what to-morrow hath to bring 
 Is hidden from our eyes. 
 
 6-i. Like to a piece of quilted needlework, 
 
 The life of Man is chequer' d o'er with 
 sorrows. 
 
 65. It was a maxim very old and trite, 
 Ages before our grandams saw the light, 
 That Man be call'd nor happy nor unblest, 
 Till he be call'd to take his last, long rest. 
 
 66. Reserve your hisses or applause, 
 
 Till Death the curtain downward draws. 
 
80 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 (>7. II TToA/Y". BpOTOLS l<TT\v iSoVCLV 
 
 ynovaf irpiv loelv 8' ov >€ts /tiai/Tis 
 
 -nor //.oVAor-noi' o -/ TTpafiei. 
 
 68. Atet /3pOT(i)V 7TOT/XOS 61' 7TVKVU) Oeof' 
 
 T f H) X i i } kvkXcito.c kuI p€Ta\\dtr<T€i <f>vo"iv' 
 
 (ocTTTcp treXrjvrjs 0^1$ evtf>povas i uo 
 
 ar^ rat Suvcut' av om ttot' ci/ fXop<frn |Ltia, 
 
 a A A.' e£ dS/y/Vot' TrpcoTOV Zpyerai vea, 
 7r/)ocroj7ra KaAAwoucra fca/, irXrjpovpivq, 
 y&rav 7T£/) avT?}s euyevecrTttT'// <f><ivjj J 
 irdXiv Stappei, kolwI prj^ev €p\€Tai. 
 
 69. QvK €<t9' OTTOLOV CTTOLVT dv dv9pO)~OV /3lOl 
 
 oi'V alvecatfi dv ovre pL€p\f/acprjv rrore. 
 
 70. 'Ico yeveat fiporwv, 
 
 (<js &/xas ara teat to j'.ijih' faxras zvapiup.o 
 TuS y°-p) ~l<; dvijp irXeov 
 ras €v8aifiov(as ^epet 
 ij To<rovTov ocrov ooKtiv 
 
 KOLl So^OLVT* OHTOfcAtfai '. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 81 
 
 67. No mortal seer, with keenest arrow-sight, 
 Piercing the dull, dead blanket of To-night, 
 Sees what To-morrow holds within his hands, 
 Until before his eyes To-morrow stands. 
 
 68. Human fortunes, good and ill. 
 Never stand a moment still ; 
 
 To a wheel divine they 're bound, 
 Turning ever round and round ; 
 The moon of our prosperity 
 Wanes and waxes in the sky ; 
 Plays her fickle and constant game, 
 Aye a- changing, aye the same : 
 See ! her crescent of pale light 
 Gathers beauty night by night ; 
 Till, when sphered in perfect grace, 
 Gradual she dims her face ; 
 Lies anon on heaven's blue floor 
 A silver bow, and nothing more. 
 
 69. All human lots review' d, I cannot name 
 What merits special praise or special blame. 
 
 70. Poor human-kind, your life I hold 
 Like to an idle tale that 's told ; 
 Of happiness your scanty share 
 
 Is phantom-treasure, thin as air ; 
 For Joy is as a raiment fine, 
 Spun of magic threads, divine ; 
 Which as you are in act to don, 
 The wearer and the robe are gone ! 
 
82 SOPHOCLKS. 
 
 71. M?y (TV ^-vyjrov out €K€ivrjv ttju TeXtVT< 
 
 tSeiv 
 
 7)fJL€fMV e'ul(TK07T0Vl>T(l p/ijOCl'' oXfiunjS TTplv &V 
 
 Teppa tov ficov 7T€pdcrrj fXTjSlv dXyei.vuv iradtov. 
 
 72. c 12s 7T(xvtu Setva KairiKLvbvvitis [ipoTOis 
 k€Ltoll TraOetv pev ei> ) iraOeiv 5e ^aTtpa. 
 
 73. El> rot koltoiS' eytoye TavOpioTrojv, art 
 yalpeiv 7re(j)VK€V ov\l tols auTots dec. 
 
 74. KaKtov Svcra Ao)T09 o-uSets. 
 
 75. Acij/ov ye tovs pXv Svcro-tfieis kolkiov aVo 
 [iXao-TovTas^ €i>tol Tovcrde plv Trpdcrcrctv KaXias' 
 tovs 8' oVras icrOXovs, e/c re yevvaiW ol/jji. 
 yeytora?, etra oixjtijx^s 7re<fjVK€vai. 
 
 Ov XPV V T( *^ ovTix) Aaipovas ^vqTOiv Trkpi 
 7rpdcr(T€iv' e\p7]v yap tovs plv evcrepeis /3pOTO)l> 
 e^ecv T6 Kep8os €{JL(fiavl$ Qecov trapa, 
 tovs 8 ovtols aSl kov$. Tovcr&e ti)v evavTtav 
 
 8lK1]V KaKWI/ TLfJLOJpUV €p(fxivrj TlV€iV 
 
 KovSels dv ovtojs y]VTv\€L KdKus yeyws. 
 
 76. ^12 OvrjTov dvSpoiv /cat TaXaiirtopov yeros* 
 
 d>s oi'8ey ecrpev. ttXijv, o-Ktatcnv eiKOTts, 
 /3dpo<; Treptcro-or yv/9 dvao~Tp(o(j)(opei'Ot. 
 
 77. "E^otS' dv))p a)v, ^turt rijs eis avpiov 
 ov8h> irXeov pot (rod /lictcotiv i)/j.€pas. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 83 
 
 71. Be confident of no man's happiness, 
 
 Till he have weather'd danger and distress ; 
 Till Life's wide sea be safely traversed o'er, 
 And anchor cast upon the yonder shore. 
 
 72. So even poised is Fortune's balance fine, 
 A breath will make it either way iucline. 
 
 73. With men and women 'tis alike the way 
 To hate to-morrow what they love to-day. 
 
 74. Life is as a race, wherein 
 
 We and Sorrow do contend ; 
 We have the start, but in the end 
 Sorrow cometh aye first in. 
 
 75. How many a rogue begets a roguish son, 
 And dies in bed, to leave him gains ill-won ! 
 How many an honest lad may'st see inherit 
 Paternal ill-luck and paternal merit ! 
 
 This is a jumble hard to understand : 
 Had I to settle things at second-hand, 
 I 'd undertake there should be no mistaking 
 The signs and marks distinctive of my making : 
 Good people should be happy, every one ; 
 And every rogue I 'd hang by set of sun. 
 
 76. wretched every mother's son ! 
 
 shadows, wherefore were we born ] 
 Count us all over, one by one, 
 
 And say who 's worth his meat and corn I 
 7 7. With me and thee, good friend, it is the 
 
 same ■ 
 Each on To-morrow's bank hath equal claim. 
 
84 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 78. Bporot yey(07€s, ov&kv l<r/i€v dXXo 7rXrjv 
 €l8(i)\' ovonrep fro/iev ?y Kovcfrn ctkuL 
 
 79. ' Apo^Oos ovStis' 6 8' 
 
 -ijKLCTT €)(Q)V fJLOLKapTaTOS 
 
 80. Tov evrvyovvTa Tzdvr, dpiOfiipTa^; /JpOTOVS, 
 ovk €(ttlv ovtios ovtlv evpijcreLs iva. 
 
 81. ' Av£fy)(07rOS tCTTl 7TV€V/J,a Kdl (TKtd flOVOV. 
 
 82. Ou tol ^-e/xis ^Ji/ 7r\r)v Oeot? avei; /ca/aoi'. 
 
 83. IToAXa ra Setva /couSei/ dvOpioirov Seivorcpov 
 
 ir:Xec 
 
 TOVTO Kdl 7ToXiOV TTepOLV 7TOVTOV )(^etp.ept(0 VOTiti 
 
 ytopei, Trepif5pvyj,oi(jiv 
 
 7rep(ov iV oi'8/xacrtv, 
 
 Oecov re tolv v7repr<}Tav. Tdv 
 
 acfrOtTOV, aKafxarav aTTOTpvtTai, 
 
 IXXop^evcov dporpwv eVos els eYos, l—tvclu) yivei 
 
 iroXevbiV 
 Kovcf)ov6(ov T€ <j)v\ov opvtOtov d.p.cjnf3aXo)Y' ayei 
 kgu ^rr]pojv dypiwv eOvrj, itovtov t uvaXiav 
 
 (f>V(TLV 
 
 (TireipaKTi SlktvjkXljcttoi :<s . 
 7repLcj)poL8r]S dvrjp' 
 Kparel 8e fxrj )^avals aypavAov 
 ^rjpuS dpecrcrt/3ara ? Xacriav\e.vd ^' 
 L7T7TOV I'Tra^'erat ajM^iXo^cv £vyuv wptiov r 
 dK/jLrjra ravpov 
 
SOPHOCLES. 85 
 
 78. We cast in sun-light shadows on the wall ; 
 And, what we cast, that only are we all. 
 
 79. Fate puts a load of sorrow on each back ; 
 And happiest he that hath the lightest pack. 
 
 80. Take all our race from pole to pole, 
 
 Since when the world began ■ 
 The secrets probe of every soul, 
 Nor find one happy man. 
 
 8 1 . Man's life 's a vapour, and full of woes ; 
 He cuts a caper, and down he goes. 
 
 82. The Gods are not omniscient \ for they know 
 nothing of sorrow ; and of that we mortals know 
 all too much. 
 
 83. There be many strange things, but the 
 strangest of them all is Man. Though the sea be 
 white with foam, and wintry winds be blowing, he 
 crosseth over the noisy billows. Earth, Mother 
 Earth, is from everlasting to everlasting ; She is 
 greatest of all Goddesses ; but Man fretteth and 
 wearieth Her ; for he putteth his horse to harness, 
 and his ploughs go to and fro in the furrow, ever 
 as the seasons come round. He spreadeth his snares 
 for the silly birds ; he gathereth the fishes of the 
 sea in the meshes of his nets ; Man, surpassing in 
 wisdom. By craft he over-reacheth the wild beast 
 upon the mountain, and putteth to his yoke the 
 long-maned steed and the strength of the great 
 bison. He sheltereth himself against the rain and 
 
86 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 kuI (j)Ocyfia kuX dvepoev <f)p6vr)fia K(d <l(rrr 
 
 VOfJLGVS 
 opyds €8lS(l£olto Kol SvcruvXiov 
 77 ay to v atupta k<u 
 Sv(ro/xf3pa (f)€vy€iv fikXrj. 
 iravToiropos' Inropos €7r' ovBkv efpYcrcu 
 TO pkXXov At'Sa povov 
 (fyv^tv ovk Ziru^eraL' 
 vocrcDv 6" dprj^dviov (frvyds £tyz7rc'</>/>a<TTat. 
 
 84. HoWaKis 
 tfiXeif/a tolvty) rrjv yvvatKetav <j)V(ri.v, 
 
 d)S ovSev ecrpev at, i/eat pzv €V irarpos. 
 rjSio'Tov, otpai, £wpev dvOpioiruv fiiov 
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 orav 8' Is -ij/3rjv e£tKGj/xe#' evcfrvfj, 
 (i)6ovpe0 } 2£a>, kolI StepTroXovpeOa 
 Qecov 7rarpo)Ci)v tujv re <pv(rdvro)v diro° 
 at pev £evovs irpos dvdpas, at 8e f3apf3dpov$' 
 /cat tclvt', eireiftdv €v<j>p6vrj fcv^Yj pia, 
 Xpewv eTratvetv Kat Sokzlv fcaAoj? ^X €iv - 
 
 85. To 7rap6evo)v ved£ov ov ^dXiros OeoS, 
 ov8' op/3pos, ovBl 7TV€vpdT(ov ovSev kXo]'€i. 
 dXX 1 YjSovats dpo\6ov e£atpet [iiov 
 
 €$ rov9\ ecus Tts aj/rt —apOkvov yvvrj 
 
SOPHOCLES. <S7 
 
 frost ; he maketh laws and ordinances for himself 
 and his brethren ; his thoughts are swift as the 
 wind ; but he catcheth hold of them a-flying, and 
 mouldeth them into speech. Disease assaileth him 
 in baffling shapes, but he dealeth skilfully with all. 
 Nothing taketh him unawares ; saving Death only ; 
 and from Death he cannot escape. Man, sur- 
 passing in wisdom ! 
 
 CONCERNING WOMAN AND WOMANHOOD. 
 
 84. Ah me ! how little understood 
 The wretchedness of womanhood ! 
 
 When we are girls,— light, giddy things, — 
 Our days fly past on butterfly-wings ; 
 But, when we reach our youthful prime, 
 Then comes alas ! our market-time ; 
 Faces strange and tongues unknown 
 Make us by a bid their own ; 
 Once from eve to morn if bedded, 
 To the chapter's end we 're wedded ; 
 If we repine, the world in chorus sings : 
 4 You naughty, wicked, good-for-nothing 
 things !' 
 
 85. Know you not the season sweet, 
 
 Windless, rainless, calm, and still, 
 Which, untouch'd of Summer's heat, 
 
 Hath forgotten Winter's chill 1 
 So sweet the Spring of woman's life, 
 Ere yet the girl puts on the wife ; 
 
88 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 ijtol 9iy>os avopos t] T€KVd)V (jjofioviievr). 
 
 86. M?y vw ttot', oj 7rat, (rot? {>(/)' y6ov?jS <f>p ivas 
 yvvaiKus ovveK cK'/JoEAvys, €i8u>s art 
 ifvxpbv irapayKaXicrpa tovto yLyverat. 
 yvvrj KctK^ ^vvevvos kv Sopot^ tl yap 
 ykvoiT 1 dv <e\kos petfov tf <pt\os kolkos ; 
 
 87. 'OpKOUTL Stjttov kolI yvvrj favyei TTtKpav 
 (i)8tva TraiSoiv d\\' ^ iirdv A?^vy kolkov^ 
 kv tolctiv olvtols Slktvols aXtcTKCTai. 
 Trpbs tov Trapovros Ipcpov viKiopevy). 
 
 88. Ov rot yvvaiKos ovSev dv pei^ov kclkuv 
 kolktJs dvfjp KTTjcraiT dv, ov&e (TLofypovos 
 Kpeicrcrov' TraOcov 8' e/cacrro? av Tv\rj Xeyei 
 
 89. Ti'vatKt prj Kpv(f)atov e£&irQ$ eVos' 
 KXelBpov yap ovSev' ocra 8' ai/ eiVercos Xdfiy. 
 yXwcro-rjs Kpvcjyojov ovSev ov 8t€p\er<).i . 
 
 90. TV's oucos kv /3poToiviv dAfiiaOi) ttotc, 
 ywaticds lo-OXrjS X i0 P^- oyKiadeis X^ l ^V '> 
 
SOPHOCLES. 89 
 
 But, when husband conies and son, 
 Then the light of life is gone ; 
 Cares and Fears perplex by day, 
 And Sleep by night holds far away. 
 
 86. My son, if thou must love; let not Love 
 Come like a thief, and steal away thy brains ! 
 Far better thou should 'st wake in the grey 
 
 morn, 
 And start, and shriek, to find within thine 
 
 arms 
 A grisly thing, a cold anatomy, 
 Than the warm pressure of a bold bad wife. 
 
 87. Woman, when her pains are on, 
 
 Will curse the day that made her bride ; 
 But, w r hen her pains are past and gone, 
 Will wish her husband at her side. 
 
 88. 'Tis all according to their luck, you '11 find 
 That men speak good or ill of woman-kind ; 
 For, though no treasure matcheth a good 
 
 wife, 
 A bad one is the greatest curse in life. 
 
 89. Who tells a secret to a girl, 
 
 Will find he tells it to his cost ; 
 It is as though he placed a pearl 
 Within a box whose key were lost. 
 
 90. Note well a house that is prosperous among 
 men ; and you will find virtue among its women- 
 folk. 
 
90 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 1)1. To to* 
 
 yvvaigtv al(r\pov kv ywai£l $€i (rrzy eu>. 
 
 92. Ka/aoi' IIW 1 ovk eVrrti/, ov8' €OTCLi ttotI. 
 yvvaLKos. 
 
 93. Kar' 6p<f)av6v tiv olkov dv?)f)<')(f)p(Di' yvi-Zj. 
 
 94. 'OpKOVS iyclj yvvouKos et? vSojp ypdcfxo. 
 
 95. TWt) Trpus dvdpa y' ovk €<j>v fxa)(ovfX€vr] 
 
 96. ' Opa crv kolv yvvou^lv o)s evecT "Aprjs. 
 
 97. Ov rdpa vovv eyovv dv opyaivot yvvi) 
 
 98. Kdpra to i (piXotKTiCFTOV ywq. 
 
 99. Tvvo,i, yvvai£\ kov/jlov rj crcyr] cf>€pet. 
 
 100. ITas rts olvudeis avqp 
 fjcro-wv fxlv opyrjs io~rl, rov 8e vov /cei/oV 
 (jytXei £e ? 7roWrjv yXtocro-av €K^ea> pdj-qv. 
 aKO)v aKOvecv dirzp ckojv etVer kcikios 
 
 101. To irpbs fiiav men- 
 
 ICTOV KO.KOV 7T€<j)VK€ Tip Silf TjV /3ta. 
 
 102. To fieOvetv Hyjporrj^ Xvrrjptov, 
 
SOPHOCLES. 91 
 
 91. Women-folk are wise, to smother 
 The peccadilloes of each other. 
 
 92. Ever since the world began, 
 Woman hath been the plague of Man ; 
 And, when the world is at an end, 
 Then will Woman begin to mend. 
 
 93. A widow woman, chaste and good, 
 Is father to her orphan brood. 
 
 94. Write the vows, that women swear, 
 On running water, or thin air. 
 
 95. ' 'Twas ne'er a part of Nature's plan, 
 That Woman should contend with Man. 
 
 96. The weakest woman, sorely press'd, 
 Will fight and quarrel with the best. 
 
 97. Good temper is Woman's wisdom. 
 
 98. All women find sweet luxury in tears. 
 
 99. A woman's chiefest grace is a still tongue. 
 
 CONCERNING WINE. 
 
 100. 'Tis when the wine flows in and wit flows 
 
 out, 
 That Passion freely flings hard words about ; 
 But, when the brain is cool'd and drain'd 
 
 the cup. 
 Shame in her lap picks every hard word up. 
 
 101. It is as rude to force a sated guest, 
 
 As from his thirsting lips the cup to wrest. 
 
 102. A brimming cup is Sorrow's friend. 
 
92 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 103. M'/y <f>vvai ruv airavra vu«?. \6yov to 8'. e7re/ 
 
 firjviu KtWev oOev irep rJK€t 
 7rokv Sevrepov a>s rd^tcrTa' 
 tos. €VT ar to reow 7ra/r/y KOVifxiS dfypovvvus 
 
 (^>€/}OV, 
 
 Tis irXdyydy) 7To\v(jlo)(0os e£aj ; Tt's oi5 Kafid- 
 
 TUJV €VL \ 
 
 cjyovoi, crTacrets, e/Dt?, fid\aij 
 
 koX cf)96vos' to T£ Kardfxe/x7rrov eTrtAeAoy^e 
 
 7rvfj,aTov aKpares a?r/)ocrd/xiAoi' 
 
 yrjpas ac^tAov, tVa irpoiravra 
 
 KOLKOL KOLKOJV £vVOlK€l. 
 
 104. nai/T' €fjL7re(j)VK€ ro3 /xaKpto yv/pa KaKa, 
 vous 4>pov8os, tpy 1 d^peia, cfrpovrtSes K€vai. 
 
 105. 'Opyr] yepovros, tocrre pLaXdaKij K07ris, 
 Ta^ew? t' eO^x^Vi ^ t( * ^d^ovs T* dpftXrierat. 
 
 106. To? y>/pa (f>t\ei 
 \<j) vovs ofiaprelv koX to /JovAcreir a Set. 
 
 107. IlaAtv fxeravdis Trals 6 yrjpdu-KOJv dvijp. 
 
 108. Tov f^v ap' orSets ws o yi]pdcrKOJV epa. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 93 
 
 CONCERNING AGE. 
 
 103. Were choice allow'd me of the Gods, my 
 
 choice 
 
 Were never to have been, or, having been, 
 
 To be with all speed shuffled out of being ; 
 
 For Youth and Age alike are troublous guests ; 
 
 One fever-heats, one winter-nips the blood ; 
 
 One brings with him a rude and boisterous 
 crew, 
 
 Passions, Heart-burnings, Hates, and Jeal- 
 ousies ; 
 
 Then comes the grim and crabbed churl, 
 Old Age, 
 
 And turns the roisterers out, and dulls the 
 house 
 
 With silent, cheerless desolation. 
 
 104. Age comes with every Sorrow in his train, 
 Strikes the arm nerveless, and benumbs the 
 
 brain. 
 
 105. The passion of an old man is as a weapon 
 of untempered steel : the which taketh an edge on 
 quickly, but loseth it with the first using. 
 
 106. Counsel and Discretion are the companions 
 of Age. 
 
 107. Old Age acts childhood o'er again. 
 
 108. None grip at life so grimly as Greybeards. 
 
94 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 101). Vyjpas SiSiiirKtL woXXa i«u. \poV0V Tpiflij. 
 
 110. Yepovra y f opOovv <.\)\avpov OS V€OS ivkni). 
 
 111. 2/zt/cpa 7raAat<x crw/xar evvd^et powrj. 
 
 112. ^a/xt Tot ou/c dVoT/ouetv cA^tOa ray dyaOdv 
 
 Xprjvai o - '* aVaAyryra yap ouS' 6 irdvra Kpai- 
 
 vtui/ /3ao"tAei;s 
 iirtfSaXe ^varois Kpovt'Sas" dAA' kivl rrrj/ia Kail 
 
 X apd 
 7racrt /ci>/cAoijcrti' ? otW "Apurov crrpoc/xxSes K€- 
 
 \ev8oi' 
 pb€V€i yap ovr atoAa Ni>£ fiporolo-iv. 
 oire Kfjpes, ovre UXovtos' 
 a A A', ac/>ap /3e/3a/coTCOv, 
 lirepyerai yalpovri /cat err e peer 9 a i . 
 
 113. A 7roA.u7rAayKTOs 'EA77W 
 
 ttoAAoT? /x€i' ovacrts dpo/MOV, 
 ttoAAoTs 8' dVara Kov(f>ovoo)\' eptorMV 
 etSort o' ou8ev e/)7re/. 
 7T nr rri'pt ^epfMo ttoSo. rts 7rpO(jav(rii. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 95 
 
 109. Age and Time are best uf all schoolmasters. 
 
 110. The bough, that went, when gre<m, awry, 
 Will not come straight, when old and dry. 
 
 111. A breath, a puff will lay old bones to rest. 
 
 CONCERNING HOPE, RESIGNATION, DESPAIR. 
 
 112. If thou fret sweet Hope, she may 
 Spread her wings and flee away ; 
 Life of evil mix'd alone 
 
 Gocl, the Father, wills for none ; 
 Joy and Sorrow, Pleasure and Pain, 
 
 Like the cluster' d stars that roll 
 
 In a circle round the pole, 
 Come, and go, and come again : 
 Nought within wide Nature's range 
 But must ever change and change ; 
 Spangled Night must pale away 
 Before the glory of the Day ; 
 Death broods here, and there the while 
 Baby-lips begin to smile : 
 If we joy o'er riches won, 
 Ere the words of joy be done, 
 The substance of our joy is gone. 
 
 113. For one She rightly guides of men, 
 Hope befooleth ten times ten ; 
 
 Thro' brier and marsh, by day and night, 
 We chase her dim, bewildering light ; 
 We clutch it, lose it, hold it never ; 
 And, if we stumble, are lost for ever. 
 
96 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 111. K.GLV TOLS KOLKOIS) \) <L()(rvve' TOIS aVTOlCTl TOI 
 
 of)( avTos a€i Aaiaovo)v irapacrTarc?. 
 
 115. 'Hap/Stiv peu epya Sew avayfcaicos ^'x et ? 
 
 tt)^ 8' eX-iriiV ov Xf^l Tij$ TV^i^S Kpiveiv Trapos. 
 
 116. "EoV 'EA^is ^ f36a-Kov(T<i. rovs ttoWovs 
 
 flpOTCOV. 
 
 117. n^oos toC 7rap6vT09 7r/3ti/ paOeli^ e^ iXirlSa. 
 
 118. 'AAyeiva S?j7rov 7roAAa y'' dAA' o/xu)? Y/K(OV 
 rot S-eta S-vjjtous oi>Tas*€i5ir€Ta>S <{>€p€iv. 
 
 119. ^repyecv ra wpocnrecruvTa K€v S-ccr&H Trpiirei 
 (Tocf)uv Kvf3evTrjV, dWd prj arT€V€iv rv)(r]v. 
 
 120. To <$>av6lv ov Swat' av dyevyrov voutv. 
 
 121. "Oct 1 av Oeoi SiSSo'iv ou fevy&v \petav, 
 
 122. Tt o^r' av dXyofrjs €tt' e^etpyacr/j.€i'ot^ \ 
 
 ov yap yeroiT av raw' oircos ovj( cS8' f'yetr. 
 
 123. AkvarOvfiiai tiktovcti i<al vocrovs fiporols. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 97 
 
 114. Some little comfort it may bring 
 
 To souls with Trouble sore distress' d, 
 To know that Trouble loves the wing, 
 And cannot long in one place rest. 
 
 115. Where peril is, 'tis natural to fear ; 
 But, till the issue be determined, 
 
 We are in duty bound to cherish Hope. 
 
 116. 'Tis Hope alone that feedeth half mankind. 
 
 117. Whilst there is Doubt, there still is Hope. 
 
 118. 'Tis hard • but, if so will it God, 
 The path of Sorrow must be trod.* 
 
 119. Life is a game of hazard with us all • 
 And every turn of luck we must abide ; 
 We may not bear our winnings on our face, 
 Nor may we whimper, tho' we cast the Dog. 
 
 120. What 's done cannot be undone. 
 
 121. Man must not shrink from what the Gods 
 enjoin. 
 
 122. You play the fool, to sorrow o'er spilt wine. 
 
 CONCERNING DEATH. 
 
 123. Despair is mother of Disease. 
 
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98 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 124. 11(05 €7Tt TOtS cf)8LjJL€V0LS a/zeAetV Kakov J 
 
 €V TtVt toCt' €/3\acrr dv6f)a)7ro)v ; 
 
 /xt^t' etT^v evTtfios tovtols, 
 
 /X7jr' 7 6? T(o 7rp6(rK€ifAou X/ )7 y°" T( ^ 
 
 £wvcuoi/x' evKYjXos, yovkmv 
 
 iKTL/JLovs ivyovo-a irripvy as 
 
 6£vr6v(t)v yocov 
 
 €t ya/) o juev S-aywi/ ya re Kat oufiei/ ojy 
 
 Ketcrerai rdAas, 
 
 06 8e x/,77 7raA6y 
 
 Scoctodct' dvTtcfrovovs 8lko.s, 
 
 kppot t av aiS(os 
 
 125. O^Sei/ 7TG) KV.KOV Y oVojAeTO, 
 
 dAA' eu 7T€pto"T€AAoL'o~tv auTa, Aai/xoves, 
 /<at 7ra)5 rot /xev rravovpya kol Trakivrpifiri 
 yaipovcr 1 dvaa-rpk^ovres e£ 'AlSov, rd Se 
 SiKata koll rd XP 7 7 crT ' dVoc^TeAAo^>cr , aet. 
 
 126. IIws av 6 /xt) Xevcrcrdyv 
 
 ttot 1 It' €7Tlttovov e'xot ^-ava>v Xarpeiav ; 
 
 127. ^e-uyovcrt 6^7rov x ^ ^-pacr€6S, 6'rav 7reAas 
 vjcfy tov w AtS^v elcropojo'L rod fiiov. 
 
 128. At;€t fipoTOicriv ovSev ov$' eTraxpeXet 
 /3d£tv KaXrjv Xaf3ovcn SfcrKAew? ^avav. 
 
 129. Tots rot ^avovcriv €tK€, /x^S' dAcoAoras 
 K€VT€L ; rts dA/07 Tov S-avoVr' €7rtKrav€LV ; 
 
 130. "OcTTtS TTOt' €V TToXXoiO-tV 0>S ey(J KOLKOL$ 
 
 £fj, 7Tws 6'8' oi^xt /<aT#aiw KtpSos 4>*P €t \ 
 
SOPHOCLES. 99 
 
 124. What breed of men so poor in memory, 
 
 As may be blameless, and forget the Dead % 
 If there be such, may they think ill of me \ 
 And, if there fall a blessing on my life, 
 May I be robb'd thereof, if I deny 
 Its meed of sorrow to my father's grave. 
 Why, when the breath is out, if there 's an 
 
 end, 
 And Retribution be an idle name, 
 Then forthwith let us wipe away respect, 
 Tradition, form, and ceremonious duty, 
 From off the tablet of our hearts for ever. 
 
 125. Some special Providence doth bar the hurt 
 Of coward curs, false traitors, and base coin \ 
 And this same Power, so chary of the blood 
 Of carrion- rogues, is lavish to expend 
 Wit, Beauty, Virtue, and Integrity. 
 
 126. There is no sorrow with the Dead. 
 
 127. E'en Valour quails, and holds her breath, 
 As she draws near to welcome Death. 
 
 128. Who liveth well, to find in death disgrace, 
 Stops short beside the goal, to lose the race. 
 
 129. Let be a foeman, when his breath is sped ; 
 Only a coward arm would stab the dead. 
 
 130. The man, whose life is over-fraught with 
 
 pain, 
 Cannot find loss in Death, and may find gain. 
 
100 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 131. v "£Lv9p(D7T€, [AY] Spa TOVS TeOvTjKOTaS KOLKUJS' 
 
 ei yap 7roLr)(T€is, taOi 7rr)fjLavov/JLevos. 
 
 132. ITavros ye to £rjv Ivtiv -ijStorTOv yepas, 
 ^ai/€tv yap ovk €^€cttl tols avrolcn oi's. 
 
 133. Ov TovTrteLKes GdVaros ovre tyjv X^P iV 
 rjSrj, /jl6vt]v 8' ccrrepyc tyjv drrXios Slktjv. 
 
 134. Tots TedvrjKoonv xpccov 
 
 rov (fivT kirapKtiv avrov tos ^avovfxevov. 
 
 135. Tov 'AtSav ovde 
 Yrjpas o?8e cf)L\eiv. 
 
 136. Tt yap /3poT(ov dv orvv KaKots fxe/ny/MViov 
 ^vqorKtLV 6 fieXXcov rov ^povov KepSos </>epoi ; 
 
 137. UoXepos ovSev 1 avSp' €ku>v 
 alpec TTovrfpov, a A. Act rovs xprjo-rovs dec. 
 
 138. &ev' rov S-avovTOS cE>s razeed res [iporols 
 Xa/HS Stappec /cat TrpoSovo- 1 dXto-Ktrai. 
 
 139. 'Ev oh 
 ^apts rj yQovia ^vv dVoKeiTai 
 irevOelv ov x/ 3 ^' ve/xecrts yap. 
 
 140. HXtLiQV \p6vos 
 ov Set cr' apecr/ceiv rots Karoo tcjv €V#a8c. 
 
 141. Tots roc ^avovai /jlo\9os ov tt pocryiy verat. 
 
 142. IIoVos 7reptcra-os ecm rd 'v "AlSov cre/Jciv. 
 
 143. Tovs rot ^-avovras ovx opuj Xvirovpikvovs. 
 
 144. Ovk ecrriv ovrio /xwpos os S-aveiv epp. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 101 
 
 131. Be mortuis nil nisi bonum. 
 
 132. Life comes but once; so make the best 
 of it. 
 
 133. To Death are Equity aud Grace unknown ; 
 The letter of the Law he heeds alone. 
 
 134. Speak kindly of the Dead ; for thou 
 Thyself to Death must one day bow. 
 
 135. Age cannot reconcile our hearts to Death. 
 
 136. If every day but adds to grief and pain, 
 Each day of life is loss \ of Death, clear 
 
 gain. 
 
 137. War makes his arrow glance from coward 
 
 knave 
 To pierce the bosom of the good and brave. 
 
 138. Alas ! when once a man is dead, how soon 
 The memory of his good deeds fades away. 
 
 139. Mourn not thou for such as in dying have 
 made an offering acceptable to the Powers of the 
 Under-world ; lest, in sorrowing for the former, thou 
 incur the wrath of these latter. 
 
 140. If in the scales of duty thou must weigh 
 The claims of living friends against the dead \ 
 Remember, with the living thou wilt spend 
 Time only ; with the dead, Eternity. 
 
 141. Grief cannot follow us beyond the grave. 
 
 142. Let the dead bury their dead. 
 
 143. From all I see, the dead are free from pain. 
 
 144. What man so foolish as would wish to die ? 
 
 / 
 
102 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 145. "0 y' "Ato^/s TOVS vopovs lctovs rrodel. 
 
 146. Ov fir) ^rdvo)(Ttv, ovaifep dv fir] £rjv 8e>/. 
 
 147. TLolctl S-vaTOts e<pv fi6po<s. 
 
 148. 'AtSrjs f3pOTOt(TL XolctOos carpus Ka/ca>v, 
 
 149. 'H SoGAoV €V 8e(TpOi(TL 8paTT€T7]S dvr)p 
 
 kcoAov 7roSto-#ets 7raV irpbs ffiovrjv Aeyet. 
 
 150. Et orw/xa SouAoFj aAA' o vou? eXevOepos. 
 
 151. IIpos T06 Tupavrov octtis e/iTTopeveroA 
 Kttvov 'o~tI SovXos, Kay iXevOepos fioXrj, 
 
 152. "0/)a, /z.r) Kp€?crcrov y 
 
 kolI SvcrcrefiovvTa twv evavrtdjv Kpareiv, 
 rj SovXov avrbv ovra twv 7reAa9 /cAveti/. 
 
 153. Ot5k €0"Tt 7rdAtS ap' TjTlS dvSpOS k(j9' €VO$. 
 
 154. Act yevos Is e'Aey^ov e£tov kolXov 
 evKXetav dv KT^cratro pdXXov ?} iloyov. 
 
 155. To T06 KaA(U? 
 iretfrvKos oijSets av pidvetev Aoyos. 
 
 156. ; Ek Kapra fSaiiov yj/coros ay ykvoir avrjp. 
 
 157. Zr}v aio-yjpbv ai<rxpu>s rots kolXojs ire^vKOcrtv. 
 
 158. Totcrt yevvatotcrt rot 
 
 to t' alo~xpbv iydpbv /cat to xprjcrrbv 6VfcA€€S. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 103 
 
 1 45. The God of the Under-world requires that 
 thou pay impartial honours to thy dead kindred ; 
 not that thou favour one, and be disrespectful to 
 another. 
 
 146. Poor rogues live long, whose lives are no- 
 thing worth. 
 
 147. Moriundum est omnibus. 
 
 148. When all physicians else have tried in vain, 
 Comes Death, and eases us of life and pain. 
 
 CONCERNING SLAVERY— FREEDOM— NOBLESSE— ROYALTY 
 —AND POLITICAL GOVERNMENT. 
 
 149. Trust not a word by pain wrung from a slave. 
 
 150. The spirit of a slave is free. 
 
 151. He sells himself, that chaffers with a king. 
 
 152. Better to be a slave in doing good, 
 Than to be free to do one's own bad will. 
 
 153. When saw you a free state, whose walls 
 Encircled but one man *? 
 
 154. Breed, put to proof, was never known to fail. 
 
 155. Say Envy what she will, she '11 never see 
 Meanness in one of old and high degree. 
 
 156. The oak was cradled in an acorn-cup. 
 
 157. In high estate base deeds are doubly base. 
 
 158. By this Nobility is understood : 
 Meanness it hates, e'en as it loves the good. 
 
 i/ 
 
104 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 159. Ovk oiv 7tot'j avSpes, dv8pa ^-a^;/xao-at/x , cya> 
 os /xrjSev ujv yovatcrtv €l0 } dpaprdvu, 
 
 00' 01 8o/COUVT€9 €Uy€V€T9 7T€(f>VK€Vai 
 
 a't^LcrO' a/jLapTavovcTLV kv Adyois ewrj. 
 
 160. Atcr^tcrTov dvSpa tov /xaKpov XPVC etv fitov, 
 KaKOLCTiv o<ttls fx-qSkv e^aAAaarfjeraf 
 
 Tt yao Tra/)' rJ/xa/3 fj/jiepa repireiv e^et 
 irpocrBeicra KavaOetcra tov ye KarOavecv \ 
 ovk av Tzpi<xi\Ly)v ovSevbs Xoyov fiporbv 
 octtls Kevala-tv kXiTLO-Lv ^ep/xaiverat' 
 dXX' rj KaAcos (rjv, r) KaAojs redvrjKtvai 
 tov evyevi} XP 7 ?' ^"i"' dKrjKoas Adyov. 
 
 161. Ka/cov to KevOeiv kov Trp^s aj/Soos evyevovs. 
 
 162. "Eywye StJt' otjt avrbs IfJLetpwv ecfavv 
 rvpavvos elvcu /xaAAov ij rvpavva Spdv 
 oiV aAAos octtis cr(i)(f)pov€Lv kirio-TaTai. 
 
 163. To rot rvpavvov evo-e/Seiv ov paScov. 
 
 164. ^H 7ras Tt? dpyuv iroXXd Srjr olkcdv 7rotet. 
 
 165. Te^va Tot Te^vas ereoas Trpovyti, 
 Kal yv(i)[xa Trap 1 oto) to S-etov 
 Atos o-KrJ7rrpov dvdcrcreTat. 
 
 166. "H TOt TV/)aVVtS 7ToAA(X T a A A' €v8aifJLOV€L, 
 
 Ka^ecrTLV avry Spdv Aeyetv S-' a /3ovXeTai t 
 
 167. 2o(£ot Tvpavvot tojv <to<£>(i)v ^vvovcria. 
 
 168. ^Htoi Tvpavvov 7ras k^Urai (fyvyelv. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 105 
 
 159. I shall not be disposed to wonder, friends, 
 To see poor, base-born fellows play the fool, 
 When men reputed of most ancient birth 
 Do wag their tongues to show their lack of 
 
 brain. 
 
 160. 'tis a shame to wish for length of days, 
 When length of days brings with it only 
 
 sorrow ; 
 For how can one, day after day, delight 
 In hanging pendulous 'twixt life and death ? 
 I would not value at a straw the man 
 That warm'd his heart with vain and silly 
 
 hopes : 
 I hold, if once the season have passed by 
 For nobly living, one should nobly die. 
 
 161. You '11 see a child, that comes of gentle breed, 
 Show a frank forehead and an open palm. 
 
 162. Who cannot rise in act to royal things, 
 Only in make-believe are queens or kings. 
 
 163. Temptations manifold do try a king. 
 
 164. We none are wholly free, but never may 
 A king despotic have his own free way. 
 
 165. From sire to son, with those of royal line, 
 Sceptre and wisdom pass by right divine. 
 
 166. Kings what they please may say or do ; 
 That may not I \ that may not you. 
 
 167. Wise Ministers make wise Kings. 
 
 168. No man is at his ease with Eoyalty. 
 
106 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 169. T £2 7rX0VT€ Kdl TVpUVl'l K(ll T€\V^ T6)(V?^9 
 
 v7T€p(p€povcra to) 7roXv^'/jk(p pity. 
 ocro? Trap 1 vfxiv o cf>86vo<; <f>v\d(r xrerai. 
 
 170. 'A/x^avor rot 7ravTo*> dvSpbs eKjiaOelv 
 \jyy^r]v re /cat (j)p6vrjjjia Kal yvu/xrjv, irplv av 
 apyais re /cat ro/xotcrtv IvTpifirjs 4 >av V' 
 ifjbol yap ocrrts wacrav evOvvwv ttoXlv 
 
 fxrj Ttov dpL(TT(i)V airrej at fSovXevfidriov, 
 dXX' Jk <f>6/3ov rov yXwcrcrav eyKXrjcras e'x a > 
 KaKLcrros elvai vvv T€ Kat 7raAat SoKet* 
 Kat /jl€i£ov 7 octtls dvrl rrjs avrov irarpas 
 cf)[\ov vopLitjei, totjtov ovSajMov Aeyor 
 lya> yap, t(TTa> Zei;s 6 7rdv6 J opcov del, 
 ovr av crt(07rrjcraifJLL rr]V arrjv opojv 
 vreiyovo-av aVrots avrt ttJs o-cur^pta?, 
 oiV av (j)i\ov 7tot dvdpa Svcr/ievy) )(9ovb<; 
 ^■etfJLrjv e/zai>TOj, totjto ytyvojcrKOH' 6r6 
 ?jf8' ecrTtv ?y crojfovcra Kat ravrrj^ eVt 
 7rAeovT€5 opOfjs tcu? (J>l\ovs 7roiOV/xe9a. 
 
 171. "07roi> S-' 6 yelpuv rdyaOov pafov crdevet 
 
 Ka7ro<f>0[v€L rd xprjcrd ^c5 SctAos Kparel, 
 tovtovs eya) toi>s dvSpas ov crrep^oj 7tot€. 
 
 172. Ov rot 7TOT 1 dv ykvoir av JcrcfyaXrjs 7roAts 
 lv fj rd fi\v SiKata Kal ra craxfrpova 
 XdySrjv 7raretTat 5 KGJTtAos 8' av?7/} Xafitbv 
 navovpya X e P°"^ nhrpa K^Sevet ttoXiv. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 107 
 
 169. Unhappy Royalty, whose high estate 
 Floods all around with jealousy and hate ! 
 
 170. Friend, would I test thy spirit and thy sense, 
 I 'd make thee sit one season on a throne ; 
 Then, if applause or clamour of the herd 
 From sound and wholesome counsels made 
 
 thee swerve, 
 I 'd know thou wert a very cur at heart ; 
 And, if thou should' st prefer thy friend before 
 The welfare of thy state, I 'd call thee knave ; 
 For, God do so to me and more beside, 
 If I saw one, dear to me as my life, 
 Plotting the ruin of our Fatherland, 
 I 'd pluck the love of him from out my heart, 
 And fling it from me ; — for I know this, 
 
 friend, 
 That we are as a crew of mariners, 
 Who all do serve upon a single ship, 
 And such can never friend or messmate be, 
 Who 'd sink the ship, and with the ship 
 
 sink me. 
 
 171. Forbid it all the Gods in heaven, 
 
 My lot should ever there be cast, 
 Where to a rogue the helm is given, 
 And Merit serves before the mast. 
 
 172. When honest folk are kept at bay, 
 
 And chattering fools and knaves hold sway, 
 Can Athens be in a right way % 
 
108 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 173. "Ottov ye firj ra pavr 1 kXevOepois Aeyetv 
 extern, viK(£ 8' eV iroXei rd yeipovoLj 
 ajuapTLac crcfraXXovcn rrjv crcDrrjptav. 
 
 174. "Orav ol y 1 dyaOol 7rpos dyevvrjrtov Kara- 
 
 Wfccovrcu, 
 
 iroia ttoXls av rdS y kvkyKoi ; 
 
 175. 'AcTTOVS d(TTOLS tW )(prj /JLeXtTOLV, 
 6LKOVTOLS a Set KaKOVOVTCLS. 
 
 176. Merd rot pLcydXoiv flatus dpi&r av 
 Kal /Atyas 6p6oi9 y vttu paKporepcov. 
 
 177. *& ^aiBes, ovrd) \prj Sta crrepvcov e^etv, 
 yvdifJLrjs 7rarptoa<s irdvr oiricrOev ko'Tavat' 
 rovrov yap ovvzk 1 dv8pes evyovrai yovas 
 KarrjKoovs cfavcravTes kv 86/jlols k\eiv, 
 
 is Kal tov kydpov dvrafivvo)VTai koikcus, 
 
 Kal TOV <fciXoV TLfJL(00-LV ££ LCTOV TTaTpi 
 
 ocrns 8* dvcxxpkXrjra (£>ltv€l reKva, 
 
 Tt tovS' av eliroiT dXXo 7rXrjv avrco ttovovs 
 
 <f>vo-aL y iroXvv 8e tolclv kydpoio-tv ykXw. 
 
 178. "Ovirep y 1 €<£vo*a$ avTos, ov8e Spowrd ere 
 
 T<x tcov KaKL0~T(DV Svo'crefSeo-rar . to 7TaTe/3, 
 S-e/zis ce y' eVrt Keivov dvrtSpav KaKtos. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 109 
 
 173. When selfish interests weigh with the great, 
 When Common Sense is dumb, and block- 
 heads prate, 
 
 Then may we presage ruin to the State. 
 
 174. When knaves and beggars ride in state, 
 
 And Birth and Merit are sunken low, 
 Leave thou such country to its fate, 
 For it is near its overthrow. 
 
 175. There be three words that citizens should 
 remember in their dealings one with other : — 
 Equality, Compromise, and Obedience; 
 
 176. Princes and People asunder are as a tottering 
 tower ; but herein there is safety, when they lean one 
 upon other. 
 
 CONCERNING LOVE AND DUTY— PARENTAL, FILIAL, AND 
 DOMESTIC. 
 
 177. Ye children, ponder well the words I say : 
 Let all give place before a father's will ; 
 For to this end men pray the Gods to bless 
 Their habitations with obedient sons, 
 That they may strictly deal with friend and foe, 
 Requiting love with love and hate with hate \ 
 But graceless, stubborn, disobedient sons 
 Are to their father a reproach and shame, 
 And laughter to their father's enemies. 
 
 178. Thou art a father, and thou hast a son 
 Forgetful of his son- ship : — be it so : 
 
 Yet may'st not thou forget thou art his father. 
 
110 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 179. Tt, tovs avtuOev cf^povifJuoTdrovs o ? wvovs 
 €(rop(i)fxevoi rpocjjds KrjSofJLevovs a<f>' oyv re 
 
 /SXdcTTlO- 
 <tlv a(\> toy r 1 5va<rw CU/DOKTI, TCtS' OVK eV 
 icras reXovfxev ; 
 
 180. El y' ot8' 68ovv€K J . et ra y' eyyei/rj </>iVei 
 aKocr/xa ^peipo), Kapra rovs €go> yevovs' 
 
 €v rots yap oIk€ioktlv ovtis ear' avi]p 
 X/o^crro?, c/xxvetrat kulv 7roAet Sikolios (j)v. 
 
 181. Ilocrts //,ey av crot KaT^ai/oVros aAAos '/v, 
 
 kgu 7TGUS ccTr' aAAou <£wtos, et Toixl)' r)'//,7rAa/<es, 
 [JLr]Tpbs 8' Iv^AiSov kou irarpo\ k€K€vQ6tolv 
 ovk ecrr' a8e\<f)os ocrrt? av fiXdo-roi 7rore. 
 
 182. Tots ei> yevet rot rdyyevrj udXccrO 1 opdv 
 poVots t' aKovetv evcre(3(os e^et Kaxa. 
 
 183. Et rot vofii^ets dvSpa crvyyevrj kcikujs 
 
 8pU)V OVX V^^CfcV T^V SlKVjV, OVK €U <f)pOV€LS. 
 
 184. Aetvov to TLKTtiv ecrriV ov8e yap kcikcos 
 7rao~)(0]/Tt /xto~o? tuv Te/o; Trpocytyverat. 
 
 185. "OyKov /zaratcos ovo/xaros Tt Set Tpecfieiv 
 pLrjTpwoV) i]rts fJirjSev ojs reKovcra Spa ; 
 
 186. Tt 7TOT€ 7TOLTpbs ^tdXXoVTOS ei3/vAeta9 TeKl'Ot? 
 
 ayaA/xa jjl€l£ov, ij Tt 7rpo9 7rat'8a>v irarpi ; 
 
 187. Tot? T€K'OUO-t' TOt 
 
 ov8* et 7rovot rts, Set 7rovou fivrj/JL-qv e'xetv. 
 
 188. e PrJo-t§ /3pa^eta rots ^povovcn o-iixppova 
 Trpus rois reKoVras /cat (frvrevcravTas irpkirv . 
 
SOPHOCLES. Ill 
 
 179. Learn, my son, a lesson from the stork ; 
 for this is a wise bird and a virtuous, and bringeth 
 food to his mother, when she is old and feeble in her 
 nest. 
 
 180. Seek not thy fellow-citizens to guide, 
 
 Till thou can'st order well thine own fireside. 
 
 181. woman, if thy father and thy mother be 
 dead, cling fast unto thy brother ; for he could not 
 now be replaced unto thee : but, if thy husband die, 
 thou may'st wed again ; and, if thy child be taken 
 from thee, thou may'st be blessed with another. 
 
 182. Soiled linen should be washed at home. 
 
 183. In dealing with one of thine own blood, 
 push not the claims of kindred beyond the line of 
 Equity. 
 
 184. Wonderful exceedingly is parental love ; ill 
 usage and disobedience cannot wipe it out. 
 
 185. Mothers may bear children, and be not 
 withal mothers in heart. 
 
 186. The good name of a father is the glory of 
 a son ; and the goodly promise of a son is a father's 
 pride. 
 
 187. Remember, my son, to do good unto thy 
 father ; but, when thou hast done it, forget that it 
 hath been done. 
 
 188. A wise son putteth his finger on his lips, 
 nor careth to bandy words with the father that begat 
 him. 
 
112 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 189. 'Ottov ttot ot cjyvcravres rjcrcrtovTaL tckvidv, 
 
 OVK €(TTLV OLVTY] CT(J)<j)p6v(j)V dvSpCOV 7t6\lS. 
 
 190. To) t€kovtl irdv $>l\ov. 
 
 191. T !2 7rat8€S, ^ rot K"U7r/)ts ot) Kw/ots [JLOVOV, 
 dAA' €(TTl 7roAA(3i/ dvo/xarwi/ €7T(0 VINOS' 
 
 Icttlv Se Xvo-cra fxaivas, ecm S' tfxepos 
 
 (LKpOLTOS, €CTT OLfJLiOyfJLOS' €V K€iVYJ TO 7TaV, 
 
 o-7rov8aLov, r)crvx<i>'i>ov 1 h ficav dyov 
 €VTrjK€Tac yap 7rvevfx6v(ov oitols evi, 
 \jsvyji tls ov)(l rrjcr^e rrjs Qeov flopd; 
 etcrep^eTat jjiev lydvuv ttX(ot(3 yevef 
 €V€cttl 8' kv ykptrov rerpacrKeXtL yov#* 
 vo)fxd 8' kv oidvoicri rovKeivrjs irrepov^ 
 kv ^Tjpcrlv, kv /3poroicnv, kv 0€ots ai/co. 
 tlv ov iraXalovv Is rpls kK/SdXXet 0e<3v ; 
 €t fxoi %-kfJUS, — ^-6/xts 8e rd\r]6rj Aeyeiv, — 
 Atos rvpavvei irvtvixovoiv, dvzv 8opos' 
 dvev <Ti8'qpov irdvra rot crvvrk/JLveraL 
 Kvirpis rot §vrjTU)v kcu 0€a>i> /3ovXevfiara. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 113 
 
 189. That state or household is in evil case, 
 Where grey hairs bow, and youth holds 
 
 pride of place. 
 
 190. Foud mother Goose holds all her goslings 
 swans. 
 
 CONCERNING LOVE, PASSION, DESIRE. 
 
 191. Standest thou, Love, a power alone 1 
 Or art thou twenty powers in one 1 
 thou art Agony, and Delight, 
 Sweet Weakness, and resistless Might ; 
 Without appeal, thy slightest breath 
 Passeth award of life and death ; 
 Thou can'st with Frensy fire the brain, 
 And Fever pour thro' every vein ; 
 And, even when the passion-tide 
 
 Thro' throbbing pulse and vein is sent, 
 Can'st calm the troubled soul, and guide 
 
 To tranquil efforts and still content : 
 The fish that in the waters glide, 
 
 The birds thro' air that wing their way, 
 The beast that roams the mountain side 
 
 Thy penetrant influence must obey ; 
 Nor shall I be profanely bold 
 To tell,— what holy tales have told, — 
 How under soft, but sovereign, thrall 
 Thou rulest Him, who ruleth all. 
 
 H 
 
114 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 192. Nocrry/x' ep(i)TOS tovt e</>/'/xe/)ov kolkov 
 k\otpL <xv avro /xry Kazoos a7ret/<ao*at' 
 orav, wdyov cfyavevros aldptov, ytpolv 
 KpvcrraXXov dp7rd(T(D(Tt TracSes do-ray?], 
 rd irpwT €)(ov(tlv rjftovds 7TOTaiVtovs, 
 reXos &' 6 xu/xos ovt op dffjeOrjvai ^kXec, 
 ovr y kv yepoiv to ktt\\kx crv/i^opov /xevtiv 
 ovto) ye robs kpiovras olvtos tfxepos 
 8pdv Kal to fxrj 8pdv 7roAAa/as irpoUrai. 
 
 193. Ov Srjr J "E^cds avSpas y hrkpytTai fiovovs. 
 ovS 7 av yvvatKas, dAAa Kal Gewv avo) 
 i/a^as rapdcrcreL, Kairl ttovtov epytrai' 
 kol t6v& dirupyetv ov^ 6 7rayKparrjS rrOkvei 
 Zeus, dAA' vtt€lk€i, Kal ^reXiov kyKXiverat. 
 
 194. "Epws dviKare fidyav, 
 
 *Epcos, os kv KT?;/xacrt 7T67rras, 
 6s ev /xaAaKafe 7rap€tat§ 
 
 (poiras 8' vTrepwo vtios ev t' dypovofxots auAcus* 
 
SOPHOCLES. 115 
 
 192. As children on a winter's day- 
 Delight to gather ice in play ; 
 
 At first they feel and view with pleasure 
 The marvel of their crystal treasure ; 
 But, when the glittering lump is gone, 
 
 A viewless weight perforce they hold, 
 For still thro' tingling veins doth run 
 
 The clinging penetrative cold \ 
 So 'tis with us, when ill at ease 
 With Love's deliciously sweet disease ; 
 Suspicionless, the draught at first 
 
 We drink in of our own free will ; 
 But, when the soul has slaked her thirst, 
 
 The liquid venom worketh still ; 
 But, could we clear each poisoned vein, 
 We 'd drink it greedily in again. 
 
 193. Love rules supreme o'er every one, 
 
 O'er mother's daughter and father's son ; 
 The finny fish, that swim the flood, 
 Feel love through all their watery blood : 
 The Gods, that dwell in heaven above, 
 Are subjects, every one, of Love ; 
 The King of Kings, who reigns on high, 
 
 Beneath Love's penetrant influence 
 Puts for a while His sceptre by, 
 
 And doffs His royal Omnipotence. 
 
 194. Love, to thee all things must yield, 
 Bird of the air and beast of the field ; 
 
116 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 koll <x' ovr 'AOavdrojv (fiv^Lfios ovSels 
 
 Olid' d/JL€pl(OV €7T T dv8p(JL)7TO)V, O 6" tyjb)V fX€/lTjV€V' 
 (TV KOt OIKOLMOV (ISiKOVS 
 
 (j)pevas irapawiri't.s €7rt Aoj/ia. 
 
 195. "E/hoti fxev vvv ocrrtg avravivTaTai 
 
 7TVKTr]S 07T(t>S €S X € W a S> <>V KdXoJS <j)pOV€L. 
 
 196. Mcya T6 crOevos a Ku7r/K9 tKcjieptTai Micas act. 
 
 197. "0 y' ix^pos rjfJLtv es TOcrovS' eyOaprkos, 
 d)S KGU cfrtXrjcriov avOis, h re tuv <\>i\ov 
 rocravO' virovpyujv oxfieXetv /JouA^cro/zai, 
 cos atev ov /AevowTa' rots ttoWolctl yap 
 fipoTwv a7rtcrTos €<t#' kratpeias Xifxrjv. 
 
 198. IIoTepov av, €t ve/xot tis cupea-tv, X.d/3ots 
 cj)[\ovs dvicov avrbs y]$ovas €\€IV^ 
 
 rj kolvus iv kolvolctl Xvirelo-Qai gvviov ; 
 
 To roc SnrXd^ov icrrl o?) /JLtlfov kclkov. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 117 
 
 Cold-blooded fish that swim the sea, 
 Brutes of the forest, none are free ; 
 When in the cheek of sweet maiden sixteen 
 
 Bird-like thou buildest a cozy warm nest, 
 Then canst thou make, as may daily be seen, 
 
 Fools of our wisest, and knaves of our best ; 
 Beings immortal, Beings divine, 
 
 Humble their godship beneath thy soft sway, 
 And feel, not unwilling, at sweet touch of 
 thine, 
 
 Their immortality melting away. 
 
 195. The lessons of Experience prove 
 
 The man a fool, that fights with Love. 
 
 196. If Love and Man contend, why need I say 
 Who of the twain will bear the prize away ? 
 
 CONCERNING FRIENDSHIP—ENMITY. 
 
 197. A foe is just so far to have your hate, 
 
 As one whom chance may prove your friend 
 
 ere long ; 
 And just so far a friend is to be served, 
 As who may turn foe o' the morrow : — so safe, 
 Too oft, is friendship's haven to anchor in. 
 
 198. A, If choice were given thee, whether 
 
 wouldst thou choose 
 Paining thy friends to be at ease thyself, 
 Or share with them their sorrow % — 
 
 B. Surely, friend, 
 
 The greater sorrow is the greater ill. 
 
118 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 L99. QiXov rtv > icrOXov tKfiaXetv tcrov Aeyw 
 
 koX tov irap airy fiiorov, ov irXelo-rov r/uAci. 
 
 200. Tov ivayrj cjyiXov /x/jttot' iv alri'a 
 rrvv ac^avet Aoya> o - ' aripov fiaXelv. 
 
 201. ? H Kapra 7roXXol vvv </u'Aot k avQis iriKpoi. 
 
 202. Aoyots eya> (fatXovvTas ov arkpyoi c/uAovs. 
 
 203. Aos dvS/)ao-iv (fytXots yvuprjs Kparqcrat. 
 
 204. ^tAoU KOLKOJS 7Tpd£aVTOS £K7To8wV cf)tXoL. 
 
 205. "H TOt /3ta (T€ pL7)8apL0)S VLKYJCrdTO) 
 
 rocrovSe pucreiv wcttc t?)v Slkyjv Trareiv. 
 
 206. "Av8/o' oi5 6Y/<aiov, 64 S-avoi, 
 fSXaiTTeiv tov ecrOXov, ovS J kdv pucrwv Kvpf/s. 
 
 207. "E£eo~Ttv a/)' elirovTi tolXy]6'T) (jnXto 
 crol jJbrjSev rjo'O'ov r/ irapos £vvr)p€T€iv ; 
 
 208. KpaTets Tot rwv (f>iXm f viKiopevos. 
 
 209. "E^^wv d8o)pa Scopa kovk 6vrjo~tpa. 
 
 210. Ol'toi 7ro#' ovyOpos, ov8 J orav ^-an], </u'Aos. 
 
 211. Tot? k)(0pOiO-i tol 
 
 c^lXovo-l 7rdvT€<$ K€LfjL€voi$ eTreyyeAav. 
 
 212. TeAtus ?J6Wtos 6ts i^Opovs yeAav. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 119 
 
 199. Lose all thy substance rather than thy friend, 
 For whoso loseth friend doth lose himself. 
 
 200. Condemn no man whom thou hast loved 
 On charges idle or unproved. 
 
 201. Some friends do fall asleep, to wake up foes. 
 
 202. Carry not in thine heart the friend that bears 
 His love upon his sleeve or 'twixt his lips. 
 
 203. Let those that love thee master thy resolves. 
 
 204. When rain is heavy on the roof, 
 Dry-weather friends hold far aloof. 
 
 205. Let passion never master thee so far, 
 
 That thou shouldst tread on right to glut 
 thine hate. 
 
 206. Be hatred ne'er so strong, 'twere shame to 
 
 harm 
 A worthy man, when dead and on the ground. 
 
 207. Art thou a man to whom a friend may tell 
 The honest truth, and still be held a friend 1 
 
 208. Press not resolve too far ; who to a friend 
 Submits, is of the twain the conqueror. 
 
 209. Trust not a foe that comes with open hand. 
 
 210. By one as wise as stern 'twas said : — 
 
 Half friendships and half hates forego ; 
 But, be they living, or be they dead, 
 Love thou thy friend, and hate thy foe. 
 
 211. Let thy foot slip, and many will be found 
 To bear a hand, to keep thee on the ground. 
 
 212. What laugh so sweet as at a foe's expense ] 
 
1 20 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 213. T<x xpr)iJ.aT avOpixiiroKTiv evpicrKei </>iA<n>s, 
 avOis 8e rt/xot?, etra rrjs virepTaTt}^ 
 TVpavviSos ecrdyovcnv rjStcrTrjv eSpav' 
 eireiTa 8' ovSels eyOpos ovtc (fiverac 
 7rpbs XPVf Jia ^\ °^ T€ favTes dpvovvrai (TTvyetv 
 Setvbs yap epireiv UXovtos h re rd/3ara 
 Kcu 7r/)o§ rot /Sard 8t), ^d)7rd^ei/ 7revr]s dvrjp 
 fxrjS 9 ivTvyuiV Swacr' dv Jjv epd Tvys.LV 
 Kaiydp SvcrecSes o/x/xa Kal Svoriovv/xov 
 yXiiXTQ-rj crocfrbv rtOqcriv evfiop^ov t I8eiv 
 fiovcs) Se yalpeiv Kal vocrwv dirovvLa 
 TrdpevTiv airy, KairiKpyx^acrOaL KaKa. 
 
 214. M^ ^avfxdcrys ^vtjtov ye rov KepSovs rtva 
 7ToAA.' dvreyecrOai' Kaiydp ot /xa/cpov /3lov 
 ^vrjTtov eyovort rov ye KepSaivetv o/xws 
 a7rpl£ eyovrai' Kacm wpbs ra ^yy/xara 
 ^-vrjTOtcTL raAAa 8evrep'' ecrrt 8' oinves 
 aivov&iv dvocrov dv8p'' e/xoi 8' ovSels 8o/cet 
 €tVat ? 7revrjs cov, avocros, aAA' clUi vocreiv. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 121 
 
 CONCERNING COVETOUSNESS— MONEY— SELFISHNESS. 
 
 213. 'Tis Money, Money, makes us friends ; 
 'Tis Money works out all our ends ; 
 Money makes a small man great, 
 Puts a beggar in chair of state ; 
 Says a man — ' Money I despise ' — % 
 He lies, the rogue ; and knows he lies ; 
 Money can climb to where the brain 
 Would reel for goats or beggar-men ; 
 Money can with beauty clothe 
 
 A face that every sense would loathe ; 
 Pleasure and Health may be gotten for pay, 
 And Sorrow and Sickness kept out of the 
 way. 
 
 214. wonder not that men so cling to Gain ; 
 Old white-hair'd Foot-i'-the-graves betwixt 
 
 their teeth 
 Grip it, as drowning men would grip a plank ; 
 The first of objects to us all is Gain ; 
 Gain is our second ; and our third is — Gain ; 
 And, when one saith : c If Heaven will send 
 
 me health 
 Of mind and body, I will be content : ' 
 The rogue is whispering in his heart the 
 
 while : 
 t fill my purse, kind Gods, and keep me 
 
 free 
 ' From that one plague incurable — Poverty !' 
 
122 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 215c 'OcTTtS TOV 7T/VeOl'OS fltpOVS XPV£ €i T °V f^TpLOV 
 
 7rapels 
 £a>etv 7 (TKatocrvvav cjjvXdcrcrojv 
 ev ifxol KardftrjXos ecrrar 
 
 €7ret 7roAAd fiev at fiaicpal u/ikpai KarkOevro 8r] 
 AuVas eyyvrepio, rd rkpirovra S 1 ovk dv t'Sots 
 
 ajrov, 
 orav rt§ I9 7rAeov 7recr>/ 
 
 TOV ^kXoVTOS' 6 8' tTTLKOVpOS tO~OTeAeO~TOS, 
 
 "AtSos OT€ Motp' avu/xeVato? 
 dXvpos a^opos ava7re</)ryre. 
 GdVa-ros, Is reXevrdv. 
 
 216. OvSeV 7tot' dvOpuTTOLcriv otov apyvpos 
 kolkov v6jJLicrfJL J e/3XacrTe' tovto kolI 7roAets 
 TTopOet, roS 1 avSpas e^avto-rrjcrtv 86/jl<dv 
 toS' €K8iSdcrKei kolI 7rapaXXdcr<T€i (f>pevas 
 XP^)0~rds 7rpbs ald^pd irpdyfxad 1 ca-TaarOai 
 
 fipoTWV 
 iravovpyias S J eSet^ev dvOpwirois e'x €tl/ > 
 Kal ttolvtos epyov 8vcrcrkf3eiav elSevat. 
 
 217. TLltttovctl roc /3poru)v 
 
 ^06 TroXXd ftetvol TTTWfAaT ato-^/ 3 ', orav Aoyois 
 alo")(povs KaXws Aeycocrt rov KtpSovs ydp iv - 
 
 218. Ovk ecrrt XrjcrraLS 7rt'€v/x' iraA'Ttovpevov, 
 orav 7rapfj /cAe^at T€ ^apTracrat /3ta. 
 
 219. Otk e£ a7ravT05 Set to KepSacveiv <j>iXetv. 
 
 220. To [xavTLKOV rot ttolv fyiXdpyvpov yevos. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 123 
 
 I 
 
 215. He that hath a contented spirit hath great 
 riches ; and he that addeth field to field addeth 
 trouble to trouble. For length of days is the in- 
 crease of sorrow ; and Wealth pouring in at the door 
 driveth Happiness out by the window. And, in the 
 end, cometh Death to the rich man and the poor 
 alike ; and in his day the noise of merriment is 
 hushed, and the string of the lute is broken, and the 
 dancers cease from their dancing. 
 
 216. When money first was coin'd, began 
 Mischief to germinate for Man \ 
 Money lays firesides desolate, 
 
 Or topples down ruin on king and state ; 
 
 Money can warp the good and wise 
 
 To think, and speak, and practise lies ; 
 
 Never was evil imagined of men, 
 
 But Money hath done, and will do it again. 
 
 217. The covetous man that speaketh lies shall 
 be taken in his own craftiness. 
 
 218. Outside of port when spoil's to win, 
 No wind will keep sea-thieves within. 
 
 219. Fair winds may blow to drive a ship too 
 
 fast ; 
 And there be gains that turn out loss at last. 
 
 220. Prophets, who sell To-morrow, ask in pay 
 For flimsy wares coin solid of To-day. 
 
124 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 221. 'Ytt' ikviSw 
 
 avopas to KtpSos 7toW(xkl<$ ScojXeorev. 
 
 222. Tot oV/Aa KtpSr] 7rrjfiova<s ipyd^erat. 
 
 223. ^H irdvO 1 6/xota)S 7r<x9 dvrjp avrco wovet. 
 
 224. "Slcnrtp ol cro(/>ot, r<x /xei/ 
 Sikcu' e7ratvet ? tol> 8e KepSaiveiv e^ov. 
 
 225. 'Orav rt Spa? Is KepSos, ovk okvzlv -irpkirzi. 
 
 226. BouAo/xat KaAcos 
 8/ogjv i^afxapretv /zaAAov ?}' vlkolv kolkojs. 
 
 227. 5 H 7r/)os t<x y^prjCTTa was ns el(ropdv (/uAei. 
 
 228. NtKaV ye 7ras rts 7ravra)(ou XPVC (i)v ( ^4 >v - 
 
 229. "HoWtov ecrn KTrjfJLa rfjs vcKijs Aa/Jeiv. 
 
 230. Ov8ei/ p?5/xa crvv KepSec kclkov. 
 
 231. Oi'7roj toctovtov rjirar-qfievos Kvpco 
 
 ojctt aAAa XPVC €LV V T< * ^^ K *P&£ L Kakd. 
 
 232. To KepSos rjSvj kolv aVo i/'CuSwv ny. 
 
 233. Tts 7Tot' ecr#' og ofx axrno <£i'Aos. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 125 
 
 221. Hope is a bait that kills the covetous. 
 
 222. Dishonest gains are lost pains. 
 
 223. In this world it is every man for himself, 
 and the Mischief take the hindmost. 
 
 224. When Profit whispereth thee aside, 
 Avert thine eyes, thy shame to hide, 
 But keep thy two hands open wide. 
 
 225. When thou hast aught to do that 's worth 
 
 the doing, 
 Leave Unresolve at home, and go, and do it. 
 
 226. I'd rather with a quiet conscience lose, 
 Than win, and whisper to myself : < Thou 
 
 rogue !' 
 
 227. E'en Selfishness doth honour Integrity. 
 
 228. Never was man or woman known 
 Without some will of his or her own. 
 
 229. Whatever wise folks write or say, 
 'Tis pleasant to have one's own way. 
 
 230. When words are on thy lips, why weigh 
 
 Whether to Eight or Wrong they tend 1 
 Think only this : ' Will what I say 
 Achieve for me, or lose, mine end ? ' 
 
 231. Honour pricks me on ? — Yea : but how if 
 Honour prick me off, when I come on ] 
 
 232. Gain is a draught we greedily drink up, 
 Tho' Lies be dregs at bottom of the cup. 
 
 233. Myself is nearest neighbour to Myself. 
 
126 SOPHOCLJBS. 
 
 234. Ovre yd/JLOV, OUT* oA/3oi/ dv 
 
 €Kfi.€Tpov ? 1/801/ y' 6v£<u/a' av tytiv 
 (fyQovepal yap oSoi. 
 
 235. 'Ei/ ?y#os ov ^p>) povuov kv cravroj (faopetv, 
 
 o)$ </>>}? cri> ? KoijSev aAAo, tout' 6p8o)s i\€W' 
 oo"Tt? yap olvtos rj cfypovetv povos ^o/cet, 
 fj yXiocrcrav, ?)V ouk aAAos, ?y ^v)(r]V *X €tl/ > 
 
 01JT06 8ta7TTUX#€l/T€9 <.o4 > @ r ) (Tav K€\'OL' 
 
 aAA' avopa, K€t' rt? ?y o-oc/>os, to pavOdvew 
 7r6W alcrxpov ovSev kolI to /xt) retveiv ayai/. 
 *Opds irapd petOpoccrt yjzipdppois ocra 
 8ev6pwi/ vireiKet, kXlqvols cos €/<cra)<Vrai, 
 
 TO, 8' dvTLT€LVOVT aVTOTTptpV dir6k\vTai' 
 
 a{'TO>s Se vaos oo~Tt? kyKparq iroSa 
 retvas viretKet //,?y8et/, v7ttlols Kara* 
 (TTpkxpas to Aot7rov crkXpacrtv vavriWerai. 
 'AAA' €tKe, /cat %vpto perdaracnv 6YSoi\ 
 
SOPHOCLES. 127 
 
 234. If thou wouldest live at peace with thy 
 neighbours, marry a wife that is thine equal, and 
 seek not wealth above thy station. 
 
 CONCERNING WILFULNESS-DISOBED1ENCE- OBSTINACY— 
 ILL-TEMPER— ANGER -ARROGANCE— AUDACITY— FOLLY 
 —CAUTION — DOCILITY — HUMILITY — OBEDIENCE-FIT- 
 NESS—DISCRETION—SILENCE. 
 
 235. Guard thee, my son, against self-will \ nor 
 
 think 
 That Truth is anchor' d to thy word alone \ 
 The tongues and brains of all our kind are 
 
 shaped 
 By Mother Nature in one common mould. 
 No ken doth reach so far, but it may reach 
 Still farther, if one gaze from vantage- 
 ground ; 
 And none so strong as hold a singular will 
 Against the main flood of Opinion. 
 Hast thou not seen, bow, swoln with winter 
 
 rains, 
 The downward torrent passeth harmless by 
 Slim birch and limber willow, but sweeps 
 
 away 
 Cornel and ash, from stubborn roots uptorn 1 
 And know'st thou not that he, who slacks 
 
 not sheet 
 When squalls are rife, may come to end his 
 
 voyage 
 
128 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 "Eyayye crot ^v/icj^rjiit irpeirfievtiv ttoXv 
 cf>vvat tuv av&pa irdvT iir terry /irjs irXkw 
 
 €1 8' OVV, <f>i\€L jap TOVTO LL7) TOLVTi) />€7T€tV, 
 
 Kal to)]/ XeyovTiov ev KaXov to /xavddvetv. 
 
 236. ^H rot kcikov 7r/)os dv&pos avSpa Sti/xottjv 
 LirjSev Slkollovv t(ov ifacrrwriov kXvuv' 
 ov yap ttot ovt dv ev TroAet vo/ioc KaXios 
 (fiepOLVT av, evda fxrj KaOecrTrjKrj 8eos, 
 ovt dv o~TpaTos ye o-cocjypovws dpyoiT 6TI 
 fiYjSlv (£>6/3ov irp6(iXy]fia fxrjS' alSovs e'xwv* 
 dXX 1 dvSpa XP 7 )? K< * v o-uj/xa yevvrjenj /xeya, 
 
 8oK€LV 7T€0~€tV (IV KaV tt7TO CT/llKpOV KaKOV' 
 
 Seos yap to Trpoa-ecrTiv alo-yyvy] ^' 6/xou. 
 o-(i)T7]ptav tyovTa toV6" €7rto~Tao~o. 
 
 237. "Oorns y' V7rep/3a$ ?jf vo/xov? /Jiafercu, 
 r/ TOVTrcTacroreiv rots Kparwovcrti/ voet, 
 ovk cot' eTratVof to^tov e£ e/xou tux^u'* 
 aAA' ov 7r6At5 cm/creie, rouSe ^P 7 ) kA.vcii' 
 kcu o~LLiKpa Kal Si/ccua Kal TavavTia' 
 Kal tovto v dv tov dvSpa ^tapcrotrjv eyw 
 KaXws li\v dpyziv, tv 6" dv apyto-dai ^-eAeu', 
 b\)pos t dv iv yziiLwvi it pov tzt ay fxkvov 
 
SOPHOCLES. 129 
 
 With sun-light glistening on an upturn'd 
 
 keel] 
 Yield, then, my son : and give to Passion 
 
 place : 
 It had been well, I grant thee, had we all 
 Been framed by Nature faultless at our birth ; 
 But, as the judgments of us all are warp'd 
 With imperfection, 'tis unwise to turn 
 To prudent counsel inattentive ears. 
 
 236. 'Tis most unseemly that a common man, 
 One of the many, should refuse to pay 
 Authority its due ; for in a state 
 
 No laws could have their due effect, unless 
 The sense of fear were in a people's heart ; 
 Nor could an army be well led, that lack'd 
 The sense of order and respect of place. 
 A man should reckon, be he ne'er so big, 
 The smallest pebble may trip up his heels , 
 And he that fain would keep his steps secure 
 Must cherish in his heart respect and fear. 
 
 237. The man, that in the habits of his life 
 Would outrage custom and despise restraint, 
 As member of a commonwealth I hate : 
 For he that sits in chair of dignity 
 Claims as his due obedience, even when 
 From strictest justice his award may swerve ; 
 And you will find that whoso in the ranks 
 Acts on the bidding of superior, 
 
 Scatters not mutiny when in command ; 
 i 
 
130 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 jJL€V€iv Slkouov KuyaOov 7rapa(TT(iTr]V' 
 5 Avap-^tas Se /xci£ov ovk zcttlv kolkov 
 avrr] TroAei? oWvcriv, ?y'8' dvacrraTovs 
 oiKovs TiOrjarLV ijSe crvv (i&XV $°p^S 
 Tpoiras Karappijyvvo-L' twv 8' opOoviikviov 
 iTio^et to. iroXXd o-(x)/iad' ?y Tl^idap^ta. 
 
 238. Ovk dv 7tot€ 
 
 KardaTacrts ykvoiT av ovSevos vo/xov, 
 
 €6 TOUS SlKT) VLKMVTtlS i£(i)0'rj(TOp€V 
 
 ko.I rovs oTTMrOev es to irpocrOtv dgopev 
 dAA' elpKreov rdS' Icniv ov yap ol TrXaTeis 
 ovS J ejpvvo)TOL </>u)T€S do~(f)a\.eo~TaTOL, 
 dXX 1 ol (jypovovvres eu Kparovcri vavra\pv' 
 jxeyas Se -nrXevpa. /3ovs v7To o-ptKpds o//ws 
 fidcmyos opOis eis cSov Troptierai. 
 
 239. 2o(/joV tl to /irj-^avoev renvois vrrlp cATt'S' Zyjiov 
 
 7TOT€ Ll€V KO.KOV) 6.XX0T CTt' €0~#AoV €/J7T€t. 
 
 vofiovs Trapoupiov ^Oovos 
 Qeiov t 'kvopKov Slkolv* 
 
 VlfiTToXtS aTToXiS OTU) TO [J.1J KO.Xlv 
 
 gvvtCTL ToXpas \dpiv 
 
 livjt €Liol 7rapeo~TLos 
 
 y'evoiTOj p.i]T lo~ov <j)pov<jJV } os tciS' epEei. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 131 
 
 For who can well obey, can order well ; 
 And such a man would I rejoice to see 
 By me in battle, as the foe came on. 
 But Disobedience is the plague of plagues ; 
 It is the ruin of domestic peace ; 
 It is the downfall of a kingdom's power ; 
 In battle, at the crisis, it will turn 
 Assured victory to shameless flight ; 
 But, from a bloody field when ten return, 
 And leave behind one comrade, they may 
 
 thank 
 These Powers, — Obedience and Discipline. 
 
 238. Can law have in a commonwealth effect, 
 If, when one wius his cause, we set aside 
 His rights, and push the hindmost to the 
 
 front ? 
 It cannot be ; 'tis not your brawny men 
 That are the safest in the hour of need ; 
 Your ox, for all his ponderous flanks, a child 
 May drive before him with a little goad ; 
 'Tis Wisdom, Wisdom bears in all the palm. 
 
 239. He that useth his wits for wrong ends may 
 succeed for a time, but ruin in the end will overtake 
 him ; for he clisregardeth the customs of his fellows 
 and the ordinances of the Gods above. He that 
 ventureth thus upon iniquity, if he rise high, shall 
 afterward sink low. May I never be of one mind 
 with such an one ; and may such an one never be 
 seated at my fireside ! 
 
132 SO I' HOC [.I 
 
 240. Ta (T(f)o8pa Setvot Kai rd Kaprepiorara 
 
 Tl/IOLLS V7T€LK€C TOVTO \iXV VL<jiO(TTlfid<$ 
 )(€ijJLU)V€S €K\ii)pOV(TiV tVKU.plTU) %ip€l>* 
 
 i^tararat 8c vvktus alavfjs ki)/cAo? 
 tt; Acvk'ottojAo) c/^eyyos y/iepa. (jjXeyecv 
 SeiVMV t arjfxa 7ri/€iyx drov €KOifU<r€ 
 
 (TTtVOVTa TTQVTOV €V 8' 77(iyKpaT'lj^'"YlTVOS 
 
 Xvet ireO'/ja-aSj ovo 1 del \a/3i>v €\€i. 
 
 241, T £2 7rat8e5, dvOpwiroicrL rds /Lt€V €/< Gecoi' 
 Tu^as SoOetcras ear avayKaiov <\>kpeiv' 
 OCTOL 8' €KOVCTlOL(TI.V eyKeivrat /3Ad/3cus, 
 tovtomtiv dv8po)v ovre crvyyvtofiijv e^eti 
 Slkollov ecrrcv, ovr eiroiKTeipeiv rcvd. 
 
 242. Tots irdcri kolvov ean rov^afiapraveiv 
 
 ewel 8' d/xd/rn/, Ketvo? ovKer eW di'vy/; 
 d/3ovXos oix)' dvoA/?os, vcttls es kolkov 
 7recr( v i>v d/o^Tat /x?/S' d/aV^ros iriXrf 
 av9a^ia rot cr/catoT^T' dc^Aicncdrci. 
 
 243. Td Tot 7T€pL<TO-a Kdvomjra crw/xara 
 iriirreiv fiapetais rrpos Qewv Svcnrpagious 
 
 <f>doTKOVCTL (xdv-tLS, OCTT19 dv8p(jJ7TOV <$)V(TIV 
 
 [3\acrT(j)V eiretra p/q kolt dvOpunrov (ppoinj. 
 
SOPHOCLES. L33 
 
 240. Things that most hard and most unbending 
 
 are 
 Have sense of order ; so the winter snows 
 Duly give place to summer fruit and flowers ; 
 And so the dark and dismal car of Night 
 Retreats before the white steeds of the Dawn ; 
 And blasts of stormy winds do raise and lull 
 The roaring sea ; and Sleep's almighty hand 
 Binds and lets loose, nor keeps its hold for 
 
 ever. 
 
 241. Misfortunes fall from heav'n on some men's 
 
 heads ; 
 And such as bravely bear the sudden weight 
 From all win sympathy compassionate ; 
 But, when fools rush to seek superfluous pain, 
 'Tis more than pity if the search be vain. 
 
 242. Though firm thy tackle and thy timbers sound, 
 Rude wiuds and waves may drive thy bark 
 
 aground \ 
 And by the shipwright's aid thy bark once 
 
 more 
 A better craft than new may quit the shore • 
 But, if with leaky hull thou tempt the sea, 
 Thy watery death will be unwept of me. 
 
 243. Big burly men. strong-thew'd, and weak of 
 
 brain, 
 Incur the sore displeasure of the Gods, 
 If this their strength breed pride and 
 
 arrogance. 
 
134 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 244. "Ottov y' vftpifav Spdv W a fiovXtrai irapj}, 
 ravrrjv vo/xc^e rrjv iroXtv Xpovip irork 
 
 e£ ovpLtov Spapiovo'av es jivOov irecrelv. 
 
 245. "Y ftp is fare-vet Tvpavvov 
 
 "YflpLS, €1 7ToAAlOV V7T€p7rXy](r6rj fJLOLTaV, 
 
 a fxrj Vucaipa pa]8e (TV/JLcfrepovTa, 
 aKpoTdTOv etVava/Sao-' 
 atrros airoropLov ojpovcrev els 'Avay/cav, 
 ev8' ov 7To8l xprjarLfAO) 
 
 XPV Tat - 
 
 246. 2a<£' tcrOt tol to. otkXtjp ayav <ppovrjfJLara 
 
 7TL7rT€LV /XaAlCTT(X, KOLL TOV €yKp(JLT€(TTaTOV 
 (TiSrjpOV 07TTOV €K TTVpUS 7T€piO~K€Xrj 
 
 ^rpavcrOevra koX payeura irXelo-T dv elcrL&OLS' 
 (r/JLLKptp ^aAtvco 8' oiSa to us ^vp^ovpLevovs 
 Ittttovs KaraprvOevras' ov yap eKirkXei 
 cj^povetv p.ky 1 ocns SovXos icrrc tujv 7reAas. 
 
 247. ^vravOa Stj-irov iravra rdvOp(x>T(x)v vocret, 
 
 KOLKOLS OTOLV ^TtXuKTLV taCT&Xl KOLK<i. 
 
 248. 'Ocrrt? TTOT kv kolkolctl ^vpLwOels fiporujv 
 /xet{bv TTpocrdirrei rrjs vocrov to <£ap/zaKoi>, 
 larpos ecrriv ovk eirtcrrrjpuyv kolkiJjv. 
 
 249. r £avr io-rlv aAytc^T , , rjv, irapov ^eadac kolXws, 
 olvtos tis avTU) rrjv /3Aa/3?/v irpocrdrj <pep(DV. 
 
 250. Mr/ tlkt€ arav arais. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 135 
 
 244. When upstart Wealth and Pride high-born 
 Law, Eight, and Usage laugh ip scorn, 
 State-pilots listening hear the roar 
 
 Of breakers on a dead lee-shore. 
 
 245. License is the mother of Tyranny ; when it 
 hath run its course of recklessness, it cometh suddenly 
 on the edge of a precipice, over which it needs must 
 leap, and bide the chances of the leaping. 
 
 246. Pride is a stiff and stubborn thing, and oft 
 Trips on the way from lack of suppleness : 
 So iron, harden' d in the furnace -flame, 
 Cracks easily ; and steeds of finest mettle 
 By curb and reins are taught obedience : 
 And trust me, friend, — high - reaching 
 
 thoughts ill mate 
 With craft ignoble or with mean estate. 
 
 247. The man is either foolish, drunk, or daft, 
 That flings the blade away to find the haft. 
 
 248. Anger is a poor surgeon, that cureth a sprain 
 by breaking a leg. 
 
 249. In sorrow's hour 'tis adding gall to gall, 
 To know one's folly is the cause of all. 
 
 250. Wed not Mischief, for fear she bear children 
 like herself. 
 
136 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 251. 'Y/Jpis ye rot 
 
 ovirwiroO' rj/3rj<; e? to crwcfypov 'ik€to, 
 aAA' Iv veots dvdtl re kol <\)9ivei irdXiv. 
 
 252. M77 KOLKOV KdKip StSoU? 
 
 irXkov to 7rr)fjLa rrjs drrjs rlOet. 
 
 253. Oij^ vfipiv dv crrepyoLtv ovde Aat/xov€?. 
 
 254. IIoAAou y arret Aou 7roAAa m) fxdrrjv ewrj 
 ^vjjl(3 Karrj7r€tXrjcrav. dAA' ? o vovs orav 
 avrov ykvqrai, (j^povSa rd7r€tXrjfxara. 
 
 255. "Efc Tot vofJLifccs KTrjfia tyjv avOoZiav 
 
 €IV0LL Tt TOV VOV )((l)pLS, OVK 6p6uJS </>/30V€t?. 
 
 256. Ovk ecrri ^tvfJLov yrjpas ovoev dXXo 7rXrjv 
 ^-ai/etv" ^rav6vro)V 8' oi3Se> aAyos dirTerat. 
 
 257. Oi^oC reAevT?) ytyverat kolkov KaKrj. 
 
 258. T £2 /xwpe, ^-i>/zos eV kolkols ov £vfA(f)opov. 
 
 259. Mio-a) fxdXi(r9 J orav rts lv kclkols avijp 
 aAois eVetra touto KaXXvvetv S-eA?/. 
 
 260. "At y€ fivpiai rroAets, 
 
 KOLV €V TLS OLKfj y /5aSlO)S K(ldv(3 pLCTaV. 
 
 261. ^H Seuvov (S SokyJ ye Kal \lev8rj 8ok€lv. 
 
 262. Ta ctkAt^p' aet 7rw?, Kay v7T€pStK y, So.Kvet. 
 
 263. ^0 rav, SiSdcTKOv fJLrj ^po.crvvecrOaL kolkols. 
 
 264. ^KXrjpdv eVaiveiv ou c£iA(o ^v\V v *7^- 
 
SOPHOCLES. 137 
 
 251. Wilfulness is begotten and reared of Youth, 
 and starved by Middle Age. 
 
 252. The fool drowned himself to cure the tooth- 
 ache. 
 
 253. There are few things the Gods can ne'er abide, 
 And of these few are Wilfulness and Pride. 
 
 254. WTien once the Brain with passion is a-fire, 
 The foolish Tongue to freedom will aspire ; 
 But, when the fire is out within the Brain, 
 The foolish Tongue becomes a slave again. 
 
 255. Wise men are firm, and fools are obstinate. 
 
 256. Though hairs grow grey with Time, and 
 
 limbs grow frail, 
 An angry Temper still is fresh and hale. 
 
 257. Anger maketh worse of bad. 
 
 258. Anger is the fool's comforter. 
 
 259. To do evil is bad enough ; to persist in evil 
 is worse ; but to glory in it is worst of all. 
 
 260. In free States, be a government never so 
 good, Liberty is apt to degenerate into License. 
 
 261. There is no arguing with a man of one idea. 
 
 262. Hard words, though they be true, cut to the 
 quick. 
 
 263. Make not of Obstinacy a pilot in rough 
 weather, for she will run thy vessel on a rock. 
 
 264. Honour Courage, and despise Obstinacy. 
 
138 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 26f>. IIoAA^s avoias Kal to %r)poxr6ai Kevd. 
 
 266. ^Katot(TL ttoXXols els cro<ju^ $i6WvTai. 
 
 267. f !2s 8i;o-7reAacrTOv ecrnv 'AjiaOla kolkov. 
 
 268. 'H CTKatO? OCTTLS TULfjmVlj TTepMTKOTTei. 
 
 209. MaAtcrr' d?eX<fyy] Moyna Ilor^ias. 
 
 270. Oiirep kolkoI yvwfJLaiart, rdyaObv yepolv 
 e^ovres ot5k i(ra<ji ) irplv ns ehcfSaXy. 
 
 271. Ovk av yevotro vovs kcikos kclXo)$ cjypov(ov. 
 
 272. TLl7ttovu-l livOol kol£ dyevv)]Tb)v KaXcos. 
 
 273. To jxav96.ve.iv 
 ifitcTTOv ev Xeyovros, el KepSos X'eyoi. 
 
 274. Aoycov aKOV&ai Tt's /3Xdf3i] ; rd rot KaK&S 
 
 r]vpr]fJ J ev , epya ra> Xoytp /xrjvverat. 
 
 275. QvrjTYjv ye (frvcriv XRV Ovrjrd cfrpoveiv. 
 tovto KaretSoTa? ws ovk eo~Ttv 
 ttXi]V Aios ovSet? rwv /xcAAoVtcov 
 
 ra/xtas o,T6 ^p?) rereXecrOai. 
 
 276. KaAov (frpovetv rbv ^rvqrbv dvOpojiroLS io~a. 
 
 277. "Ey Tot KaKOts /xo6 TrAetv vcpetiievcp SoKei. 
 
SOPHOCLES, 139 
 
 265. A man may strive after Wisdom, and strive 
 vainly ; but he that seeketh after foolishness is a 
 fool for the very seeking. 
 
 266. The wisdom of one is drowned amid the 
 folly of a crowd. 
 
 267. Better to meet a bear, bereaved of her young 
 ones, than to meet a fool in his folly. 
 
 268. He is a fool that busieth himself with things 
 past human understanding. 
 
 269. Folly and Knavery are twin sisters. 
 
 270. It is only then that fools value a good thing, 
 when it is lost to them for ever. 
 
 271. You will not make a silk purse out of a 
 sow's ear. 
 
 272. Wisdom may proceed from low-born lips, 
 and kings may speak words of foolishness. 
 
 273. Advice is then sweetest when it tendeth to 
 our profit, or chimeth in with our own humour. 
 
 274. Hear well if thou wouldst judge aright ; 
 Speech bringeth good and ill to light. 
 
 275. Man, mortal born, thy thoughts confine 
 
 Within thine own mortality ; 
 For known alone to One Divine 
 
 What on the morrow is good for thee. 
 
 276. There is wisdom in humility. 
 
 277. Hold a loose sheet when winds are in the 
 
 sky; 
 And meet misfortune with humility. 
 
140 SO I'll or LEX. 
 
 278. "Eywy' dvdyKij 7rpovfia9ov trripytw koikci. 
 
 279. Udvnov apiOTOv px\ /3id$e<r0ai Oeovs, 
 (rrepyetv Se Mo/pv twi/ 8' dfirj^dvoiv epias 
 7roAAoi>s €07]Ke tou Tra/DOVTOS d/l7rX<I.K€LV. 
 
 280. Oi'Sei' irpovoias ov iror dvOpdrro ts €<f>v 
 KcpSos Xafietv d/itivov oroe vou cro(j)od. 
 
 281. Mry rot 8oko)/jl€v 8p(ovre^ av f)8<ofi€0a 
 
 ovk dvTiTL(T€.LV aiOts aV XvirdpeOa' 
 €p7T€t 7rapaAAa£ ravra. 
 
 282. Tots oWarots 
 ouk epurrd irXdOetv. 
 
 283. "A-rtfe firjSlv irpdyoq, dvOpioiros yeycos. 
 
 284. "Eyajy' a Spwcnv ot K/)a.TOi>i/Tes oi;^ 6po>. 
 
 285. 'Ei/ 7ravTt cfrpovpet crKop-irLos XiQu) kclkols. 
 
 286. Xpry o"' Iktos ovra 7r^/xarwi' ra SetV opav, 
 ydrav tw €u f??, rrjviKavra rov fiiov 
 (TKOireiv /xaAto-Ta, /X77 SiacfrOapei.s XdQrj. 
 
 287. Mij TTpoOviuav 
 dSrjXov epyov no irapouvecrrjs Xafielv. 
 
 288. 'Ei/ TW /Lta0€ll/ 
 
 erecrru' r)vXdf3eia rcov woiovficvtav. 
 
 289. Tvaj/XTyv SiKaiav cr\oiv ye tols 7reAa? '/eye. 
 
 290. Ovk d(r<jxiXeis ttoV etVti' ot ra^ets <fipoveiv. 
 
 291. UpofJLrj8ta rot KepSos dv0p(jj7rots /xeya. 
 
 292. 'Oki/civ <£tAet rt TTpdyfx avqp —pdvvuyv /xeya. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 1 4 I 
 
 278. ' Must' is a hard mistress, who teacheth in 
 the eiid contentment. 
 
 279. Seek not, my son, to force the will of God, 
 but meet contentedly thine appointed lot ; for often- 
 times a man loseth all he hath by grasping at what 
 is beyond his reach. 
 
 280. He is rich indeed that is rich in discretion. 
 
 281. In life there is a see-saw ; if we shape 
 Our actions to our humours, other hands 
 May shape their consequences to our pain. 
 
 282. Seek not contention with men of high place. 
 
 283. Despise not thou the day of little things. 
 
 284. Have thou no eyes for what thy betters do. 
 
 285. For cowards, scorpions lie beneath all stones. 
 
 286. Be much upon thy guard when storm-winds 
 
 blow • 
 But more, when waves are still and winds 
 are low. 
 
 287. Be not thou zealous in a matter whereof 
 the issue is uncertain. 
 
 288. Look well before you leap. 
 
 289. Stick to the right, and care for nobody. 
 
 290. Quick thoughts are slippery thoughts. 
 
 291. Common sense and forethought 
 Cannot be too dearly bought. 
 
 292. Of great occasion on the brink 
 
 The bravest man must pause and think. 
 
142 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 293. 'Act TrpoorrjKet rotor iv ev orKoirovfikvois 
 rapfielv rov ev 7rpdoro~ovra, fjbrj o-cJxiXtj ttotL 
 
 294. Tot /xei/ ScSaKra fiavOdvo), rd 8' evperd 
 ^tw, tc\ S' evKra wapd 0e6jv rjrrjo'djuirjv. 
 
 295. IliKpai/ TTLKpOLS kXv^OVCTL (/xXp/ZOtKOiS )(0/\?p. 
 
 29 G. Ot5/< eW an epyiov fir] KaXutv €7r?7 /<aAa. 
 
 297. Ati/'cai/Tt y' dvSpt 7ravTa 7rpoo-<f)€pow cro^a 
 ouk ay 7rAeor rep\letas rj irielv SlSovs. 
 
 298. Eu Tot kgu St^oo-Tarcu^ Aoyos 
 crvyKoXXa rafxcj^olv es fxicrov reKraiverai. 
 
 299. "H rot Koupios o"7roi>8?7, ttovov 
 Xrj^avros, virvov KavdiravXav rjyayev. 
 
 300. Katpos aVSpacr(,v 
 /xeytcrros epyov ttclvtos icrr kirtorrdrr]^. 
 
 301. MoVots ocrot y' av ci5rux' > 7 o " (0O " tl/ /3por5>v 
 yaipeiv Trapio~rai koll yeXdv eXevOepws. 
 
 302. Ov7T€p TOiOVTd)V Sc^ TOtOUTOS Ct/x' ly(0. 
 
 303. "A7ravra oWxeoeia, tt)v aurou cfrvcriv 
 
 OTOLV XlTTWV TIS Spa TO, /A?) TTpOCTeiKOTa. 
 
 304. To rot 
 
 7repLorcrd irpdo-creiv ovk e^et vovv ovSeva. 
 
 305. KaipoS TO 6 7rdvT0)V yViOfJLOLV l(T)((i)V 
 TToXv Tl TToXv TTOLpa 7r68a KpOLTOS b.pVVTO.1. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 143 
 
 293. To the minds of the observing and the 
 thoughtful the view of another's prosperity suggest- 
 eth evermore cause for fear. 
 
 294. To all that may be learnt I give my mind ; 
 Whatever may be found, I strive to find ; 
 The things by men nor found nor understood 
 I leave to God ; and He is wise and good. 
 
 295. With bitter drugs we wash off bitter bile. 
 
 296. An honest man will call a spade a spade. 
 
 297. The poor man athirst called aloud upon the 
 philosopher ; and the philosopher told him many 
 things hard to understand ; but the poor man needed 
 but a drink of water. 
 
 298. Oft wearied foes their field of strife have cross' d, 
 
 And clasp'd each other by the hand, and 
 
 found 
 That, while the Lie had to and fro been toss'd, 
 Midway had Truth lain bleeding on the 
 
 ground. 
 
 299. Who worketh well by clear day-light, 
 May sleep secure the livelong night. 
 
 300. What in the nick of time is well begun, 
 Is at beginning more than half way done. 
 
 301. They can well laugh that have that in their 
 pockets. 
 
 302. I do at Athens what Athenians do. 
 
 303. Whate'er is done against the grain, 
 Is done sans grace, but not sans pain. 
 
 304. Busy bodies, turned inside out, are Nobodies. 
 
 305. There is a tide in the affairs of men, 
 Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. 
 
144 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 301). Kpdros oto) Kpdros p'eXei 
 Trapa/Sarov ovSapTj ~eXet . 
 
 307. No/xois €7T€(t0iu toTctli' ky^ojpoi^ ko\X6v. 
 
 308. IIoAts Liev €(ttl Tracra nov yyov/ieviov 
 crrparns re crvjiiras' ol 8' uKO(r/wvvT€S fiporiov 
 
 8l8(l(TKa\(l)V AoyOLCTL yiyVOVTOLL KdKOL. 
 
 309. Et Set TToviav ere mjfiaTiav t kXevOepov 
 £rjv, tgjv Kparovvr<j)V kcrrl Trdvr dKovcrrea. 
 
 310. Ttov kv reXei hcXvecv 
 to r' eVSi/voV /x€ /cat to orv/i^epov rvoiel. 
 
 311. AeSot^' eyco fii) toi>s KaOecrrojras vo/jlovs 
 dpLcrrov r) crio^ovra rov fltov reXeiv. 
 
 312. KXvetv rov ecrOXbv dvSpa ^p?y tSv \v reXei. 
 
 313. YvwpLcii crcxfiiDV irep ejxir oh l^ovt at %a/xd. 
 
 314. ' Apyjjv ye ^trjpdv ov Trpeirec rdprjyoA'a. 
 
 315. 3?a> fav, <fipovelv a>$ Setroi/ evOa firj t'Xy] 
 Xvij cf)povovvrt. 
 
 316. Ovk ko-ri yqpas tmv cro^on^ kv ols 6 vovs 
 S-eia £vv€cttlv y/xepa re9po.fj.jx' '109. 
 
 317. "Octtis ye roXjxa rrpis to Secvbv ep^erat, 
 6p6i) Likv rj yXujo~o~ 1 coriv, do~(f>aXijs S' o vol>s. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 145 
 
 306. Whoso for high place hath respect at all, 
 Will thrice bethink him ere he leap the 
 
 wall. 
 
 307. Let thy life be in keeping with the tradi- 
 tions of thy neighbours. 
 
 308. A city should go with its Governor, as an 
 army with its General ; for they who teach anarchy 
 disseminate mischief. 
 
 309. Wouldest thou lead a quiet life and a peace- 
 able % then yield obedience to the rulers of thy 
 people. 
 
 310. Whoso respecteth the rulers of his people, 
 performeth his duty, and regarcleth his own welfare. 
 
 311. The laws that do exist will outlive us all ; 
 it were as well, then, we should pass our days in 
 conformity with them. 
 
 312. All honest folk pay honour to the king. 
 
 313. Clever folk oft miss their way. 
 
 314. Consider, ere thou put thyself about, 
 
 If what thou seekest be past finding out. 
 
 315. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be 
 wise. 
 
 316. A wise man may die from the infirmity of 
 his body \ but the wisdom that is in him is young 
 to the end. 
 
 317. Who boldly fronteth peril and pain 
 Is clear of speech and clear of brain. 
 
 K 
 
14G SOPHOCLES. 
 
 318. T6 rot 
 
 VOdOVVTl Xljptlv (XVt)fU)S OVYt (TOJi/jpoVOS. 
 
 319. 0€Ot (pVOVCtV dv6p<J)7TOL$ (j)f)€VaS, 
 
 7rdvT(DV 6o~' earl. KT7)pdro)v virkprarov. 
 
 320. ^LTparqXarov 
 \pr](TT0v tol Kpet'cr<r<j) p.rjfte rdvSed Xeyecv. 
 
 321. Yv<op.ai irXeov Kparovcnv i) rrOevos \epoyv. 
 
 322. KaAoV ye pkvroi pi] '£ dflovXtas 7reo-eu>. 
 
 323. ^vAacrcre Trpcora Srj vopov, 
 
 to ju,?) 'irtdvpLeiv 7ro/x7ro9 ojy Trepurcrd 8pav. 
 
 324. 'Oo"^) KpancTTOV KT-qpartov evfiovXia. 
 
 toct<£) ye Tot to /at) (j^povetv 7rAe6OT0 (iXdfirj. 
 
 325. IIoVO? 6 ///)) <JX)/3(0V KpaTLCTTOS. 
 
 326. X(o/H9 to t' eliruv iroXXd kol to. Kalpia. 
 
 327. "Av^pa)7ro9, oo-Tts rfierai Xkytov del, 
 XkXrjOzv avTov tols £vvovctlv (5v fSapvs. 
 
 328. AtStos ere y' eV kolkolctlv ovSkv (IxfaeXer 
 07 yap crno7rrj toj AaAom'Ti crvppa^os. 
 
 329. KAe7TTwr orav Tts e//(/>ai'OJS kcfyevpeOffj 
 viydv dvdyKij, k<xv KaAov </>ep7i crropa. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 147 
 
 318. To let a fool have all his way, 
 
 No man of sense the fool should play. 
 
 319. Best of all possessions is Common Sense : 
 and whoso hath it may thank God for it. 
 
 320. Good captains trust but little to good luck, 
 But rather pitch command beyond the mark 
 Than let it fall short of contingency. 
 
 321. Hands are strong, but Wits are stronger. 
 
 322. If ill must come, due let it be 
 To any rather than to thee. 
 
 323. Hast thou a message to give ? forget every- 
 thing, until it be given. 
 
 324. The blessing of blessings is Good Sense ; 
 and Folly is the curse of curses. 
 
 325. If thou wouldest carry any counsel to effect, 
 work it not so as to disquiet thy neighbour. 
 
 326. A foolish speaker is like an archer that 
 shooteth a hundred arrows, but never toucheth the 
 mark. 
 
 327. Praters tongues are pimps to Sleep. 
 
 328. Pride and reticence under misfortune will 
 avail thee not ; for thy silence will be as a weapon 
 in the hands of the babbler. 
 
 329. When a man is caught out in an act of 
 dishonesty, it were better he should hold his peace, 
 even if he had a fair excuse to give. 
 
148 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 330. flu?, (Tt(jj7ra % ttoXX' e^et triy^ KaAa. 
 
 331. Ta rot irepurcra iravrayjyv Xvirrjp' eVr^. 
 
 332. Mry irdvr epevva' iroXXd rot AaAety . k&kov. 
 
 333. Mt^ criretpe iroXXols Tov irapovra Aat/xoi/a* 
 
 (Tiy(i)fJL€VOS ydp €(TTL ^\pr)V€lCr6aL 7rp€7TU)V. 
 
 334. At? ov)(l f3ov\ofJLai 
 
 dXyelv iroviov re Kat Aeywv avOcs irdXiv. 
 
 335. "H r' ayav crty?) fiapv 
 &ok€l Trpocretvai jpj fidrriv iroXXrj fio'i). 
 
 336. Kat T7]? ayav S^t' eVrt 7rov o-iyrjs [Idpos. 
 
 337. Ov /X77 Vt*. KdLpbs fJLrj p.aKpdv fiovXov Aeyetr. 
 
 338. B/Da^et Aoyco Kat iroXXd irpovKeiTOLi crocfad. 
 
 339. 'E<£' otcrt /xt) (j)pov(o cnydv <£tAa>. 
 
 340. Mt) Kplve, Lirj 'gerafje' croxfrpoveii' KaAor. 
 
 341. 'Act rt f3ovXov XP 1 l cri l Ji0V ~poo-fJLav9dv€iv. 
 
 342. Neos 7T€<pVKas ; ttoAAo, Kat Liadeiv ere 8ef. 
 /cat 7roAA' ciKoGcrat Kat StodcrKecrOai. fuucpa. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 149 
 
 330. My son, keep thy tongue with a bridle ; 
 for he that can govern his tongue is far advanced 
 upon the road to wisdom. 
 
 331. Words not needed are words not heeded. 
 
 332. If thou carest to please, ask few questions. 
 
 333. Scatter not thy sorrows in the streets ; for 
 he that respecteth himself will weep alone in his 
 closet. 
 
 334. Who tells his sorrows multiplies his pain. 
 
 335. There be two men none can abide ; 
 
 One is loose-tongued, and one tongue-tied. 
 
 336. Give sorrow speech, or it will break the 
 heart. 
 
 337. One half of eloquence is occasion. 
 
 338. Brevity is the soul of wit. 
 
 339. If one ask thee what thou knowest not, 
 hold thy tongue, or say : 6 1 know it not.' 
 
 340. Inquisitiveness is sister of Imbecility. 
 
 CONCERNING EDUCATION. 
 
 341. Lost, lost for ever is the day, 
 
 Gone, gone the time, past all returning, 
 When thou at sunset canst not say : 
 
 'I've learnt a something worth the 
 learning.' 
 
 342. My son, give the days of thy youth unto 
 instruction ; let thine ears be open, and thy lips 
 closed. 
 
150 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 343. Xw/jetre, 7rat8es oVtcs, cts r<x tojv crcxfiwv 
 SiSacTKaXeLa, /iovo~LKrj^ 7raL&ev/iaTa' 
 7rpoo-\afxf3dv€iv yap Set Ka#' rj/iepav det, 
 €0)? av e^fj fiavOdvetv fteXTiova' 
 7rat? 8' (ov KaKov fJiev 8pdv tl 7rpotK k-Kto~TaTai 
 a^Tos Tra/o' avTOv [xavOdvajv dvev irovov 
 rot xprjcrTa 8 1 ov8\ av rbv 8t8do-KaXov Xdfi-Q, 
 ijULVYjfJLOvevcreVj dXXd \xk\Lvr\jai fxoXcs' 
 ravr ovv <pvXa^(0fxecr9a y Kal fA0)(6r]T€0V, 
 (b TraiSes, (J)§ av \xr\T a7ro,i§evro)V /3poT0)v 
 SoKiofjLtv etvat, KaTroSrjfiovvTos Trarpos. 
 
 344. KaAoi/ /lev ovv ovk €<jti to yevSri Xtyeiv 
 otco S' oXeOpov 8eirov rj 'X'qdei 1 ayft, 
 £vyyv(DCTTov el—clv icrrl Kal to /lit) kolaov 
 
SOPHOCLES. 151 
 
 343. My son, whilst thou art young, thine heart 
 
 incline 
 To Learnings high, ennobling discipline ; 
 Add daily, hourly, to thy mental store ; 
 Make much of little, and of much make 
 
 more ; 
 ftemembering this, that darnel and wild 
 
 weed 
 Will choke the soil unsown of useful seed ; 
 That easily, too easily, Idlesse 
 On plastic hearts her lessons can impress ; 
 While what from Wisdom's grudging hand 
 
 we gain 
 Is hard to win, and harder to retain. 
 
 then, my son, be youth thy sowing time, 
 And look to raise a harvest in thy prime ; 
 And, loving Science, slight not such as teach 
 Small graces fine of gesture or of speech ; 
 That so, my son, may ne'er of thee be said : 
 
 1 The lad is peasant- born or country-bred.' 
 
 CONCERNING TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD— ACCURACY AND 
 INACCURACY— HONESTY AND DISHONESTY— RIGHT 
 AND WRONG. 
 
 344. I 'd pause ere falsehood I would justify ; 
 For of mean things the meanest is a lie ; 
 Yet hold I it a pardonable sin, 
 To swerve from truth to keep the life-breath 
 in. 
 
152 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 845. 'QpKov ye Trpoo~re6evro^ e7TifxeXeo-Tepa 
 ^X 7 ] Ka Teo~ryj' fttcrcra yap (fjvXdcrcreT at, 
 (fyiXiDV re /ze/z^ti/ kcis Oeovs djiaprdveiv . 
 
 346. M^Sei/ crv Kpvirre {irjiroO^ J)9 o iravd 1 SpZv 
 K'at 7ravT' a/coixov irdvT dvainvo~o~ei Xpovos 
 
 347. Ilai/ etV a€6 raXiiOes' cos eXevOepco 
 
 ipevSel KaXelcrOai Ki)p irpocreo-Tiv ov KaXrj. 
 
 348. "OAot^TO, — /x?^ rot 7T<xVt€S ot KaKol, ra 8e 
 XaOpaV os do"K€t /x->) irpeirovd' avrto KaKa. 
 
 349. TdAry^e? aiel TrXelcrrov icryyei Xoyov. 
 
 350. Ovk e^dyovcn Kapirov ol \fev8ets Xoyot. 
 
 351. Ov ravrb ytyverat 
 Sokyjctlv et7T€tv Kd^aKpi/3i7)craL Xoyov. 
 
 352. "A7rio-Tos oo-Tt? e£ cbravTOS ev Aeyei. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 153 
 
 345. Put one upon his oath, and he is brought 
 Straight to a standstill by two separate 
 
 fears, — 
 The world's opinion, and the wrath of God. 
 
 340. Of all that e'er is spoken, thought, or done, 
 There is no secret kept beneath the Sun ; 
 For Time hath eyes for all that doth 
 
 appear, 
 And Time hath ears, which every word do 
 
 hear ; 
 And Time, one day or other,-- mark my 
 
 word, — 
 Will tell, the blab, all he hath seen and 
 
 heard. 
 
 347. Twere better for a freeborn man to die 
 Than it with truth were said to him ; ' You 
 
 lie." 
 
 348. Had I award of woe and weal, 
 
 In mercy with some rogues I 'd deal : 
 But hypocrites, one and all, I 'd send 
 In hot haste to their journey's end. 
 
 349. He that hath heart the truth to say 
 Will carry in the end the day. 
 
 350. Lies are like cornel trees, and bear no fruit. 
 
 351. Tell me, good friend, when I ask so and so. 
 Not what yon fancy, but just what you know. 
 
 352. But little credit unto him is due, 
 
 Who speaketh well alike of me and you. 
 
154 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 353. OvTtS TTOT (XV SvVdiTO 7rp(i)fXlTY)S (TTpdTOV 
 
 Tot? 7Tttcri Set^ac /cat 7rpo<TapK€<rcu yapiv 
 
 €7Tel Ov8 f O TtoV 0€WV T€ K&vOpWTTbiV Uarijp 
 
 ovt e£e7ro/x/?p<5i/ 5 oi>V €7ravyprj(ras, </>iAos 
 [SpOTOLS dv e.XOot y\ el Slktjv Xoyuyv 6<f>Xoc. 
 
 354. To rot vopacrdev r/j? dXrj Otias Kparet. 
 
 355. T 7rat, Aeytov rdXrjOes ov o-c/xxAet 7roTe. 
 
 356. Oi58ev 7ro^' ep7rei \f/€v8os ets yfjpas \p6vov. 
 
 357. K.pLTLKU)pepa Srjr oxf/cs lor* (Stwi/ ttoAt;. 
 
 358. 'O/D06v aA'/^a' det. 
 
 359. 'AvSpds rot to /zey eV Sikouov elirdv, 
 eiTTOvros 81 /zr) cj^dovepdv 
 
 e^tocrat yAwcrcras dSwai/. 
 
 360. M/v^ Tts €tjVov5 kcu (ppovovcra tovv8lkov 
 Kpetcrcrtov cro(f>LcrTOv wavros Icttiv evptTts. 
 
 361. "Epyov y 1 awavros rjv tis dp\y)rai KaAak, 
 Kat Tot? TeAefTa? cikos ecr^' o{'to>s ^etv. 
 
 362. Ilevta ye crvyKpaOetora 8vo~cref3eL rpoino 
 dp8r]v dvetXe kou Karecrrpexpev f3tov. 
 
 363. Ov Tot Slkollov ovre rovs /caKoi;? pdrrjv 
 
 XPyVTOVS VOfJLL^LV Ot'T€ TOUS \p7](TTOVS KCLKOVS. 
 
 364. T H /<Aetvdv €(ttlVj rjvLK av rts ecrOXos cuv 
 
 avrco £vv€i8rj. 
 
 365. Siv rw St/caia) kcu fxey' e^tcmv <f>poveh>. 
 
 366. Toi<ru' Slkollois dvrkyj.iv ov pa8iov. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 155 
 
 353. Tis not for captain or for king 
 To please all men in everything ; 
 Why, some will of the Sire divine 
 
 Ask rainy weather, and some sun-shine ; 
 And some will fret, if showers down tumble, 
 And, if the sun shines, some will grumble. 
 
 354. Prescription over-ricles plain simple truth. 
 
 355. Who speaks the truth can never go astray. 
 
 356. No lie liveth to see old age. 
 
 357. Eyes are more critical than ears. 
 
 358. Who tells the truth is never in the wrong. 
 
 359. Speak thou, my son, the honest truth at all 
 times ; and frankly acquiesce therein when it is 
 spoken by another. 
 
 360. Honesty is the best policy. 
 
 361. Works that fairly are begun 
 Will in the end be fairly done. 
 
 362. The blind may see which way will go 
 A rogue at heart, whose purse is low. 
 
 363. Before thou blame an honest man, my friend, 
 Think twice ; and twice, ere thou a knave 
 
 commend. 
 
 364. A good conscience is the best of comforters. 
 
 365. If Pride with aught may linked be, 
 It will go best with Honesty. 
 
 366. It is a hard and up-hill fight, 
 
 To strive against what 's good and right. 
 
156 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 367. Td TOl SiKaiOV OVK €)(€l XoyoV 7TOT€ 
 
 Svolv kpl^eiv, dXX' kiricnre-vSeiv to 8pdv. 
 
 368. "H tol Siiccua. yAwo"cr' €^€t Kpdros pkya. 
 
 369. "KcTTlV €v9a \T] 8iK7) [3Xd/3Y]V <f)€p€L. 
 
 370. Tw ^ Slkollo) KT^/zar' ou^i crwferou. 
 
 371. Oi5 toV xpovov xprj pdXXov rj rdpya (TKOirelv. 
 
 372. Ovk ecrrcv kv rocs /x?} kciXols fiovXevpacriv 
 ov& kXwls yjrts kolI %pd(ros tl Trpo^evec. 
 
 373. K/Vo7T€i>9 6 ^vpLos irpocrOev yprjcrOou <f>iXel 
 
 TWV jJLT]8eV 6p6(2s kv (TKOTCO T€)(V(i)pL€V<±>V. 
 
 374. Kl(T\poi(Tiv alo")(pd irpdypar eKStSdcKerac. 
 
 375. OTctlv r) yvioprj kcxkcov 
 fXTjrrjp yivqrai, rdXXa TratSevet kolkovs. 
 
 376. Ta^€ta 7T€l9&) TiOV KOLKLOV 6$OL7TOp€L. 
 
 377. Xpovos Slkcilov dvSpa SeiKvvcriv povos, 
 kolkov 8e k&v kv f]pkpa yvotrjs pad. 
 
 378. OuSets dp opKOS dvSpl (p-qX-qTi] flapvs. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 157 
 
 367. 'Twere better on one road to good 
 
 We strove but to outstrip each other, 
 Than paused to show we understood 
 Bye courses hidden to our brother. 
 
 368. Plain-speech and Honesty do their work 
 Sooner and better than Quibble and Quirk. 
 
 369. Summum jus, summa injuria. 
 
 370. Miser father makes spendthrift son ; 
 And ill will be spent what ill was won. 
 
 371. Judge a mans conduct on its own merits. 
 
 372. No man engaged in a dishonest enterprise 
 can feel secure and confident as to its issue. 
 
 373. Give a rogue rope enough, and he'll hang 
 himself. 
 
 374. For good or evil with a plastic ease 
 
 Man impress takes from what he hears and 
 sees. 
 
 375. If the light which is in thee be darkness, 
 how great is that darkness ! 
 
 376. Man maketh haste to believe what is evil. 
 
 377. 'Twill need, maybe, ten years or more 
 To prove a good man to the core ; 
 But any fool in a day or two 
 
 May look a rogue's soul through and through. 
 
 378. may as lightly press the sod 
 
 On me and mine, when in the grave, 
 As doth a promise, sworn to God, 
 Weigh on the conscience of a knave. 
 
158 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 379. Et rot Strata, t(ov cro^wi/ Kpetcrcro) rdSe. 
 
 380. Tots rot St/catots xo!> [3pa)(ys vtKa fikyav. 
 
 381. To fJLrj7TOT y €LVOLL Kp€LCT(TOV T] TO £>/l/ KOLKO)S. 
 
 382. Ot> Tot Sikcuov dvSpa yevvatov (fapevas 
 
 Tep7T€LV, OTTOV fJLY) KOL StKata TeplfeTdL. 
 
 383. "A7rav to xprjcrrov yvr](riav e^et cjjvcnv. 
 
 384. 'ApeTT}? /3e/?atat y 9 elcriv at KT^o-et? fjLovat. 
 
 385. OiJ Tot Aoyotcrt tov /Jtov o-7rov6"ao~T€oi/ 
 Xaparpuv iroieidOai fidXXov ?j Tot? Spco/xevots. 
 
 386. "AvSpa Tot koAws 
 TTpdcro-ovT avayKTj -^pyjo-rd K€p8aivetv eirq. 
 
 387. Oi)s av Tcov Aoycov aAyw kAtxov, 
 totjo-Sc Kat irpdvcreiv crrvyoj. 
 
 388. T H Tapy' act 7rcos tovs Aoyous evpLCTKeTcu. 
 
 389. Ta§ ^8oi/a? 
 oVav TrpoSuKTLV dvSpes, ov tLQv)\x eya> 
 
 (r)v tovtov, dXX' efxxpvyov -qyovfiai veKpov 
 irXovret re yap Kar olkov, et fiovXei, fieya. 
 Kal (rj rvpavvov (ryrjix e^coi/, lav 6" a7ny 
 TO'UTtoi' to yaipeiv, TaAA' eya) Ka7rvot; cklols 
 ovk dv 7rpLa[/jL.r]v dvSpl rrpos ttjv rjSovrjV. 
 
 390. KaAAtCTTOV lo-Tt TOVvSlKOV 7T€(f>VK€Vai' 
 
 Xlocttov 8e to £rjv dvocrov' rjBicrTOV 8* otco 
 TrapecrTt XrjipLS (Sv ipd kolQ 1 iifxepav. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 159 
 
 379. Be honest rather than clever. 
 
 380. An honest judge hath no regard to size. 
 
 381. Better the womb had been thy grave 
 Than, having been, to be a knave. 
 
 382. Ignoble pleasures ill suit noblemen. 
 
 383. Good folk come of good stock. 
 
 384. Honest thrift is sure thrift. 
 
 CONCERNING WORDS AND DEEDS-SHOW AND REALITY. 
 
 385. Seek, my son, to be remembered by thy 
 doings rather than by thy words. 
 
 386. No man speaks ill of him that wins. 
 
 387. What I hate to hear of you, 
 That I hate myself to do. 
 
 388. Facts make reasons. 
 
 CONCERNING JOY AND MISERY— HAPPINESS AND UN- 
 HAPPINESS— PLEASURE AND PAIN. 
 
 389. When the joy of life is gone, 
 Then the game of life is done : 
 Though a princess were my bride, 
 
 And a crown were on my head, 
 Yet, if joy were me denied, 
 
 I would wish myself stone-dead. 
 
 390. 'Tis grand, the son of honest folk to be ; 
 
 'Tis pleasant, never to have known disease ; 
 But pleasure of all pleasures 'tis to me, 
 The doing, day by day, just what I please. 
 
160 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 391. *H iravra y €ktI<$ khI Trap 1 eA7rt8as X a P^ 
 
 €OLK€V a A A?/ fJLTJKOS OV$€V f]8()Vlj. 
 
 392. 'Ev TO) (jypOV€?.V TOL /X^SeV ?/6Wt09 /3iO$, 
 
 2a>S to yaipeiv koI to XvirelcrOai fJidOm. 
 
 393. 'Aei kolXos 7rXovs €<r9' orav (pevyrjs KaK(i. 
 
 394. "Kaipeiv €7r' alcrxpats rjSovats ov XP^ ^ore. 
 
 395. "AvSpes /xeyicrnn kcu crocfywrarot cfypevl 
 
 KaAcos ko.k(ds TTpdcrcrovTL €rvjJL7rap'ijv€(rav' 
 orav Se Acu/xcjv ai/fy)os curi^o^s to Trptv 
 p.dorriyi p^crrj rov /3tov TraXivrpOTrov^ 
 rd iroXXd (f>pov8a Kal KaAtos eip^/xera. 
 
 396. Et y' ?7/zii> ?Jv KXacovfTLV iacrOai /ca/ca, 
 /cat tov ^ravovra SaKpvots dvccrrdvatj 
 6 xp V(Tu s ycrarov KrrjfJia rov K'Aatetv ai/ t)v. 
 
 397. "Av8/3€? KaKiOS 7rpaTT0VT€<$ OV K(D<f)ol fXOVOV, 
 
 dXX' otjS' opLovres etcropwcrt rdfi<pavrj. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 161 
 
 391. Of autumn fruits when gathered 
 
 Half the precious sweet is gone, 
 If upon the tree hath fed 
 The Wasp, Anticipation. 
 
 392. Our life is sweetest when we think the least ; 
 Or ere we know what 'joy' and 'sorrow' 
 
 mean. 
 
 393. Fair and pleasant blows the wind 
 That leaveth sorrow and care behind. 
 
 394. My son, avoid not Pleasure's company, 
 Save when she cometh arm in arm with 
 
 Shame. 
 
 395. Men of wit and high estate 
 
 Can well advise th' unfortunate ; 
 Say they : c Poor fellow, were I you, 
 'Tis this or that I 'd say or do :' 
 But, when ill luck befalls them too, 
 Nor this they say, nor that they do. 
 
 396. If tears could lighten grief and pain, 
 And raise the dead to life again, 
 
 We 'd pause, or ere we 'd shed in vain 
 One single drop of the priceless rain. 
 
 397. Success, that cheers the spirit, clears the 
 
 mind ; 
 But Disappointment dulls and stupefies : 
 It makes us deaf to what we hear, and 
 
 blind 
 To what is going on before our eyes. 
 
 L 
 
1 2 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 398. OiVot vefX€(T7]T(jv, 
 dXvovra ^ei/xepto) 
 
 \v7ra /cat irapa vovv ^poeiv. 
 
 399. ^eVAta ruv /iaKp(ov dAdrai/ ttovojv 
 ovpiu) firj 7reAd(rat SpoucK 
 
 400. QpovSov rov kclkov [Meow Aoyos. 
 
 401. f O? rot? KaKtu? 7rpacr(Tovcriv r)8i) /cat fipa^yv 
 y^povov XaOecrdat tu>v TrapeaTWTiDV /ca/ca)p\ 
 
 402. 0^6" o? dy fSXdo-ry pkvzi 
 vovs rots /ca/ctos irp&wcrovcriv, dAA' e^tcrrarat. 
 
 403. Bpd^tcrTa rot Kparuna rdv iro&Xv /ca/cd. 
 [04. Hovov /xeTa/\Aa^^ei/ro5 ot 7roVot yAv/c€ts. 
 
 405. OvSets ye llo\9ov rov irapeXdovTos Adyo?. 
 
 406. IToAA' kv /ca/cotcrt %vpZ<z evvr)9els opa. 
 
 407. "Ev rot kolkois 
 7roAA/j err' duayKY] KaTrtrr^Sevetv /ca/ca. 
 
 408. IIoAAcor /caA(Jv Set toj /caAcos Tt/xto/xeya>* 
 puKpov 8' dyoj^os oi3 /xey' ep^erai /cAeos. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 163 
 
 398. Judge charitably angry words and vain, 
 Struck from thy neighbour by distress and 
 
 pain. 
 
 399. Hope halves the burdens, which Despair 
 
 makes double 
 For such as toil and see no end to trouble. 
 
 400. Anticipation magnifieth sorrows ; but to the 
 eyes of ^Retrospection they grow gradually less and 
 less. 
 
 401. A lull of pain giveth so much of pleasure 
 as almost to reconcile us unto pain. 
 
 402. Misfortune were a lesser curse, 
 
 Were she contented to abstract 
 The gold and silver from my purse, 
 And leave my common-sense intact. 
 
 403. Take sorrow not by first and second half. 
 But gulp it all down at a single quaff. 
 
 404. Nothing so sweet as memory of pain. 
 
 405. What cares To-day for Yesterday's distress 1 
 
 406. The brain of Misery is a hive of dreams. 
 
 407. Happiness faileth often to teach integrity, 
 but Misery faileth seldom to teach vice. 
 
 CONCERNING INDUSTRY— RESOLUTION— PERSEVERANCE- 
 COURAGE AND FEAR. 
 
 408. Who risks and works little, but little he 
 gains ; 
 For honour, worth getting, needs peril and 
 pains. 
 
164 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 10!). Aa/i,7ret rts €V xpeiaMrw uxnrep 6iV/>ejnj$ 
 
 ^aA/cos, Xpovtp 8' df)y?](r<i.i' rjpv<T€ rrreyos. 
 
 410. Ol'/v €T€K€V OvSkv €cd\0V €LK(Xta CT^oA^* 
 
 0eo§ Se rot? apyovo'Lv ov ?ra/D60Tar<u, 
 
 411. Or rot y' €(/)'£ei tcov OLKpiov dvev irovov. 
 
 412. "Opa, irovov roc xo)pls ovoei/ eurvYC?. 
 418. Oi'/c ecrrt rots /x?) 8po)crt crvpfia^os Tv^q. 
 
 414. (M rots dOvpots fj Tt5y^; ^vWapfSdvet. 
 
 415. Oi> 7rpo9 larpov o-ocfyov 
 
 ^Tpr]V€LV €7T(p§ds TTpls TOpiOVTL 7T?//XaTl. 
 
 416. ? E(r#Awy f3poT(jjv rot crrepvov ov /ia\do~(rc.Tai 
 
 417. Totcrtv c^ofiovpkvotcri ivavra Si] xpocfatL. 
 
 418. f '0(TTt$ TTOr' €1' KaKOLO-LV l/JL€Lp€l f3tOV. 
 
 -/} SetAo? eo~riv, i) ovo-dXyijros <f>pevas. 
 
 419. 'Eo-#Aoi> Vtiv dvfipbs tovs irovovvras dxfreXti 
 
 420. "Av0paj7rov (LcfjeXeii' dc/)' ojw 
 e'x ot re feat Svwuro /caAAicrros Trovcor. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 165 
 
 409. Swords, kept in scabbard, are eaten with 
 
 rust, 
 And houses untenanted crumble to dust. 
 
 410. The sluggard says : 'I'll take mine ease. 
 And wait till heaven rains bread and cheese.' 
 
 411. The fool and idler in the plain sit still, 
 And wait for Luck to lift them up the hill. 
 
 412. Industry is the mother of good Issues. 
 
 413. The idler sits in the corner, and calls Luck 
 bad names. 
 
 414. Despair and good-luck on the street 
 Take opposite sides, and never meet. 
 
 415. Less like a leech it were than an old wife, 
 To mutter spells o'er wounds that need the 
 
 knife. 
 
 416. An honest man holds fast by his resolve. 
 
 417. Everywhere in coward ears 
 
 Doth sound a something fraught with fears. 
 
 418. Who fears from misery in life to part 
 Is either dull of brain or soft of heart. 
 
 CONCERNING KINDNESS — SYMPATHY — COMPASSION — 
 MERCY. 
 
 419. He is not a good man that regards with 
 indifference the troubles of his neighbour. 
 
 420. A good man will help a neighbour to the 
 utmost of his power. 
 
166 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 421. ToLOTLV lfl7T€tpOLS /3/)0TWV 
 
 [iovols oTov re crvvr aXai7ro)p€iv KOLK(i. 
 
 422. "EaT' (X/X(^)t TO iS 0~c/>aA.€tCri fJLTj '£ eKOVCTldS 
 
 opyrj Tre7T€ipa. 
 
 423. Tt§ S^ 7toO j avrrj T^pifcs aKOvras c^iXelv ; 
 uicnrep rts 6fc o~ot At7ra^>o{>VTt /xev rv^(€tv 
 fxrjSei/ SiSoiyj /x^8' €7rapK€craL ^eAoi, 
 TrXijprj 8' e^ovTt ^-iyxov aiv XPVC 0i ^^ T ore 
 S(opoW\ or ovftev rj X®-P L< * X a P iV <]>*P h 
 dp' av fiaratov ttJo-S' dv rjSovfjs rv\ocs \ 
 
 424. "Aku>v dpaprow ovrts dvOpomos kclkos. 
 
 425. AfcSw? /xeytcrrco Z^vt o~vv6o.kos ^povwv 
 iracriv j' eV epyois' ru>v yap rj/xaprrjiJi^vu)}' 
 aKTj fjiev ecrrt, 7rpoo~(jyopa 6" oi'/c eo~r' crt. 
 
 426. Ovoevt fJLOLpaSta rccrts e >^erat 
 av irpOTrdOrj to rtvetv. 
 
 427. "Orai/ ra^us ns ovttl/3 ovXevow Xddpa 
 Xtopv), raxyv Sec Ka/xe fiovXzvziv irdXtv. 
 
 428. 'Ai/S/n (jvyyvu>\iv)v e^w 
 kAwvti (pXavpa (rvfifiaXzlv kirrj Ka/ca. 
 
 429. Eikos rtv' iyxecpovvra kou 7rpdcr<T€Lv kolkws. 
 
 430. *2vVT€{JLVOV(TC TOi 
 QeUV 7T08(x)K€LS TOVS KOLKOtfjpOVaS /3Xd/3dL. 
 
 431. Xprjv evdvs tlvai rrjvSe ro ? s ttglctlv Slktjv, 
 
 OCTTLS 7T€pa 7TpdcT(T€iV y€ TtOV VOfJLtoV ^eAet, 
 
 kt€lv€lv To yap iravovpyov ovk dv ijv 7roXv. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 3 67 
 
 421. Only such as have known sorrow can 
 sympathize with the sorrowing. 
 
 422. Deal gently with such as go unwittingly 
 astray. 
 
 423. Who checks a neighbour's suicidal knife 
 Wins not a friend although he saves a life : 
 Would'st thou reap gratitude for friendly 
 
 deed, 
 Give only unto such as beg and need. 
 
 424. He that doth against his will 
 
 A bad thing is a good man still. 
 
 425. Lord of all beneath the Sun, 
 
 Mercy sits by God in Heaven ; 
 
 For, though no sin may be undone, 
 
 Yet every sin may be forgiven. 
 
 CONCERNING REVENGE — RETALIATION — RETRIBUTION - 
 PUNISHMENT. 
 
 426. I '11 give thee blow for blow, as best I can, 
 And bide the issue before God and man. 
 
 427. Sharp plots require sharp counterplots. 
 
 428. If thou wilt pelt thy neighbour, can it be 
 A thing to wonder at, if he pelt thee ? 
 
 429. Do ill, and fare ill. 
 
 430. The Gods visit suddenly the wicked, and 
 cut them short in the midst of their wickedness. 
 
 431. Clean purged of roguery were Athens soon, 
 Were one rogue hang'd for each change of 
 
 the moon. 
 
168 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 L32. OlTTLS TTOT €V npUV €V 77a(Jo)V iTTUTTdTUI,, 
 
 iraVTOS V€VOIt' Sv K77J[UlTOS Kf)€ur(r(ov </nAos\ 
 t.')3. Ov KaAdv to/, Xiirapelv 
 
 OLKdia »~f)<>0'Xf ) !j£ (}V(r ' y i '' f, OtUTOV filv €V 
 Tracr^et^ iraQovra 8' OVK CTTiOTOCr&U rivuv. 
 
 434. Oi> rapa 7roAA(ns 7/ X <L ( )L< * TIKT€L X ( '( )IV - 
 
 435. 'A 
 
 rb/)t rot xf )€(,)l ' 
 
 fiV7]fJLT)v TTpocreivai, rep7rv<>v et rt ttol> iratfot' 
 \dpts ydpiv yap huiv i) tlktovv del 
 otov 8' airoppu jivrjcnis ev TreirovOcWos. 
 ovk av ykvotr €#' otjtos evyfvi]s dvi'ip. 
 
 436. 'HS?7 7TOt' €tdov av8/)' eyo> yAojcrcr/? ^paavv 
 vavTos e^opfM^cravra ^et/xwi/o? to 7rAeu', 
 
 w (fiOeyfA av ovk ivevpes, yjvlk kv ku.kc} 
 ^et/xcovos €t'x eT ' ^AA' "u^ c«/AaTOS Kpv(f>els 
 Trarelv Trapeze T(J ^-eAovrt mtm'Aa)i>. 
 
 437. Ko/>(jreti/ 8' eW dreAyJ <xuv ifevSecrtv atcr^por 
 
 6v€t8o?. 
 
 438. r fJ 7x77 Vrt SpiovTc rap/3os, otj<5' eVog <po[3ei. 
 
 439. IIpos rov e'xov#' o <f>06vos fpirei. 
 
 440. Tcuv [jL€yd\(DV xfsvxujv iels 
 ovk dv ajidprois. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 169 
 
 CONCERNING GRATITUDE AND INGRATITUDE 
 
 432. Grateful friends are rare friends. 
 
 433. My son, if one have done thee a good service, 
 thou hast no right to make him supplicate a return. 
 
 434. Of Kindness scatter thou a hundred seeds, 
 And thou may'st rear one plant of Gratitude. 
 
 435. Can man forget a woman's kiss 1 forget 
 The woman he hath once clasp'd to his 
 
 heart ? — 
 Love merits love ; and he that says not so 
 Is neither o-allant soldier nor true man. 
 
 CONCERNING VAIN BOASTING— IDLE MENACE. 
 
 436. Once on a time I saw a braggart knave, 
 The while a storm was brewing, urging on 
 His messmates to set sail ; but, when 
 
 The storm was fairly on, the man was dumb, 
 And underneath his cloak lay on the deck, 
 A mat for all that chose to trample on. 
 
 437. Before thou promise, think if thou canst pay. 
 
 438. Whoso hath face to do a deed of shame 
 Will hardly blush at mention of its name. 
 
 CONCERNING ENVY— JEALOUSY. 
 
 439. The limpet Envy clings to the rock of 
 Greatness. 
 
 440. Jealousy is an archeress that never misseth 
 aim ■ for she shooteth only at big targets. 
 
170 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 441 . Ykvoiro k&v awXovTos iv tl/jlclIs awn p. 
 
 442. OvSev kuki(i)}' TrTfovos", el kclXSs <f>povol 
 
 443. T7 rovSe yappa pel^ov av Xdflots wore 
 rov yrjs iTTLXpavrravra kcu (rreyrjs vtto 
 TrvKvrjS aKovcrai xf/eKaSos ev&ovo-y cfjpevc ; 
 
 444. Zr^Aw filov 
 
 paXtcrTa cr el yrjs prj Tveiretpdcrai g€VTf$. 
 
 445. ? H tol(tlv epireipoKTi koi tols £vpcf)opa<s 
 {wcras opto paXccrra rtov /3ovXevpdro)v. 
 
 446. Ei'u>#ei/ rj SvcrKXeta rots cfrOovovpevots 
 
 vikolv 67r' ai(T)(po?s rj Vt rots kclXo?s 7rAeov. 
 
 447. "l&crTep^ev ovSels ayyeXor kolk£)v kir^v. 
 
 448. " ' KiravTa raykwi-jTa irpcorov 7/A#' U7ra£. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 171 
 
 CONCERNING POVERTY. 
 
 441. Beggars, on a dunghill born, 
 
 Have lived to laugh great kings to scorn. 
 4 42. If my purse be lack of pence, 
 
 Must rav brain be void of sense ? 
 
 CONCERNING HOME-EXILE 
 
 44 3. The greatest of comforts that ever was told 
 Is, after a weary walk on the wild wold, 
 To sit by the fire and drink ale warm and 
 
 old, 
 And think of the poor devils out in the cold. 
 
 444. Sir Traveller, when cloom'd to roam, 
 Sore envies poor, dull Stay-at-home. 
 
 CONCERNING EXPERIENCE. 
 
 44-5. Were I to ask advice, I would ask it rather 
 of Experience than of Wit. 
 
 CONCERNING ILL REPUTE. 
 
 446. Call Jack a bad boy ; you may mean it or no ; 
 But call him it often ; in time he '11 be so. 
 
 CONCERNING ILL NEWS. 
 
 447. It is a thankless task to bear ill news. 
 
 CONCERNING RISE TO GREATNESS. 
 
 448. The king and the beggar 
 Are like one another ; 
 For each had a father, 
 Who had a grandmother. 
 
172 SOPHOCLES. 
 
 449. T(o rot (jiOtfievo) tols IcrodeoLS 
 ey/<Arypa Xa^etv fiiy' clkovctoli 
 
 450. Tous evyevds to'. KayaOovs, <>\ 7rou, (jjtXel 
 Aprjs cva'ipeiv ol 8k rfj yAcocrcrry ^pacrels. 
 cf)evyovT€$ aras, e/cros elo'i tujv kolkojv' 
 v Aprjs yap ovSev tojv kolkujv Xoyi^era.i. 
 
 451. Ol TTOVTovavrat twi/ raXai7rojp(.ov fSporwv, 
 oh ovre Aat/xwv ovre tls Oeuv vefxojv 
 
 TtXoVTOV 7TOT OLV V€Lfl€L€V OL^CaV \dfjtV 
 
 Xe7rrfjS eirl po7rrjo~Lv e/x-jroAas fJLdKpas 
 del TrapappLTTjovTes ol rroXvcfaOopoi 
 o-ujJL7ravrd y 1 rj 'KtpSavav y tiiwXecrav. 
 
 452. Ov tol %avelv €)(6lo~tov, dAA' orav ^avelv 
 XP}K (i)V r,s € ^ Ta M^ tovt exil ^ajSctv. 
 
SOPHOCLES. 173 
 
 CONCERNING GLORY. 
 
 449. Ten thousand of us yielding up our breath 
 Get no return from that old usurer, Death ; 
 A few amongst us pay life's little fee, 
 And win the great prize, — Immortality. 
 
 CONCERNING THE FORTUNE OF WAR 
 
 450. The God of War is over nice, 
 And loves a dainty sacrifice ; 
 The brave and modest lays he low, 
 And lets the sneak and braggart go. 
 
 CONCERNING THE TROUBLES AND PERILS OF SEA-LIFE. 
 
 451. kindly Gods, ye cannot be 
 Too kind to such as sail the sea ; 
 Poor souls, they carry all their store 
 
 On treacherous planks from shore to shore ; 
 If favouring gales shall blow astern, 
 A voyage or two may fortune earn ; 
 But, if the Wind-God wills it so, 
 Ship, crew, and cargo, — down they go. 
 
 452. To die is sad indeed ; but sadder still 
 
 To long for death, and be denied one's will. 
 
EURIPIDES. 
 
170 EURIPIDES. 
 
 2o<£uS yjv Ttg, os to Getov elcrrjy'/jcraTo, 
 
 0)5 eoTt Aat/xwv, d(jjOtro) ^dXXojv f3co) 
 
 i/6o) t' a/coi'tov kcu /3Ae7ra)v, <f>povo)v re kua, 
 
 Trpo&eywv ra iravra^ kou (Jjvctlv ^-etav cfioptov' 
 
 os 7rav to Ae^^ev cv fiporoLS aKovcrerox, 
 
 to Spw/JLtvov Se 7rav tSetv Sw^creTaf 
 
 eav 8e crw <riyr/ Tt /3ov\€vrjs K(XKiv y 
 
 tovt ov)(l \rj(T€LV tovs Geous* to ya/3 cfapovtlv 
 
 eV S-€ioi> en/cu* — TouVSe Tts Aoyovs Aeycov 
 
 StSayfJbdrdyv rjStcrTov €L(rqyi']craTO, 
 
 xf/evSet KaXv\pas rrjv dXrjOeiav Xoyoy 
 
 vaUiv 8' €(£acr/c€ toi>s Gcous evrav6\ oitov 
 
 jidXto-T dv €K7rA^get€v dvOpwirovs, aycov — 
 
 o#ei/ 7rep eyvw rovs cj)6/3ovs ecvac fiporols. 
 
 kclI tocs ovrj&eis toj raXat7rd)p(o fiup, — 
 
 6K ttJs vwepOe 7repi<fiopds, iv dcrTpcnrfjs 
 
 Karel^ Ivavcrets, Seiva 8' ai) KTVTn'yxara 
 
 [3povTr}s, to t' d(TT€po)7rbv ovpavov creXas, 
 
 XpOVOV KClXbv TTOLKiXfia, TZKTOVOS (TO<pOV 
 
 '66ev re XaLnrpbs 'HAtoi; o-irepyja p.v8pos. 
 6 §■' vypis et? yrjv 6fif3pos eKTropifcrai. 
 
EURIPIDES. 17' 
 
 CONCERNING GOD— DIVINE GOVERNANCE — NATURE — 
 RELIGION— VIRTUE— SUPERSTITION— PROPHECY. 
 
 1. It was a wise man that invented God } 
 He taught how from eternity had been 
 A Power, all mighty and omniscient ; 
 One, by whose ears our every word was heard : 
 Before whose eyes our every deed was plain ; 
 To whom reveal'd was every inmost thought, — 
 For thought in essence was itself divine. 
 So taught a wise man, wrapping naked Truth 
 In robes of false, but splendid, symbolism • 
 Then to his God he gave a local home 
 In the blue firmament, from whence he saw 
 Imagination draw down Hope and Fear ; 
 In the great vault, wherein the lightnings 
 
 flash' d, 
 And the dread thunders roll'd, reverberant ; 
 Wherein that old artificer, Time, had wrought 
 His quaintly-fretted network of bright stars ; 
 Wherein the Day -disk sped his fiery flight ; 
 And whence down- pour d the fertilizing rain: — 
 So some one in his doctrine taught of old, 
 Giving to aery thought material form, 
 And moulding out of Law a concrete God, 
 
 M 
 
178 EURIPIDES. 
 
 ToiovcrSe Trepiecrrrja-ev dvOpuirois (f>6/3ov 
 
 (TTOl^OVS, Ka\u)S T€ TO) X6yO) KOLTLpKlCre 
 
 rbv AatfJLou\ oyKwv Iv irpkirovTi ^co/3tO), 
 rrjv dvofxtav re Tots Xoyots KaTecrfiecrev. 
 
 *Hv XP l ^ V0<S J ° T ' V V draKTOS dv9p(x>7T(DV /3tos 
 
 /cat ^7]pL(i>8r]$ tcr^vos &■' VTrrjperrjs, 
 
 or ovSev ddXov ovre tols kvOXoicriv ?Jv, 
 
 qvt 1 av /cdAacr/xa rots kolkols eytvero' 
 
 Ka7T€tTa fJLOt SoKOVCTLV dv6pOJ7TOL VOJJLOVS 
 
 ^ecr#ai KoXacrras, tVa Alkyj rvpavvos y 
 ykvovs fiporeiov, ttjv %■' v/3ptv SovXrjv e^* 
 tfyrj/JLiovTO $' €t ns i^a/xaprdvot' 
 hreiT r 9 €7T€t8ry rdfAcfxivf} ll\v ol voliol 
 diretpyov avrovs tpya litj irpdcrcreiv /3ta, 
 XdQpa 8 1 €7rpacrcrov, rrjvLKavrd jjloi 8ok€l 
 <f>vvai itvkvos tls kolI cro<£os yviopujv dvrjp, 
 evprjKevou 8e tovt eiros ^vi]tols — 0eov — 
 07ra)§ rt Sei/xa rots kolkols eirj XdOpa 
 Trpdcraovcriv, rj Xeyovaiv, rj cfypovovcri. tl. 
 
 3 <&rj(TLV tls emu Srjr 1 kv ovpavco Geoi's ; 
 ovk et'crtv, ovk ei'cr'* et Tts dvOp&iruv Aeyci, 
 jjltj tw 7ra/\atw [Auypbs toy xprjcrOw X6yu>* 
 
EURIPIDES. 171) 
 
 And glorifying the creature of his brain 
 With attributes and dwelling-place divine ; — 
 So taught some wise one ; and to the world's 
 
 end 
 The thoughts and words and doings of his 
 
 kind 
 Shall by his doctrines be all hemm'd within 
 A narrow fence-work of religious creed, 
 Of ethic Use and Limitation. 
 Once to the impulse of the passing hour 
 Man was a slave, and Law devoid of power ; 
 Ere Hope to Virtue had assistance lent, 
 Or Fear to Evil threatened punishment ; 
 Meanwhile, to check the rudeness of the time, 
 A price was set on bold and open crime ; 
 But checks, for noon-day guilt and outrage 
 
 made, 
 Cunning could mock, and Artifice evade ; 
 Then some one man, superlatively wise, 
 Pictured a court of Justice in the skies ; 
 And told how every deed and word and 
 
 thought 
 By unseen witness to its Judge was brought ; 
 That life and death hung on the Judge's nod ; 
 And to that Judge he gave the title — God. 
 < The Gods dwell yonder in the sky :' — 
 If so say you, so say not I ; 
 Forget awhile, good, honest man, 
 Old grandam stories, if you can ; 
 
180 EURiriDES. 
 
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EURIPIDES. 181 
 
 And, with the aid of common-sense, 
 From what you see draw inference. 
 How many a wretch may steal a throne, 
 And call your goods and mine his own ; 
 And, if we grudge to yield our purse, 
 May cut our throats, to make bad worse ; 
 May swear an oath, because to break it 
 Is just as easy as to make it ; 
 May bow beneath his tyrant rod 
 Some petty state that worships God ; 
 May deign to argue, sword in fist, 
 With weak, unarm' d antagonist ; 
 May, after years of outrage led, 
 On tranquil pillow rest his head, 
 And die respectably in bed ! 
 
 4. The Gods and Demi-Gods divine 
 Are children of the Starry Shine ; 
 Man and beast and tree have birth 
 Of father Eain and mother Earth ; 
 What is born of Earth and Rain 
 Dies into ground, to live again ; 
 Children of the Light and Sky 
 Change and change, but cannot die ; 
 What hath been, must be for ever, 
 Always changing, dying never ; 
 And things, that big or little be, 
 Through infinite diversity 
 Cling fast to their identity. 
 
182 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 8apbv Xpovov 7ro8a kolI 
 
EURIPIDES. 183 
 
 5. Lord of this universal frame, 
 
 Be Life or Death thine awful name, 
 
 Accept this cake and wine I bring, 
 
 A poor, but pious, offering • 
 
 These fruits and flowers, my garden prize, 
 
 A sweet and tireless sacrifice. 
 
 Thou wieldest sceptre in the sky, 
 
 In Hell thou claimest sovereignty ; 
 
 Then guide our wandering steps aright ; 
 
 Illume our souls with heavenly light ; 
 
 Pity our eagerness to know 
 
 From whence we come, and whither we go ; 
 
 How stole into this world, and why, 
 
 Sin, and her daughter, Misery ; 
 
 Teach us to whom among the Blest 
 
 Prayer must be offer'd, and sin confess'd, 
 
 That the heavy-laden and sore-distress'd 
 
 May to their w r eary souls find rest ! 
 
 6. The Gods are slow to anger, but their anger 
 moveth very surely ; 
 
 They correct with chastisement the proud in 
 heart, and the vain ones that despise holiness ; 
 
 Time goeth on apace, and the wicked saith : 
 The Gods see not : 
 
 But they, unseen, behold all his doings ; and, 
 in due time, will follow in his track. 
 
 Learn, then, humility, my son j for it is an 
 evil thing to despise the traditions of thy people ; 
 
184 EVBIP2DJES. 
 
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EURIPIDES. 185 
 
 Let thy doings be as the doings of thy father ; 
 and forget not the Gods of whom thy mother 
 instructed thee ; 
 
 Whoso flghteth against Usage, fighteth against 
 mankind ; and he that resisteth his own heart, 
 resisteth the Powers that made it ; 
 
 What these Powers may be, we know not ; but 
 we know of them that they are mighty and strong ; 
 
 This is a lesson that whoso runs may learn • 
 and a fool cannot but understand it. 
 
 7. The Gods from on high regard the wicked and 
 the good. 
 
 Wealth and prosperity try the hearts of men, 
 and lead them on to the ways of unrighteousness : 
 
 For he that is prosperous saith within himself : 
 Surely the evil days will never come : 
 
 Therefore driveth he furiously in the race; and 
 heedeth not the limits of the course • 
 
 And he striketh his wheel against a stone 
 stumbling ; and dasheth in pieces the chariot of his 
 prosperity. 
 
 8. Sink thy plummet in the sea, 
 
 Thou wilt never fathom Love ; 
 Soar where eagles fly, and He 
 
 Is beyond thee and above : 
 By Love's influence divine 
 Sky and Earth in wedlock join. 
 
186 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 /3ej3ouov ovSev rrjs act tv^s e^wv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 187 
 
 Parched Earth, adust and dry, 
 
 Groans with stress of longing pain ; 
 
 Vapour-charg'd, the amorous Sky 
 Cheers her with refreshing rain ; 
 
 From their dalliance sweet upspring 
 
 Bird, beast, and fish, and creeping thing. 
 
 9. My child, what on my mother's knee 
 Once I heard now tell I thee ; 
 None the difference might know 
 'Twixt Earth and Sky, long, long ago ; 
 But, soon as they grew separate, 
 Strange to say, they took to mate ; 
 And, ever since, all things have birth 
 From Father Sky and Mother Earth ; 
 Fruits and flowers and forest -trees \ 
 
 Beasts that couch in mountain lair ; 
 Finny fish that swim the seas ; 
 
 Feather d birds that wing the air ; 
 Thy mother, I, and thou, my son, 
 Are all their children, every one. 
 
 10. God hides his face, or opens wide his hand, 
 For reasons good, but hard to understand ; 
 One toils, and toils, and fails to win success ; 
 One lives at ease to perish in distress ; 
 The laughter of To-day and To-day's sorrow 
 Make a bad index for the book, To-morrow. 
 
188 EURIPIDES. 
 
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EURIPIDES. 189 
 
 1 1 . The Gods, they tell me, lead rakehelly lives, 
 Of men make cuckolds, strumpet's of men's 
 
 wives ; 
 Fetters, they say, have gall'd celestial shanks, 
 And God with God hath play'd a tyrant's 
 
 pranks : 
 Why God, in common sense and reason sound, 
 Is self-sufficing, equipoised, and round ; 
 And all the lies of legendary twaddle 
 Are eggs by grandams hatch' d for bards to 
 
 addle. 
 
 12. God's purpose for to-morrow none, 
 
 Prophet or seer, shall e'er divine ; 
 For God can veil our noonday sun, 
 
 And from our midnight draw sun-shine. 
 
 13. If thy house be sore troubled with affliction, 
 fear not, if thou be a servant of the Gods ; 
 
 For in the end the Gods ever recompense the 
 righteous, and reckon with the wicked according to 
 their wickedness. 
 
 14. Though the Gods make long tarrying, yet in 
 the end they will come ; they will not tarry. 
 
 15. One lonely magpie, if he pass thee by, 
 
 Of death forebodes ; so fools declare ; 
 A chattering twain bespeak a marriage nigh ; 
 And three presage a coming son and heir. 
 
 16. Wouldst thou be lucky to life's end ? — 
 Make good thy luck and God thy friend. 
 
190 EURIPIDES. 
 
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EURIPIDES. 191 
 
 17. Our brains and hearts, responsive to God's 
 
 will, 
 Pulse into thought, or with affection thrill : 
 God, if our lives shall make a music fine, 
 We own, poor instruments, the music thine. 
 
 1 8. The ways of God to mortal sight 
 Are black as pitch, and dark as night. 
 
 19. i Tooth for tooth, and eye for eye :' — 
 Such is Nature's vengeful cry : 
 Heed her not, for fear one crime 
 Breed unto the end of time ; 
 
 Pray the blessed Gods for peace, 
 
 And crime will halt, and vengeance cease. 
 
 20. Remember thy mortality, 
 
 And serve God with simplicity ; 
 If he be pleased his ways to hide, 
 Seek not to draw the veil aside. 
 
 21. thou, whose footstool is the great, round 
 
 world, 
 Mysterious Being, whatsoe'er thy name, 
 God, Fate, or Nature, or Intelligence, 
 I cry to thee in prayer ; for, tho' Thou mov'st 
 Noiseless, unseen, yet I acknowledge Thee 
 In all thy dealings usward just and good. 
 
 22. Nowhere, his will declaring, hath God told 
 Whether his servant should be young or old ; 
 He heareth and exacteth praise and prayer 
 From childhood, youth, from manhood and 
 
 grey hair. 
 
192 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 pporol&iv, i]v pi] ToV ©coy XPVC 01 ' 7 ' 1 *XV- 
 
 24. Ovk e^o) 
 Tfc To craves, o Ti 7ror' ev fipoTois, 
 to Qeiov & €7T09 dAa0cs rjnpov. 
 
 25. "Evccrrt St^7tov Kav ©cojv yevet toSc, 
 TLfJLOjfJLtvoL yalpovcriv dv6pu)7ru>v vtto. 
 
 26. "Orav fipoTolcriv evcrTaOoxri Aat/xovcs, 
 epiret KardvTrjs ^vp^opd wpos rdyaOd. 
 
 27. 2KoVet rot tcoi/ ©ecoy /x?j crcfxiXijs dn/Aacras' 
 cr(/>dAAet yap eV touto) /xoVoj, rdAA' ci 7 <f>povo.v. 
 
 28. rV(o/xav o-(t)<ppov\ a7rpo</)dcrtcrTov, 
 /Sporetav r c'xcti/ aAv7ros /3tos. 
 
 29. ATracrt kocvov pv/xa Aat/xoVwv copa. 
 
 30. ndvr' €V7T€T^ 0CO?S. 
 
 31. ^2o(f)(l)T€pOVS TOL )(pr] /SpOTLOV €LVOLl QeOVS. 
 
 32. 'Apxi/ycYas yc tovs ©cors ^you Ti'^S. 
 
EURIPIDES. 193 
 
 23. When I do well, one thing alone I need, — 
 That God vouchsafe his blessing on the deed ; 
 For this I know, — whate'erof good be wrought, 
 If God deny his blessing, counts for naught. 
 
 24-. 'Tis all a chance what mortals say or do ; 
 But true it is, that what God says is true. 
 
 25. Boy, man, and greybeard, wedded wife and 
 
 maid, 
 All love a compliment politely paid ; 
 The fact is, incense has a pleasant smell ; 
 And not a God in heaven but likes it well. 
 
 26. Spread every sail, and fear no ill, 
 
 If God in heaven be on your side ; 
 And steer your bark which way you will, 
 And she will sail with wind and tide. 
 
 27. Unless God bless the house, their labour is 
 but lost that build it. 
 
 28. Good sense, simplicity,, and humble ways 
 Bring with them happy life and length of 
 
 days. 
 
 29. A Temple of the Gods is to all men as an altar 
 of refuge. 
 
 30. With the Gods nothing is impossible. 
 
 31. Before Heaven's will in meekness bow ; 
 The Gods are wiser far than thou. 
 
 32. ' Chance' is a foolish or a wicked name ; 
 Say : ' God's good will : ' the meaning is the 
 
 same. 
 
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194 EURIPIDES. 
 
 33. QvK €(TTt T(X OeiOV ClSiKd' TU.V fSpOTOtCTL Si 
 
 KciKois vocrovvra avyyyaiv ttoXXtjv e^et. 
 
 34. "YfipLs ye Kpet(rcno Aatp/yvajv etvat ^eXetv. 
 
 35. "A7tt€tou rot toji/ dyav 
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 36. Qeos ns ecrr ev r^x'tv. 
 
 37. ^0 ZeUj tl Ae£a> ; irorepd cr' dvOpuiirovs opav ; 
 
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 7roXvs rapayfios. 
 
 39. To dixx^povelv re Kal crefSetv rd twv Qeiov 
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 tovtov vofju^e Zrjva, tovS } rjyov Qeov. 
 
EURIPIDES. 1.95 
 
 33. Impugn not thou God's justice, if thou see 
 
 A chaos here of Good and 111 confused ; 
 His gifts were good ; his words were plain ; 
 but we 
 Despised his warnings, and his gifts abused. 
 
 34. Be not presumptuous, my son \ nor put thy 
 judgment above the will of Heaven. 
 
 35. God's storms uproot the stubborn oak, 
 
 But pass the bending willow by ; 
 The vale unharm'd beholds the stroke 
 That blasts the mountain-peak on high. 
 
 36. There is a God within us. 
 
 37. Is God omniscient Euler of mankind ] 
 
 Or is He nothingness, deaf, dumb, and blind ] 
 Are Powers celestial figments of the brain, 
 And Chance the queen that over all doth reign % 
 
 38. The Gods with all their wisdom, it would 
 
 seem, 
 Are vain as vain and unsubstantial dream ; 
 And, as of mortals, so of Gods on high 
 The queen and ruler is Perplexity. 
 
 39. In humility and the fear of God there is 
 much honour ; therein is also a wisdom tending unto 
 profit. 
 
 ■iO. Behold yon high and infinite space 
 
 That clasps the earth in close embrace ; 
 In yon blue, clear immensity 
 Thy God revealed hath to thee 
 All of Himself thou e'er may'st see. 
 
19G EURIPIDES. 
 
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 otj ^-varots dAA' d^avaTOts* 
 evcf)dfJiovs 8e 7roVoi>s /w^Oelv 
 
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 twv (TTep i'wv a7rovr)(rafA€vos. 
 
EURIPIDES. 197 
 
 4 1 . See the last hour of only one 
 
 Ungodly, unbelieving man ; 
 Then disbelieve in God, my son, 
 If disbelieve you can. 
 
 42. Of this I 'm sure, say what you will, — 
 He that fears God need fear no ill. 
 
 43. Would'st thou attribute, friend, to Powers 
 
 divine 
 Passion and temper like to mine or thine ? 
 
 44. Our God is uncreate, and in the swirl 
 Of eddying space outspun the universe ; . 
 He clothes Himself in an alternate robe 
 
 Of noonday brilliance and bespangled night ; 
 And round him in harmonious, manifold 
 
 curves 
 The choral star-dance moves eternally. 
 
 45. Better than freedom unto me 
 The servant of my God to be. 
 
 46. Leave seers and oracles alone, but pay 
 
 Thy vows to God, and for his blessing pray : 
 For ne'er as yet the fortune-telling trade 
 To idle simpletons hath fortune made ; 
 The cheapest sibyl, and of least pretence, 
 Is — if thou hast it, — thine own common- 
 sense. 
 
 47. Confess thy sins to God above ; 
 
 To him thy secret griefs impart ; 
 And he will lighten, or remove 
 
 The load of sorrow off thine heart. 
 
ins EURIPIDES. 
 
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 Nd/xos* No//,(o yap tovs Oeous riyov/ieda, 
 kou ^loptv aSiKci kcu oikou' Ls)pi<r\xkvoi. 
 
 49. Ta irdvO' opti Geos, avros ov)( opoj/xevos. 
 
 50. t\oK€LT€ 7ri]8av rd8tKrjfxar eis Qtovs 
 
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 iyyvs, €t /^ov/Vecr^' opav. 
 
EURIPIDES. 199 
 
 48. The Gods are mighty ; and mighty are 
 Usage and Tradition. Yea, these twain are greatest 
 in heaven ; for to them we men do owe our religion 
 and our knowledge of good and evil. 
 
 49. God seeth all things, though himself un- 
 seen. 
 
 5 0. Old women say, our sins can fly 
 
 On wings, like birds, up into the sky ; 
 That there in court these tell-tale larks 
 Reports give in to heavenly clerks, 
 And these on vellum copy down 
 The sins and slips of king and clown. 
 Methinks, would reach such parchment 
 
 scroll 
 From heaven to earth, from pole to pole ; 
 And he that tried to read right through 
 
 it 
 Would need eternity to do it. 
 Ne'er heed, my son, such foolish stuff \ 
 The truth is sad and stern enough : 
 There reigns an Arbitress, a Queen, 
 By none unfelt, of all unseen, — 
 Conscience, — that in the heart and mind 
 Reigneth supreme o'er all mankind ; 
 There sits She, on her manifold throne, 
 And judgeth all, and spareth none. 
 
200 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 aiTKTTQL Kptvoi, 7ra/,0<k yjcrOrjvat f3opu, 
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 52. 'Ao-weTOS os Geov ov^t yoer, 
 
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 (TKoXcas aVdVas, ojv drrjpa 
 
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 ovftev yvtofJLTjs fieTtxovcra. 
 
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 Se/xas to Geiov 7T€ptf3dXoi Toiyuv irrvyals ; 
 
 54. Ta tcov Gecov TravT' agaves €6$ epiretv cfytXec 
 
EURIPIDES. 201 
 
 51. A King, they say, in days bygone 
 Made Gods a supper of his son ; 
 The virgin Goddess of the Moon 
 
 Plied cannibal knife and fork and spoon. 
 
 Fools may believe what grandams tell ; 
 
 But he that cons the matter well 
 
 Will come, methinks, to think with me, 
 That men have always been too prone 
 To shift to other backs their own 
 
 Dark vices and brutality. 
 
 52. Not seldom hath it been my lot to pass 
 An hour a-listening to a solemn ass ; 
 Now would he bray o'er mysteries divine ; 
 Now light the noonday with dull candleshine ; 
 Now fritter down with reasonings thin and 
 
 crude 
 Some noble text's majestic amplitude, 
 Or out of shape its plain and holy sense 
 Blow with explanatory flatulence ; 
 And I have groan' d beneath such hour of 
 
 prose, 
 And home return'd to air myself and clothes ; 
 But long, too long, would cling to them and 
 
 me 
 A musty-fusty smell of stale theology. 
 
 53. God dwelleth in a house not made with hands, 
 eternal in the heavens. 
 
 54. The ways of God are hard to understand. 
 
202 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 tov t ewQXov ovra rov re fir] Oeiov 7rdpa. 
 
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 otj Gewi/j dotSwv €t7T€p ov ^ei'Seis Aoyor 
 ov XtKrpa T dWrjXoLCTLV, (01/ OL'8et? vo/xos. 
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 7raT€pas e/o/At^axxav \ dAA' olkovo- 1 o^co? 
 "OAi'^7rov ?}vecr^ovTd &' rj/jLaprrjKore^. 
 
EURIPIDES. 203 
 
 T>5. I am, I own, perplex'd at times to see 
 How sacred usage jars with equity ; 
 I never should have thought a rogue or knave 
 Would seek God's house his worthless life to 
 
 save ; 
 But honest folk, I fain would have believed, 
 Would journey thither after wrongs received ; 
 Maybe, some mist obscures my moral sight ; 
 But, somehow, wrong seems wrong, and right 
 
 seems right • 
 And so I hold it strange God's house should be 
 A house of refuge for rascality. 
 56. Though in the middle of life's lane he goes, 
 Some burrs will stick to any traveller's 
 
 clothes ; 
 E'en Gods, if judged by rules of good society, 
 Have fallen on t 'other side of strict propriety ; 
 Have tied knots matrimonial within 
 Limits forbidden of domestic kin ; 
 Have doom'cl an aged sire to prison fare, 
 And prematurely fill'd his old arm-chair ; 
 And yet in high Olympus to the present 
 They reign secure of consequence unpleasant ; 
 Indeed, so jovially they live up yonder, 
 It is a question full of doubt and wonder, 
 Who lives the hardest and who deepest 
 
 drinks, 
 And who plays best the grand game of 
 
 High Jinks. 
 
204 EURIPIDES, 
 
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 8ls e^a/Jbaprdvovres ovk evyvoyfiovoys' 
 
 <E(TTIV jap, tCTTLV €1 ()€ T'-S 7Tpd(T(T€t KdkdjS 
 KdKOS 7T€(pVK0}S, TUV \pOVOV KepSdlVeTb)' 
 XP 0V( P 7^ OVTOS V(TT€pOV Scj(T€l SlKTJV, 
 
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 rds rjSovds 0€O6 ryjs 7rpo}XY]9ias wdpos 
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 pLifxovp,e9\ dAAot tovs SiSdcTKovras rdfie. 
 
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 61. Ovk eo~nv ovSev X^P^ dv6pd)~ois Qeov. 
 
 62. ^H 0€O9 CTOcj^OS 7T€<I>VK€V } OS y id f3pOTOV 
 
 Tov avrov del Svcrrvx^ KaOecndvat ; 
 
EURIPIDES. 205 
 
 57. fools in folly double-dyed, 
 God's ways to question or deride ! 
 Mid days of unrebuked sin 
 
 The wicked saith his heart within : 
 
 ' Or God is not, or, if God be, 
 
 These years he hath forgotten ine ! ' 
 
 But, even as the fool is speaking, 
 
 See, from a thin hair strain' d to breaking 
 
 There hangs above his head, unseen, 
 
 The Sword of Vengeance, bright and keen ! 
 
 58. Rarely the Gods, if stories truth rehearse, 
 To pleasure, spite of duty, seem averse ; 
 And yet they visit on our generation 
 Deeds that are done in simple imitation • 
 The blame for evil teaching, I 'd have thought, 
 Rests with the teacher more than with the 
 
 taught. 
 
 59. Beside God's throne on either hand 
 The urns of Good and Evil stand ; 
 And lots these fatal urns do hold 
 Innumerable and manifold ; 
 
 If you from both drew lots for ever, 
 A pair to match you would find never. 
 GO. If God be on our side, then sit we still • 
 Friends can do little good, and foes no ill. 
 
 61. There cometh nothing in man's way 
 But in it God hath all the say. 
 
 62. Must I the grace and justice own of Him 
 Who fills my cup with sorrow to the brim ? 
 
206 EURIPIDES. 
 
 63. OvTOl (TTOva)(ai$, 
 aA/V ev^atan Qeovs (refitfav 
 e^ec rts eva/ieptav. 
 
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 ov& SfijJLa xpaLveiv ^avao-t/jioi.o-iu €K7ruoats. 
 
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 B. To pda-rov et7ras ? alriaoraardai Oeovs. 
 
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 68. AovAevo/xev Oeots, o T6 7roV etcrtv ol Oeot. 
 
 69. Ov rot irecfavKe 8ov\ov, ovre ^p^/xarw^, 
 oilr' dcrcfxiXei'as, ovre ^-o>7T€ta9 o^Aov 
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 rocrwSe /jlolWov av^erac reXovfiivrj. 
 
 70. 'Aper^ ye, /cdi' ^dny Tts, oi'/< d/roAAurai, 
 £ry 8', ovhckr oVtos orwaaro?* KaKolcri 81 
 airavra (fypovSa crvvdavovO' vtto \0ov(k. 
 
EURIPIDES. 207 
 
 63. In sorrow's hour, my son, impart 
 
 Thy grief to God with humble trust ; 
 And hush the whisper of thine heart : — 
 6 He that chastiseth is unjust.' 
 
 64. A little while the Gods must quit, my son, 
 
 Our pillows ere we breathe our latest breath ; 
 For the Holy may not view Corruption, 
 And Immortality may not see Death. 
 
 65. A. If God doth good, so doth He ill ; — 
 
 At least, so seemeth it to me : 
 Father, if only I had my will, 
 
 The world should smoother go with thee. 
 B. My son, recall thy words, I pray ; 
 
 It comforteth the fool alone 
 To view his wretchedness, and say : — 
 
 1 The fault is God's, and not mine own.' 
 
 66. The Gods have no pleasure in the death of 
 the righteous. 
 
 67. God's Providence is never hurried. 
 
 68. We are God's servants : be it so : 
 But who God is, we may not know. 
 
 69. To purchase safety Virtue may not pause, 
 To treble earnings, or to win applause ; 
 
 But straight, unswerving, on her path must go, 
 And freely act, and by free action grow. 
 
 70. There lingers long, w r hen Virtue dies, 
 The perfume of sweet memories ; 
 
 But, when the wicked are wrapt in clay, 
 Their souls and bodies do both decay. 
 
208 EURIPIDES. 
 
 71. Mwpds ye ^vyjtcov octtls eKTropOei 7roAets, 
 
 VCLOVS T€ TVflfioXS V, Upa T<OV KeK/JLYJKOTMV. 
 
 iprjfjiiy So is avrbs (Skcd 1 i'crT€pov. 
 
 72. BpoTOts 4')(et rt cr)(f)iia kikXi](jkuv Qeois, 
 
 73. Bcuvei 8ta /xo^diav ^Aperrj. 
 
 74. 'Ecr^A-ov ou (JVfXfilyvvrai kolko). 
 
 75. O^Sets Ka/xaTO? ei; ere flew Geo?;?. 
 
 76. "Av6p<J)7TOS, OCTTLS e(JL7TVp(i) XpfjTOU TtyViJ, 
 
 /xarouos* ^V /xer £\0pa crrjfjLrjvas tv^tj. 
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 aSiKei Tot rwv Bewv Qoifiov dvOpioTrocs fxovov 
 Xpi]v ^eo-TTLioSeiv, 05 SeSoi/ccr ouSeva. 
 
 77. To /JLOLVTLKOV TTO.V (TTTepfJia cj^iXoTL/JLOV KULKOV. 
 
EURIPIDES. 209 
 
 7 1. Sow, far and wide, plague, famine, and distress, 
 Make women widows, children fatherless ; 
 Break down the altars of the Gods, and tread 
 On quiet graves, the temples of the Dead \ 
 Play to life's end this wicked, senseless game, 
 And you will win what knaves and fools call 
 
 Fame. 
 
 72. To send up prayer to Heaven in hour of grief 
 Will seemly look, though it bring no relief. 
 
 73. Virtue travels by rough roads. 
 
 74. Good and 111 will then unite, 
 
 When shining Noon weds black Midnight. 
 
 75. The road to life, by Faith and Virtue trod, 
 
 Grows smooth, a little past the first 
 beginning ; 
 The marvel is that men so often plod 
 
 Through lives of dull, uncomfortable sinning. 
 
 76. Who follows the trade of seer or prophet 
 Will make or little or nothing of it ; 
 
 If he have evil news to tell, 
 His hearers will abuse him well ; 
 And if, in pity, he coin a lie, 
 God chargeth him with forgery ; 
 Phoebus should prophesy, alone ; 
 For He is God ; and God fears none. 
 
 77. If prophets, when their words came true, 
 
 Then only would their payment take. 
 How much, good friend, from me or you 
 Per annum would a prophet make 1 
 o 
 
210 EURIPIDES. 
 
 78. "Ea* to jikXXov J)9 kukuv to fir] el&ei'ai. 
 
 79. MdvTis y dpurroi ("urns etVa^et Ka\itiS. 
 
 <S(). MaVTCS €(TT' dvi]p, 
 
 OS dAty' dXrjOrj, 7roXXd oe xf/ei'Sr), Xkyei 
 
 TV\(OV. 
 
 81. (K'Tiya ^/xt Oewv aTe^ oXfStov, ov fiapviroTjiov 
 dv8pa yevecrOou, 
 
 ov8e tov aiJTov det fiefSavac 86/iov 
 evrvyla' irapd 8' dXXav dXXa 
 
 Motpa 8i(i)K€L' 
 
 rbv /xev d<£' vxf/rjXQv fSpa^vv GJKicre, 
 
 rbv 8' drcrav ev8atpova rev^er 
 
 IJLOpo-L/xa 8' o^'ti (f)vyetv S-e/zts, 
 
 ov (rocfaia tls a7rdScreTaf 
 
 dAAd pbdrav 6 7rp66vpLos del 7rovov e^ei. 
 
 82. "E(£t> /xev ouSeis oo-Tts ov 7to vet fiporiov, 
 ^dirreL re reKiu ^aTe/)' a ^ wecpec vea, 
 avros re ^vrjO~K€L- Kat rd8' dyOovTOLi fiporoi 
 els yrjv (f)€poi>T€$ yyjv dvayKatojs 8' *x €i 
 
EURIPIDES. 211 
 
 78. Alas ! it is a thought o'er-fraught with sorrow, 
 To think To-day may never see To-morrow. 
 
 79. Prophet, Seer, and Prophetess 
 Are children all of Mother Guess. 
 
 80. You '11 be a prophet, if you tell 
 Truth by the inch and lies by the ell. 
 
 CONCERNING FATE— CHANCE— NECESSITY— CIRCUMSTANCE 
 —LUC K— FORTUNE. 
 
 8 1 . Change is the Queen of all that mortal live, 
 And Constancy is God's prerogative ; 
 If at our side smile Fortune fair and kind, 
 Ill-luck doth follow in hot haste behind ; 
 He, that but yesterday did beg his bread, 
 Doth wear to-day a diadem on his head, 
 And, maybe, ere a dozen moons have shone, 
 Will doff the crown, and put the old rags on : 
 Let human Wit and human Strength say 
 
 < Nay,' 
 Fate is their mistress, and will have her way. 
 
 82. Big or little, each must bear 
 
 His load of anguish and of care ; 
 
 Till the last heart cease to beat 
 
 Sorrow will itself repeat ; 
 
 Fathers, ever and anon, 
 
 Must weep above their darlings gone ; 
 
 Evermore, from day to day, 
 
 Parent will be call'd away, 
 
 And child must k Vale ! Vale /' say. 
 
212 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 83. 'Eyw /cat (Sta povcras 
 
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 7r\eicrriov dxfdpievos Aoytov 
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 fcis 2v /3ta crtSapov. 
 oi5Se tis diroTopov 
 XrjpLaros kvriv aiScos. 
 
EURIPIDES. 213 
 
 For all that are of woman born 
 Make but a field of living corn ; 
 Blade of green and ear ripe-brown, 
 Death, the reaper, cuts all down. 
 
 silly, then, the tears we shed, 
 As we render Earth her dead : 
 For, be our cheeks or wet or dry, 
 Some must live, and some must die ; 
 So tearless give, since give ye must, 
 Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. 
 
 83. A bow of steel is hard to bend, 
 
 And stern a proud man's will ; 
 But Fate, that shapeth every end, 
 
 Is sterner, harder still ; 
 E'en God within the dented groove 
 Of Fate's resolve Himself must move. 
 
 1 know whate'er of mystic sign 
 
 Prophet engraved of old ; 
 What secrets to his sacred line 
 
 The Healer- God hath told ; 
 And wisdom-treasure I have sought 
 In empyrean realms of thought. 
 
 And often on my anxious way 
 
 I cry a bitter cry : 
 ' Is there no drug whereof we may 
 
 Taste once and never die ? 
 Can none recall the days bygone V 
 And something answers : ' None ! None ! None ! ' 
 
214 EURIPIDES. 
 
 84. Opa? TVpCLVVOVS fita, paKpSw rjv^-qpevovs 
 (05 juuKpa t<x (T^aAAoVTa, k<u pi fjpepa 
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 c£ eAirtocov 7TL7rrovT<is wttiovs 6p<o. 
 
 85. 0i> rot /car' evcre/Secav at & r^r a5v Ti5vai' 
 roA/xry/xacrtv £e /cat ^epwi/ virepfiokals 
 aAtV/cerat re sravra /cat fyjpeuerai. 
 
 86. Tt)v EuyeVetai' r^9 Ti5^^§ vtKtopevrjv 
 
 Tore 8rj paXicrr av elcrtSo ts ; orav iraTpos 
 kcrOXov yeycores SvcrTi'^wrr' dva£to)9. 
 
 87. Tots 7rpdypacriv 8/jr' 0TJ)(t ^vpovcrOat yjpeiov 
 pkXti yap avTOLS ovSiv dXX' o£i'Ti»yxdra>i', 
 rot irpaypar opOios rjv rtdrj, 7rpdcr(r€i /caAws. 
 
 88. Kat roi'S crOkvovras av KaOaipoUv Tvyat. 
 
 89. Tot tov Geov plv ^p/crra, tov 8e Aai'/xovos 
 
 /Sapea. 
 
 90. T(5 y' aVay/catoj Tporroy 
 os avrtretvetj cr/cator rjyovpat /3pOTov. 
 
EURIPIDES. 21/i 
 
 84. 'Tis hard to climb and grasp a crown, 
 But how easy to topple down ! 
 Between the rise and set of sun 
 
 A kingdom may be ]ost and won ; 
 And you may win and lose the prize 
 Between the sunset and sunrise ; 
 For Wealth and Power are giddy things, 
 
 And never constant for a day, 
 But at their will can make them wings, 
 
 And in a moment flee away. 
 
 85. In the fight with Circumstance 
 Holiness hath little chance ; 
 What alone can make good stand 
 
 Is strength of will and might of hand. 
 
 86. Too oft doth noble son of noble sire 
 
 Plod weary days through vulgar dirt and 
 
 mire ; 
 And sad it is Dame Fortune's heel to see 
 Tread on the neck of old gentility. 
 
 87. Take things in patience as they come ; 
 For Circumstance is deaf and dumb ; 
 And what of her in wrath you say 
 
 Is idle breath just thrown away. 
 
 88. In the fight with Circumstance 
 Might of hand hath little chance. 
 
 89. God is good, but Luck is hard. 
 
 90. Who kicks at Fate's resistless might, 
 Will bruise his toes \ and serve him right. 
 
216 EURIPIDES. 
 
 91. Er>7iy>«£/'a rot Bewv apeivovow ti^ciV. 
 
 92. OvSets 7ro#' o x/ )7 ) / x */ XP €<av ^ t, ) <r€L 7rd\l.V. 
 
 93. "Af€r Tu^s' ov irovos av dXSafvot /3poTov$. 
 
 94. Aetvrjs 'AvdyKijS ovSev i<r\V€i irkkov. 
 
 95. T H to tcrtv eii (fipovovcri (rvfi/ia^el Tv^rj. 
 
 96. Ovk cucr^os o^Scy tojv avayKaiw fiporois. 
 
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 Bavarov 7T€/x(/> Vetera reAeirn^. 
 
EURIPIDES. 217 
 
 9 1 . Abaft will blow a favouring wind 
 From port to port, if Gods be kind ; 
 But angry blasts alone will blow, 
 
 If Gods in heaven shall wish it so. 
 
 92. If Fate shall this or that decree, 
 No man shall make it not to be. 
 
 93. Strive in Life's race to come first in ; 
 And, if Luck will it so, you '11 win. 
 
 9-4. Shall and Must are harder than flints. 
 
 95. Luck helps them that help themselves. 
 
 96. There is no shame in doing what you must. 
 
 97. God is great ; but Chance is greater. 
 
 9 8. Be it right, be it wrong, do or say what you will, 
 Some men will have good luck, and some will 
 
 have ill. 
 
 CONCERNING HUMAN LOT— HUMAN NATURE— MAN- 
 VICISSITUDE. 
 
 99. To mortal man's unhappy race 
 
 On earth there is no resting-place ; 
 His good and ill luck come and go, 
 Or wax and wane, or ebb and flow ; 
 Of this or that he dare not say, 
 This will abide, or that decay ; 
 But this he holds for sure alone 
 That, at some moment now unknown, 
 L^pon his shoulder Death will lay 
 An icy hand, and in his ear 
 Will give a whisper, low but clear : 
 < The Master calls thee ; come away.' 
 
218 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 102. Alveffi os rjfJLtv /Slotov e/c Tve^vpjxkvov 
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 -irovTOV re vavcroXrjiJiaO\ tos SiaAAayas 
 
EURIPIDES. 219 
 
 100. 'More rogues are now alive than on the day 
 When I was born :' so doth my grandam say ; 
 And knaves and scoundrels, so her grandam 
 
 told her, 
 Increased in number as herself grew older. 
 If rogues breed roguery, and sinners sin, 
 Gods ! what a mess the world will soon be in ; 
 Our big round globe will itch with moral 
 
 fleas 
 Crawling like mites upon a tasty cheese : 
 And Heaven the poles must stretch to crack 
 
 of doom 
 To give infernal blackguards elbow-room. 
 
 101. What mortal is, is doom'd to die, 
 And mortal is Prosperity \ 
 
 Who thinks his luck will last for long, 
 Experience soon will prove i' the wrong ; 
 For. sail you now with favouring wind, 
 God will not long continue kind ; 
 For God — whatever God may be, — 
 Abhors, like man, monotony. 
 
 102. Blessed be he among the Gods that separated 
 our life out from confusion and brutishness ; 
 
 First, He implanted in us understanding, and 
 made the tongue to be interpreter of our thoughts ; 
 
 He gave us also the fruits of the earth for food, 
 and made the dew and the rain to water the surface 
 of the ground ; 
 
220 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 TrAay/cra 8' oWet rt? v€<£eAa 
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EURIPIDES. 221 
 
 He made us contrive for ourselves clothing and 
 dwelling-places, as shelter against the inclemency of 
 weather • 
 
 He made us to pass the sea in ships, that we 
 might change one with other the produce of the 
 earth ; 
 
 And secret things he made known to us by signs 
 of fire and of entrails, and by the speech and flight 
 of birds. 
 
 And yet, though God hath done so much for them, 
 there be many that are proud and thankless ; 
 
 For they recognise not the goodness and the power 
 of God ; but say in their foolishness : ' Thus and 
 thus had mine own hand done better.' 
 
 103. Honour and Luck, like signs that tell the 
 
 weather, 
 Are never constant for two days together ; 
 So will the Gods for us ; so squeeze they out 
 A servile worship from our fear and doubt. 
 
 104. I am comforted when I ponder upon the 
 providential dealings of the Gods with men ; 
 
 But, although I have a comforting assurance in 
 my heart, I am bewildered when I consider the 
 fortunes of men and their doings ; 
 
 For all things are shifting to and fro ; and no one 
 moment in our lives is like unto another. 
 
 105. Seest thou yon cloudlet scud before the 
 
 wind i 
 So fleeting are the fortunes of mankind. 
 
222 EURIPIDES. 
 
 106. Ot flOl' Ti <)}] fi()OTOl(TLV OVK CCTTt.V T06€, 
 
 veovs tils e/Vat ko\ ykpovros av 7T(jl\lv \ 
 
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 108. Ovk cctt' aKpifils ov8kv ets evavSptav 
 c^ovcri yap rapay/xbv at c^rcrets /3porojv 
 rjSrj yap elSov avSpa yevvaiov war pus 
 
 to LirjStv 6Wa, yjprj&Ta 8 1 €K KaKMv re/cva, 
 Xlliov t' ev dvSpls irXovcrLOv (frpovrjpaTi. 
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 Hws ovv Tts avra 8taXafiwv 6p6ds Kpivd ; 
 7rAovTO) j 7rovy]p(3 y apa ^rjo-erat Kptrfj- 
 rj rots e^ovcrc LirjSkv \ dXX e^et votrov 
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 KpdrtcrTOV etKrj ravr lav dfaifxeva. 
 
 109. ^H K€tcr\ odevirep els to crCy/i dc/)t/<:€To, 
 
 Set irdvT direXdeiv, 7rvevLia Likv irpbs alOkpa ) 
 to crijjpa 8' ets y^V oiVt yap KeKTiyxeOa 
 rjpL€T€pov avTo 7t\tjv evoLKycrac /3lov, 
 KarretTa rrjv ^peij/acrav avrb Set Xafielv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 223 
 
 106. We live just long enough to learn how to 
 live ; but our experience is a fruit whereof we may 
 never taste. Our life, indeed, is but the long rehearsal 
 of a play that we may never act upon the stage. 
 
 107. Be humble amid thy sorrows, and remember 
 thy mortality : for freedom from evil is the preroga- 
 tive of God only. 
 
 108. To me it seems but dimly understood 
 What makes men truly great or truly good ; 
 It is not birth ; for dull rogues you may see 
 At court, and worth in men of low degree ; 
 Not wealth ; for one may have a purse well lined, 
 And out at elbows be in heart and mind ; 
 Not poverty ; for hunger will have bread, 
 And emptiness of stomach turns the head ; 
 Not valour \ for a man may bravely die, 
 Who, had he lived, had lived in infamy ; 
 There is, then, no criterion % — be it so ; 
 Then, be advised, and let the problem go ; 
 But this we may sans hesitation state, 
 That what is good is good, and what is great 
 
 is great. 
 
 109. Fate lends us, at our birth, on trust 
 A little loan of breath and dust ; 
 But Fate capricious tells to none 
 How long the loan is meant to run ; 
 To each and all comes reckoning day, 
 And, willy-nilly, all must pay. 
 
224 EURIPIDES. 
 
 110. liaXatcr pad' rj/juov 6 fStos' €VTv^ov(n 81 
 
 ol fiev Ta^' ol 8' oravOtSj ol 8' rj8rj fipoTiov' 
 Tpvcjya 8' o AatfUDv irpos re yap rod Svirrv^ovs, 
 J)9 €VfJi€vrjs y, rt/xto? ytpaiperaL, 
 
 6 6" 6'A/JlOS VIV, 7TV€VfXa &€LfJLaiV(i)V Xl7T€lV. 
 
 v\f/r}\bv aipei. 
 
 111. lias doVirqpos /3t09 dv9p(07riov, 
 
 KOVK €CTTi TTOVbiV dv(JL7TaV(TL<i' 
 
 dXX' o Tt rov (rjv (fx'Xrepov dXXo 
 
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 Avcrepwres St) (fxuvofAed' ovres 
 
 TO\)8' 6 TL TOVTO CTTtX/SeL KOLTOL y?)V, 
 
 6Y d7T€ipo(rvvrjv dXXov fStorov 
 kovk aVdSei^iv rwv v7ro yata?" 
 pLvOots 8 1 aXXws (f>€p6fi€cr6a. 
 
 112. Tends ye ^vrjTLov rcov TaXou7r<jjpo)v /3ios* 
 oxt evrv^el to TrdfxTrav, ovre Svarvxer 
 
 €v8atJJiOV€L Te ? KdvOlS OVK €v8atfJLOV€i' 
 
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 OV £lDfl€V (US rj8tO~Ta JULY] Xv7TOVpL€VOL. 
 
EURIPIDES. 225 
 
 110. Life gives an uphill road to every one ; 
 Some men achieve the journey at a run ; 
 Some make their way by slow but sure 
 
 degrees ; 
 
 Some scramble up it on their hands and 
 knees. 
 
 And God upon the climbers looks, mean- 
 while, 
 
 With a complacent, but disdainful, smile ; 
 
 For all alike, in Life's uncertain race, 
 
 Winner and loser, must entreat his grace ; 
 
 These beg of Him to push them faster on, 
 
 Those supplicate Him to leave well alone. 
 
 111. The moment he is born, an unseen sack 
 
 Is strapp'd by Fate upon each mortal's 
 
 back ; 
 And this by every sunset doth contain 
 A load additional of grief and pain ; 
 And, when shall cease the beating of his 
 
 heart, 
 Then only from his burthen man may part ; 
 And so it is, we all, as best we may, 
 Drag on dull, weary lives from day to 
 
 day; 
 And fondly cling to Life and to Life's 
 
 sorrow, 
 From dread of Death's mysterious to-morrow, 
 
 112. When rain may fall you cannot say ; 
 So while the sun shines make your hay. 
 
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226 EURIPIDES. 
 
 113. <&€V m TO)V f3pOT€L0)V ON dv(j')pJlXoL TV)((IL' 
 
 ol filv yap eu 7rpd(r(Tov(TL y rot? 8t crvfjbtfsopai 
 <rKXrjpal irdpeiATLV, evoref^ovircv ets Oeous 
 
 K(ll TTOLVT aKpi/3(!)S KVLwl (j>pOVTU)0)V fii-ov 
 
 114. IIoAAat ye ttoXXols €i<rl (rv/icfropal fiporois, 
 fjLopcJHiL 8e 8ia<j>£pov(TLV' tv 8' dv evrv^es 
 jjloXls wot' e^tvpoi tis dv6pijj7rm' ji'up. 
 
 115. Qvtt&itoO' avrbs irdvr iTTLO-racrOat fjporo)v 
 7re(f)VK€V' aAAw 8' aAAo irpocrKeiTai yipas, 
 tov pXv jxa^ecrdai, rbv 8k fiovXtveiv kolXojs. 
 
 116. "H8rj 7TOT 1 aAAw? vvktos kv jiaKptj) xpovip 
 
 ^VTJTIOV £(f)p6vTL(T , Tj 8L€(f)6apTOU /3lOS" 
 
 Kai /xot 8okovotiv ov Kara yvdjfirjs <j>V(riv 
 
 7Tpd(T<T€LV KOLKLOV €(TTL yap TO y €V <£>pOV€L\' 
 
 TroXXoicri.v' dXXd rfj8' dOprjreov r68€' 
 
 ra Xpi)(TT tTTLO-rdpitaOa /cat ytyvdo-Kopev. 
 
EURIPIDES. 227 
 
 113. Iniquity sits oft in chair of state, 
 
 And Truth and Righteousness at table 
 
 wait ; 
 The Gods above — so would it seem to 
 
 me, — 
 Are either blind or do not choose to see. 
 
 114. If on the street a silver coin you find, 
 
 Forthwith your elbow through a window 
 
 goes; 
 If on your right smile Fortune sweet and 
 
 kind. 
 Fate on the left comes treading on your 
 
 toes. 
 
 115. Sharp-witted Dick with stalwart Ned 
 
 Will twice the work in one day do 
 That Ned's stout arms or Dick's good 
 head 
 Could manage alone in days twice two. 
 
 116. I 've tried, to while away a sleepless night, 
 Life's riddle to resolve, as best I might ; 
 And to my mind for what of wrong we do 
 The plea of ignorance is seldom, true ; 
 Sign -posts, distinct and clear, Life's road 
 
 along 
 To all make known the paths to Eight and 
 
 Wrong ; 
 But, though the reading to our sense is 
 
 plain, 
 Will, interposing, counteracts the brain ; 
 
228 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 06 8' rjftovyjv TrpoOkvres dvrl rov KaXov 
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 rj 8' d^Oos OIKIOV €i 8' 6 KOLLpoS 7JV cracfj-qs, 
 ovk av 8v rjo-rrjv ravr e^ovre ypd/ipLara. 
 
 117. Gewv SiS6vT(s)V eiKos e^apaprdvetv. 
 
 118. Mrj rtav irkXas 8aKpve 8vo-rvyrjpara- 
 rd ^vrjrd tololvt '• o^Sey li> to^tio fievet. 
 
 119. Gv^rtov oXf3tos €6? TeAo? otOas 
 
 CuS' €v8aLfJLQ)V' 
 
 oviriii yap 'icfrv ns dXrwos. 
 
 120. ^H KTJkAoS ai)T05 KOLpTTLLlOLS T€ y?^9 <f)VT0LS 
 
 ^■vrjTiov re ytvta' rots ptv au£erai /Jt'os, 
 twv 8e <pdiV€L re KaKdepi^erai 7raAu\ 
 
 121. To Pro rot jjlovov f3porois 
 ovk ecrTt rdvdXo)/! dvaXioQev XafSelv. 
 ^pv\i]V fSpoTetav xprjpdriDV 8' elorlv iropoi. 
 
EURIPIDES. 229 
 
 Nay, knowing good, and with the will to 
 
 do it, 
 We sometimes lack the courage to go 
 
 through it ; 
 Shame interferes with some ; though such 
 
 a name 
 Thus to misuse is in itself a shame ; 
 And, lastly, on Life's highway here and there 
 Are benches set, to rest the traveller ; 
 And there we kick our heels and gossip on 
 From dawn to noon, from noon to set of sun ; 
 When, suddenly, i' the midst of yawning, 
 
 talking, 
 We find it 's grown too dark for further 
 
 walking. 
 
 117. If Gods do tempt, no wonder men should fall. 
 
 118. Who weeps for other is a kindly fool, 
 Where bliss is volatile, and change the rule. 
 
 119. Art thou prosperous, my friend, and happy ? 
 — of this one thing only may'st thou be assured, that 
 thou wilt not carry with thee happiness to thy dying 
 day. 
 
 120. In the morning we are green and grow up ; 
 in the evening we are cut down, dried up, and 
 withered. 
 
 121. He that hath his money lost 
 
 May by toil fresh money earn ; 
 But breath that hath the lips once cross' d 
 Never, never will return. 
 
230 EURIPIDES. 
 
 122. IIAetou rot ^prju-Ta r&V /ca/coov krrrlv fipoTOLS' 
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 OV$' OLV Tp€(TOS eLTTOtflL TOVS (TO(f)OVS /3pOT0)V 
 
 SoKovvras etVat /cat /jLeptfxvrjrds Xoyiov 
 tovtovs fxeyto-rrjv puDpiav d(/>Ato-/cav£tv 
 ^vy)T(ov yap ovSets icrriv €v8at /x(ov dvrjp- 
 6Xf3ov 8' kirippvkvTos €vrv)(ecrT€pos 
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 125- BpOT€LOV tOvOS, fJUKpOL fJL€V TOL TOV fSiOV 
 
 rovrov 6" 07TG)S rjSio-ra ScaTrepdcreTe, 
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 126- Gvrjrovs yeywras ^rvrjra /cat cfapoveiv \peo)V 
 a>s rots ye cretivots /cat £vvoxj)pvo)Lievots 
 
 ov /3los dXr)6(os 6 /3ioSj dXXa crvLL<$>opd. 
 
 127. Ovk €7rt 7raVtv cr' k^vrevv dyaOotS' 
 8el 8e o~e yalpeiv Kal XvireiorOai^ 
 ^■vrjros yap e<f>vs' kolv litj crv ^tXrjs, 
 rd Qetov ovtcd f3ovX6fJL€v' ecrrat. 
 
EURIPIDES. 231 
 
 1 22. More there is of happiness 
 In life than misery; 
 For, my son, if there were less, 
 Nor you nor I could be. 
 
 123. Of mortal men how blest are they 
 Whose blessings do their ills outweigh. 
 
 124. Our life is but the shadow of a shade, 
 And goes to nothing, out of nothing made : 
 Luck for awhile may favour me or thee, 
 But happy neither of the twain may be ; 
 All mortal men beneath the blessed sun 
 With foolishness are tainted, every one ; 
 And only wise are they that humbly own 
 They only know that nothing may be known. 
 
 125. Soon and sure come Death and Night, 
 So make your best of Life and Light ; 
 Done his work, the swift To-day 
 Will not for a monarch stay, 
 
 But spreads his wings, and flies away. 
 
 126. Eestrain thy thoughts, my son, as born to die, 
 Within the limits of mortality ; 
 
 Churls that with Joy maintain a foolish strife 
 Buy Disappointment at the cost of Life. 
 
 127. Eemember evermore, my son, 
 Who laugheth now may weep anon, 
 And he, whom cares to-day annoy, 
 To-morrow morn may sing for joy ; 
 And whether he assent, or no, 
 Little it matters ; God wills it so. 
 
232 EURIPIDES. 
 
 128. OvK €(TTIV Ol)t)€V Scil/OV oSS' €L7T€LV €7T0S, 
 
 ov8e 7rd0os ovfie cn>/x<£opa ^-erjXaTos, 
 
 7)<$ ovk av dpair d)(9os dvOpuyjruv (fivcrcs. 
 
 129. ^0 (fyvcTLS, kv dv8p(jj7roL(TLV d)9 Liey 1 €i kOlkuv 1 
 
 crwT^ptoi/ re rot? KaAa>s KeKrrjfxevots. 
 
 130. Otcrtv y* av cu/za TaiJiov 77 7rarpus, </nAei 
 ra 7roAA' o/xota crw/xaros irecjivKtvai. 
 
 131. "Erepa y' erepos d/xet/Jerai 
 Trr^fxar kv \p6vu> LiaKpu)' 
 /3poru>v 8' 6 7ras acrTaOjJLrjTos alcov. 
 
 132. Meytcrrov a/)' ijv ^ <&vctls' to ya/o kolkov 
 ovSels rpecf>(i)v ev ^prjcrrov av ^-etrj 7rore. 
 
 133. "AAAoio-ii/ aAAo? fxdkXov rjSerac rpoirots. 
 
 134. To /x>) yevkcrOai Kpetcrcrov rj </>Ci/at /Sporois. 
 
 135. e A vedras /xot <f>i\ov d^Oos Se to yrjpas del 
 fiapvrepov Atrvas crK07reAa>v 
 
 €7Tt Kpart Kelrcu, 
 
EURIPIDES. 233 
 
 128. No pain, no grief, my son, may be 
 
 In thought conceived, in word be spoken, 
 But all its weight may press on thee, 
 And still thy heart be left unbroken. 
 
 129. A good disposition is a great blessing, and 
 an evil disposition is a great curse ; but by no effort 
 of our own may we win the one, or rid us of the 
 other. 
 
 130. Look keenly, and the marks of kindred race 
 Must be discernible in face and face. 
 
 131. Duly cometh day by day 
 
 His share of sorrow to every one, 
 But never may the morning say 
 What may happen ere set of sun. 
 
 132. Nor strength nor craft of man may vie 
 With Nature's infinite subtlety \ 
 
 So sure as oak from acorn grows, 
 Who bad begins as bad will close. 
 
 133. Quot homines tot mores. 
 
 134. Good friend, from what of life I see, 
 
 From what of life I 've seen, 
 It would have been for thee and me 
 As well, had we ne'er been. 
 
 CONCERNING AGE— YOUTH— TIME. 
 
 135. God of the springtide in life's year, 
 Lord of an age of purest gold, 
 Youth, dear to all, thou 'rt trebly dear 
 To me that now am growing old. 
 
234 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 (faaos kiriKaXvxpav. 
 
 Mr] fxoc fjo/jr 1 'A(TL7JtlSos 
 
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 prj xpvcrov 8ojpara 7rXyprj 
 
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 to 8e Xvypbv cf>6vtov re yrj- 
 pas pacrco' Kara Kvpdroiv 8' 
 eppot prjSk ttot o'jfaXev 
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 kXdeiv, dXXa kclt aWkp a- 
 
 el 7TT€pOi(Tt (f>Op€L(rdo). 
 
 Et 8e Oeot? tjv £vv€o-is kolI cro<fiia Kar dvSpas. 
 
 ScdvpLov av fjfiav efapov 
 
 cfravepbv ^apaKTTJp 7 
 
 aperds octoktiv 
 
 uera, KarOavovres t 
 
 ets avyds TrdXcv dXlov 
 
 Stcrcrovs av e/3av SlclvXovs, 
 
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 et^e £a>as f3iorav^ 
 
 Kal two"' i)v rovs T€ KaKovs av 
 
 yvujvat Kal rovs dyaOovs, 
 
 lctov dr kv ve<$>kXai(Tiv d- 
 
 crTpoyv vavracs dptOpbs irkXet. 
 
EURIPIDES. 235 
 
 Give me a shepherd's lowly cot, 
 
 With garments rude and simple fare, 
 
 And thankful I will bless my lot, 
 If Thou my lot wilt deign to share. 
 
 Nor will I envy crown of gold 
 
 With silvery locks beneath its rim, 
 Or robe of scarlet, if its fold 
 
 Swathe wrinkled form and shrunken limb. 
 
 Were wreath of diamonds round Thine head, 
 Thine eyes its lustre would outshine ; 
 
 In smoky crib those eyes would shed 
 A radiance beautiful, divine. 
 
 When I was young, my look was proud, 
 My footstep free, my heart elate ; 
 
 But Age hath dull'd my fire, and bow'd 
 My heart beneath his mountain weight. 
 
 Had I my will, the tyrant grim 
 
 Should dwell in some lone isle afar, 
 
 Or in unfathom'd seas should swim, 
 Or flit through space from star to star. 
 
 On Sin alone, methinks, should press 
 His hand to wither and destroy ; 
 
 And kindlier Gods should Virtue bless 
 With youth on youth and joy on joy. 
 
236 EURIPIDES. 
 
 NJv 8 } ovdels opos €K Qtiov 
 XprjcrroLS ov$£ kolkols cracjjrjSj 
 dAA' eiAicrcro/xevos TLS cu- 
 iov ttXovtov fxovov avgec. 
 
 136. ^£1 Svo-iraXaio-rov y^pas, (09 /xtcrw cr' c^cov, 
 /xtcrw o^ octol XPV( 0V(TLV ^kt€lv€lv /3lov, 
 
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 ^(lvovtols 'ippetv KaK7ro&(x)V ecvac veois. 
 
 137. *& Sw-koAov to yrjpas dvdp&TTOLS €(f>v 
 ev r ofifiacrL cn<v9po)7r6v. 
 
 138. 'AvetLitvov tl xp J Ql JLa Trpecr/3vriov yevos 
 Kal 8vcr<f)vX.aKTOv 6£v6vLiias vtto. 
 
 139. 2/aa rts avrtcrrot^os d)V AaAei yepcov, 
 
 aSvvaros ovSev aAAo 7tAt)v AaAetv fxovov. 
 
EURIPIDES. 237 
 
 And so, illumed with heavenly light, 
 
 Life's path were made distinct and clear 
 By better signs than give by night 
 The stars to wandering marinere. 
 
 Here Vice dreads now no punishment, 
 Good deeds no recompense may buy, 
 
 For sorrow to all alike is sent, 
 And all alike grow old, and die. 
 
 136. Grim Age, I hate thee, and all fools I 
 
 hate 
 Who Heaven for length of days do supplicate ; 
 All that would Life's unswerving stream 
 
 divert 
 By meats or drinks or spells of magic art. 
 Our duty is, at eve of market-day, 
 When done our taskwork and received our 
 
 pay, 
 
 Soon as our sun of usefulness is set, 
 
 And nothing now remains to do or get, 
 
 To hear with a good grace our call of 
 
 doom, 
 And go, and give the youngsters elbow-room. 
 
 137. Age, were thy temper good as it is ill, 
 Thine ugly face would make thee hateful 
 
 still. 
 
 138. Incontinentes irce et urince series. 
 
 139. Old bodies, to my mind, 
 
 Are ba^s full of talk and wind. 
 
338 EURIPIDES. 
 
 140. T (oi/ rj8d8o)V 
 
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 yi/w/xat 8' a/xetVovs eicrt twv yepatrepcov' 
 6 yap Xpovos 8[8aypa iroiKiXoWarov. 
 
 143. Mai)]v a/)' ot yepovT€5 ei^oi/Tat S-avciv. 
 yfjpas xj/eyovres Kal pbaKpov y^povov /3lov 
 tjv 8' kyyvs 'iXQrj Oavaros, ovS' €?? fiovXerat 
 ^vt)(tk€lv, to yqpas & ovKer ecrr 7 avrols fiapv. 
 
 144. ^H/xTretpta 
 
 €^et Tt Ae£ai rcov rewv crcc^ioTepov. 
 
 145. T H pLO\6os ovSels tols veois orKrjiptv (pepeu 
 
EURIPIDES. 239 
 
 140. Lads and lasses too soon — 'tis as sad as 'tis 
 
 true ! — 
 Are off with the old love and on with the 
 
 new; 
 For, though age mellows wine, yet in love 
 
 it is seen 
 That sameness is tameness and new brooms 
 
 sweep clean. 
 
 141. My curse on Age, mine eyes who dims, 
 Bends my back, and cripples my limbs, 
 Steals my manhood, and leaves behind 
 Only a bagful of bones and wind. 
 
 142. My child, I went to school long past my prime, 
 And my schoolmaster's name was old Dan 
 
 Time; 
 And Time and Piety and Sense command 
 That my old head should govern thy young 
 
 hand. 
 
 143. An old man, vext and wearied, said : 
 
 ' I wish to God that I were dead ! ' — 
 Death at his heels cried : ' Be it so ! ' — 
 The old man answered : ' No ! No ! No ! ' 
 
 144. Arrow from bow of old Experience hits 
 A target seldom struck of youthful wits. 
 
 145. To a young man it is honourable to say of 
 this or that : l I did it not because it were wrong to 
 do it ;' but it is a reproach to him if he say : < I 
 did it not because it was a hard thing.' 
 
240 EURIPIDES. 
 
 146. IlaAaios alvos' epya jmev veuTepuiv, 
 /SovXal 8' €)(ov<tl tu>v yepairepwv Kpdros. 
 
 147. Xpovos /xaAa£et kolI to y r)/3do-Kov kclk6i>. 
 
 148. IIa7rar veos Kal ctkouos oto? coV dvrjp. 
 
 149. ^fl T6KVOV, eCTTL TOIS yepaiTepOlS /3pOTUJV 
 
 TO TOV 7To8oS fllv /3pa8v, TO TOV Be VOV TOL)(V. 
 
 150. Ncavtas re Kal nevrjs cro^os S-' a/xa* 
 Tain - ' els ev JA(96Vt' a£t evOvpLrjcrews. 
 
 151. Tw]/ Tot /3poT(ov os [iovXerai 8vo~ojvvjulov 
 els yrjpas eXOelv^ ov Xoyl^erai KaXQ>s' 
 fiaKpbs yap alojv jULvptovs riKrec ttovovs. 
 
 152. His ov)(l yaipei v^ttlois dOvpfiacriv ; 
 
 153. Neaviav roi iravra -^pr) ToX/xdv del, 
 
 154. IIoAAots to yrjpas eo~T dvai8eias irXeutv. 
 
 155. Hovs £u>VTas ev 8p2' KaT0avtov 8e 7rds dvijp 
 yrj Kal o~Kid' to fjaf]8ev et? ovSev perrei. 
 
 156. Hepirvov to cf>u)S Tor to 8 J vtto yrjv a8ov o~kotos 
 ovS 7 els oveipov dSees dvOpdoirois /JLoXeiv 
 /JpoTcov 8e 7rds tis, Kalirep ev yypa Xvypto, 
 dwe-TTTver' avTo. kovttot ev^eTai ^-avttv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 241 
 
 146. Old the proverb ; old, but true ; — 
 Age should think, and Youth should do. 
 
 147. This may be said — thank God ! — of every 
 
 sorrow : 
 'To-day 'tis greater than 'twill be to-morrow.' 
 
 148. No fool like a young fool. 
 
 1 49. My son, if old men's legs are slow, 
 Think at what pace their wits can go. 
 
 150. The sight of youthful wit in lowly station 
 Is worth a statesman's grave consideration. 
 
 151. No day but brings its sorrow-load, we know ; 
 Yet more we love life as we older grow. 
 
 152. A fool and king of fools is he 
 
 That fain would wise at all times be. 
 
 153. To say 'I dare not' youth should never dare. 
 
 154. Alas ! that little words like ' I' and <Me' 
 Should half the lexicon of Old Age be ! 
 
 CONCERNING LIFE— DEATH. 
 
 ] 55. From nothing come we, and to nothing go • 
 'Tis very sad, but God hath will'd it so. 
 Do to the living, then, what good ye may ; 
 The dead are only ashes, dust, and clay. 
 156. Though old, and on a bed of sickness lying, 
 We cling to life, and loathe the thought of 
 
 dying ; 
 For sweet is life ; and death and darkness 
 
 seem 
 Horrible unutterably e'en in dream. 
 Q 
 
242 EURIPIDES. 
 
 157. 'H8rj 7ror\ el tlv eurtdot/i dva tttoXlv 
 tvc^Xov, 7rpo7jyi-j Tripos e^rjprrjpevov, 
 d8rjfiovo)v T(us <TVfi(f)opais eXotoopovv, 
 cos SeuXos etr] ^dvarov eK7ro8(i)V e^tav 
 Kat vvv Xoyoiai rocs e/xots cvolvtlojs 
 ireirTtoya rXrjfjLOiv' oj </hAo£okh /Jporot, 
 
 €i> TTjV €7TL(TT€L)(0V(TaV Tj/iepaV ISeiV 
 
 epdr\ iypvTes /JLVptuyv a^Oos kolkidv' 
 6p0o)S §' epojs fiporoicTLV eyKetrat j3iov 
 to (rjv yap tcx/xei/* toC S-aveti/ 8' direipia 
 7ra9 Tt5 (/>o/?€tTcu <£tos At7retv toS 7 rjXtov. 
 
 158. To /zr) yevecrOat rco ^-ai/€ii> tcrov Aeyety, 
 
 toG {"^v Se Xv7rpoj<s Kpetcrcrov ecrri Kardavelv' 
 dXyel yap ovSev rcov Ka/<a>y ycrOrjpevos' 
 6 &' evTvyjivas, els to 8vcrrv)(e<z 7T€ow, 
 \pvXrjv dXdrat rrjs TrdpoiO' evirpa^cas . 
 
 159. Totcrti/ ^ravovcn Sca^epetv Sokco fipa^y^ 
 el 7rXovcrL(i)v tls rev^erac Krepio-pdrow 
 Kevov Se yavpojfjb 1 ecrrl rwv ^(Lvtuiv r68e. 
 
 160. Totcrtv ^avovcrc cnrdvtov dcrcfraXeis cj)tXot. 
 kcLv ofJLoOev uxrt' to yap eyeiv TrX'eov Kparel 
 rrjs evcref3elas' rj 8' ev 6cf)6aXfiOLS X^P iS 
 a7roAojA'. otcxv tls eK 86fJLO)v eX6y veKvs. 
 
EURIPIDES. 243 
 
 157. Time was, whene'er I saw a blind-man led 
 By child or dog, a-begging daily bread, 
 Distraught with sorrow at the wretch I 'd 
 
 scoff, 
 For keeping death at elbow-distance off ; 
 Now Age doth make me sing a different tune ; 
 Now say I, greyest beards are called too soon ; 
 For, be our load of sorrow what it may, 
 We should pray God to see one other day ; 
 Since, knowing life, what comes when life is 
 
 over 
 We know not, and we tremble to discover. 
 
 158. 'Tis with the dead as though they ne'er had 
 
 been, 
 And therefore wretched life is worse than 
 
 death ; 
 For dead men have no sense of grief or pain, 
 But here'tis well enough while good luck lasts, 
 But ah ! to know that luck is gone for ever ! 
 
 159. Funereal pomp seems ill to me 
 
 To match with Death's simplicity; 
 The silly pageant serves to show 
 Our vanity, and not our woe. 
 
 160. Who loseth breath doth with his breath lose 
 
 love ; 
 For out of sight is out of mind with all ; 
 And, out of doors as friends feet-foremost 
 move, 
 Love with them goes to its own funeral. 
 
244 EURIPIDES. 
 
 161. Tts oiScv el {^j/ rovO 1 o Ke/cAryTou ^ayetv, 
 
 to £771/ 8e ^-i/^cr/cetv ecrrt' 7rXrjv o/xco? /3poT0)v 
 voctovctlv ot /SXe-irovres, ol 5' oAojAotcs 
 oi>8ev vocro{>(r6i/, oi58e KeKrrjvraL kclkol. 
 
 162. Te^i/^x' 6 fieXXoju. 
 
 163. Ow ava^et? 7Tot' evepOev 
 /cAatwv tovs <fi6i/JL€Vov$ avu). 
 
 164. Kou Betov ctkotloi (£>9lvov(tl 
 iratSes ev ^-avdro). 
 
 165. Karca )^dovbs 
 
 Set /x^Sev etVat, [xrjSev el yap e^Ofxev 
 KaKel fxeptfjivas ol ^avovp.evot fiporwv, 
 ovk otS' owol Tts rpe^erav to yap S-avetV 
 KaKcov /JLeyicrnov (papfxaKOv vofxt^erat. 
 
 166. To </>co5 too" avOpunroMTiv rjStdrov /3Ae7reiv, 
 ra i/ep#€ 8' o^Sey fxatverat 8' os cu^eTat 
 ^-avetv Ka/cw§ £771/ Kpeicrcrov rj kolXqjs ^-avetv. 
 
 167. 'H /zt)i/ 7toAw ye rbv kara) Xoyt^ofxai 
 \p6vov, to Se £fjv fxtKpbv, a A A' o/aco? yXvKV. 
 
 168. ^^XV /"£ Cv v > °v o\oiv o^eiXofxev. 
 
 169. X/odvos fxaXd^et. 
 
 170. riacrtv [iporoltTL KarOavetv ocftetXerat. 
 
 171. Xpr) ^ai/aTov avOpwirouri vetKeuiv reAo? 
 €^eti/* Tt yap TOT'S' eorrl /xet£ov ev fiporois ', 
 ris yap Trerpatov crKQireXov ovrdfav 8opl 
 oSvvauri Suxret ; Tts 6" aV/./xacrei veKvv ; 
 
EURIPIDES. 245 
 
 161. Maybe our life is death, and death is life ; 
 One thing I know, — Life wakes to grief 
 
 and pain, 
 And Death, the healer, lulls to sleep again. 
 
 162. It were as well to die as see death coming. 
 
 1 63. Tears will not bring our dead ones back again. 
 
 164. The daughters of men bare children to the 
 Immortals ; but even these children inherited the 
 mortality of their mothers. 
 
 165. Death must be nothingness, if it be sure 
 That of our ills Death is the only cure ; 
 For if we felt life's sorrows in the grave, 
 We were beyond God's power to help or save. 
 
 166/ To all men life is sweet ; 
 
 And death's a blank. Who prays to die is mad; 
 Better is shame in life than glory in one's 
 grave. 
 
 167. Life's bliss is measured by life's brevity ; 
 Death's bitterness by its eternity. 
 
 168. You live but once ; so make your best of life. 
 
 169. Dost weep, poor friend ] — Time comes, the 
 
 poet sings, 
 Time only comes with healing on his wings. 
 
 170. Mariimdum est omnibus. 
 
 171. Thus far in enmity a man may go, 
 
 Till Death shall stand betwixt him andhisfoe : 
 For fools alone would strive the flint to wound, 
 Or smite with sword a dead man on the 
 ground. 
 
246 EURIPIDES. 
 
 172. Tevvatiov dperal ttovcov 
 tols ^avovcrLV dyaXjuia. 
 
 173. Tt tovs ^avovras ovk ids TeQvrjKevat, 
 Kal raK)(v9evTa crvXXeyeis dXyrjfxara j 
 
 174. Tor tvTvytiv SoKovura jultj (yXov, irplv dv 
 ^avovr L§rjs. 
 
 175. X/0€O)v OV7TOT elireiv ouSei/' 6X/3tov /3/dotcov, 
 7rplv av ^avovros rrjv reXevro.tav iSrjs 
 oVcos TTepdcras rj/jbepav ?]^€t Karcj). 
 
 176. Totcrtv ^-avovori xprj tov ov TedvYJKOTOL 
 TLfJLai ScSovra yOovtov tvcre/Seiv Qeov. 
 
 177. ^v)(rjs dp ovftev icrrt Tiputorepov. 
 
 178. Ovk <e<ttl robs ^-avovras cts <£aos fxoXelv. 
 
 179. TldvTCov to ^-ai/eiy to 8e kolvov a^o§ 
 fjL€rp[(ji)S dXyetv 2oc/>ta fxeXera. 
 
 180. BpoTcov 4'ycoye tof KaAa>s reOvqKOTa 
 
 (rjv (prjfu fxdXXov tov [SXkirovros \xr\ KaXws. 
 
 181. Svyyvo)cr8\ otolv t^s KpticrcrQV rj cjjepuv Kaxa 
 7rd9r), raXatvrjs e£a,7raAAa£cu {o^S. 
 
EURIPIDES. 247 
 
 172. Dost long to win the great world's praise % — 
 Pass sleepless nights, live sweatsome clays ; 
 And, in thy grave when thou art laid, 
 Maybe thy wages will be paid. 
 
 173. Friend, dry thine eyes, thy wailing cease ; 
 And let the poor dead rest in peace. 
 
 174. Envy not thou a happy friend : 
 But wait until thou see the end. 
 
 17-5. Envy no man's prosperity, 
 
 Until thou see how he can die. 
 
 176. It is by paying honours to the dead that we 
 should show our reverence to the Gocl who hath 
 dominion over them. 
 
 177. To buy the world no man would give his life. 
 
 178. Weep, brother, weep ; none, none can ease 
 
 thy pain • 
 To God or man the dead come not again. 
 
 179. Since death must be, 'tis wisdom's care 
 To teach us what must be to bear. 
 
 180. They live, the noble and the brave, 
 
 To all eternity ; 
 Life is not life to recreant knave ; 
 Then how can coward die ? 
 
 181. If one shall tell thee how some wretch distrest 
 Uncall'd of God hath hurried to his rest, 
 Self-righteousness within thy bosom smother, 
 And say : < May God be kind to my poor 
 
 brother ! ' 
 
248 EURIPIDES. 
 
 182. lYs 7roT€ ^ravovTMV r)X6ev Z£"Ai8ov wdXtv ; 
 
 183. ^H Sptovras rj /jltj SpQvras rjScov ^-avetv. 
 
 184. KaA, Xmttov evprjp,' cv/cAews Xittzlv f5lov. 
 
 185. KpetTTOV to firj £rjv kdTiv rj to (rjv kcxkcos. 
 
 186. e O /3ios too"' ovo/x' ?X € S ttovos 8' epy<£) 7reAei. 
 
 187. 'El/ TOLOTL TOL TTOVOLCTLV 7]V TTpoOvflOS TjS, 
 
 crOevecv to Qetov fxaXXov €lkotu)S e'x €t * 
 
 188. Tot irdvra tol ykvoiT aV 7roAAa yap Geos 
 
 K<XK T(OV akXlTTOiV €V7TOp' avOpdiTTOiS 7TOL€L. 
 
 189. Ilav totj£ 'AvdyKTjs SovXov kern rocs cro^ots. 
 
 190. ^reppd 'Ai/ayKa. 
 
 191. Qvtjtiov ye fMOJpos octtis, ev wpdcrcreiv SokQv, 
 /3e/3aLa yaipw rots rpoirois yap at T-u^ac, 
 epLTrXrjKTOS a>s avdpomos, dXXor dXXocre 
 7rrj8iucrLv, KovSels avrbs evrv^ec irork. 
 
 192. ^H TraCTlV dv6p(x)7TOLCriV, OV)( rjfJLLV fAOVOV, 
 
 rj kol irapavriK rj ^povw Acu/zguv fiiov 
 ecr^Ae, Kovdels 8id reXovs evSaipLovet. 
 
EURIPIDES. 249 
 
 182. Death is the bourne from whence none may 
 
 return. 
 
 183. Knowing that Death one day must come, 
 
 I'd fain 
 He caught me busy with both hand and brain. 
 
 184. A noble death is great gain. 
 
 18-5. 'Twere better not to live than to live ill. 
 
 186. They call life — life ; but a better name 
 were — trouble. 
 
 187. Work, as though work alone thine end 
 
 could gain ; 
 But pray to God, as though all work were 
 vain. 
 
 188. When things look blackest, hope and pray ; 
 
 If in high Heaven thy prayers be heard, 
 God, the Almighty, with a word 
 Can change thy night to clear noonday. 
 
 189. ' Sollen' and c Mtissen/ wise and free men 
 
 state, 
 Are verbs for fool and slave to conjugate. 
 
 190. EAccidente e duro. 
 
 191. He is a fool that dares to think or say : 
 ' To-morrow shall be even as to-day ;' 
 For Luck is daft, and in her you will see 
 No purpose, method, or consistency. 
 
 192. Walk in the ways of thine heart and in the 
 sight of thine eyes \ but know thou that for all these 
 things God will bring thee into judgment. 
 
250 EURIPIDES. 
 
 193. Tlov 6rj to craves ^vtjtolctl fipOTols ; 
 ^-oato~t fiev vavcrl iropov 
 
 7rvo(d Kara fievQos dXtov 
 Wvvovctl' rv^ats 8e ^-vtjtCjv 
 ru fxev fxey 1 els ovSev 
 6 7roXvs \povos /JLeOtCTTr)- 
 crt, to 8e /xetov av£€i, 
 
 194. Bpa^Tj Tot crOevos 'Avepos, 
 dXXd iroiKiXta 7rpa7rt8(Dv 
 Setvorara cfrvXa ttovtov 
 yOovibiv t deptojv re 
 Sd/JLvarat irai8evixara, 
 
 195. AetvoV ye ^vrjrois &>s diravra (rv/JLTriTveL, 
 Kal rds dvdyKas ol vofxot 8t(i>pLcrav, 
 cfatXovs Ttdevres rovs ye TroXefxnardTovs 
 eyQpovs re rovs irplv eifxevets Troiovfxevot. 
 
 196. Avo tol Gecov rd irptora' ArjfxrjTYjp Qed' 
 
 Trj 8 J ecrrlvj ovo/xa 6' oirorepov fiovXeu KaXer 
 avrrj fxev ev ^qpolcriv eKTpecfrei fiporovs' 
 os 8 1 -qXOev eVt rdvriTraXov, 6 2e/xeA^5 yovos 
 /36rpvos vypov ttco/x' rjvpe Kelo-i]veyKaro 
 '^-vqrois, 6 iravei rovs TaXanrtopovs fiporovs 
 Xv7rfjs, orav TrXrjo-QiocrLV dpareXov porjs, 
 V7rvov re XrjOrjv tojv Ka6' y)fxepav kolkmv 
 
 8l8(J)(TLV, OV& €CTT dXXo (fydp/JLOLKOV 7r6v(OV' 
 
 ovros Geo tort (nrevSeroLL Qebs yeyais, 
 (i)CTT€ 8td tovtov rdydQ' dv9p(o~ovs ^X eiV - 
 
EURIPIDES. 251 
 
 193. My bark, I know, will southward steer 
 
 If from the north blow favouring gales ; 
 At random it will tack or veer, 
 If Luck or Ill-luck swell the sails. 
 
 194. Not in his arm, but in the subtlety of his 
 heart the strength of Man lieth \ and by this he 
 bringeth into subjection all living creatures — fishes 
 of the sea, birds of the air, and wild beasts of the 
 forest. 
 
 195. Misery, at times, hath strange bed-fellows. 
 
 CONCERNING WINE. 
 
 196. There is a twain in Heaven of high degree, 
 Demeter, and the son of Semele ; 
 One broadcast on the willing earth doth 
 
 The harvest whence is made our daily bread ; 
 And one the vine doth potently impregn 
 To ease our sorrow and to dull our pain. 
 Art thou with care or wakefulness opprest 1 — 
 The child of Semele, to give thee rest, 
 Can inspiration strike into the bowl 
 To numb thine aches and ease thy weary soul. 
 Ere we to Heaven a sacred vow fulfil, 
 Some holy drops upon the ground we spill ; 
 Drops from the veins of Deity are those, 
 The purchase-money of our souls' repose. 
 
252 EURIPIDES. 
 
 197. "Io-a Alovvctos ei's tc tov oXfiiov 
 TOV re yelpova SaW e^etv 
 oivou repxpiv aXvirov 
 
 jjucrei 8' to firj ravra /leXet, 
 
 Kara cjxios vvktus re tftiXas 
 
 €vat(ova Sia^yjv 
 
 o~oc/>ov 6" aireyetv TrpaTrtSa <j>peva re 
 
 7T€pLcrcr(ov irapa c/xotwi/. 
 
 198. Atdvucre, pdvns ei* to yap fiaK^evcrt/xov 
 koll to /xai/ta)8e? fAavTLKrjV iroXXrjv e'x er 
 ^cuVav f3poTOicriv els to era}//,' kXOrjs 7roXvs, 
 Aeyetv to pkXXov tovs /ze/z^voVas 7rot€LS. 
 
 199. Otjk ecrTt \v7rrjs dXXo </>ap/xaKov fiporols, 
 (os aVopos IvOXov /cat cf>tXov 7rapatv€cri.s' 
 octtls Se ravTrj rrj vocrto £vvgjv dvrjp 
 {leOr) 7rapatpet, koV yaXrjvify] <f>peva 
 TrapavTLX rjcrOehy v<rrepov crreVet St7rXd. 
 
 200. OtVov ye pLrjKer ovtos ovk €<jtiv Ku7t/hs, 
 ov8' dXXo repirvov ovSkv dvOpioiroLS eVt. 
 
 201. 'HXlOlos octtls fxrj 7rtwv kuj/jlov cjuXd.. 
 
 202. Toi' Tot TreTTOJKor ev 60/xotort xpr) pAveiv. 
 
 203. 2weK6Weiv Tot o-7ra)i/Ta ^p>) tw Troj/xaTi. 
 
 204. 'Octtis ye TrtVcov fxrj yeyqQe, fxaiverou. 
 
 205. 2v TaAAa \OLtpe. kvXlkos €p7rovo"rjs kvkXo). 
 
EURIPIDES. 253 
 
 197. Joy to beggar and to king- 
 Only can the Wine-god bring ; 
 Revelry by day and night 
 
 Is his service, his delight ; 
 
 What he hateth, hate must thou, — 
 
 Pucker'd lips and wrinkled brow. 
 
 198. On holy days, in mystic revelry 
 
 The Wine-god oft inspires with prophecy ; 
 And sacred lips unwitting may presage 
 The far-off secrets of an unborn age. 
 
 199. No anodyne in sorrow's hour can vie 
 With a sweet friend's affectionate sympathy ; 
 But whoso for a trouble-laden soul 
 Would comfort draw from out a brimming 
 
 bowl, 
 Makes for to-day an ebb-tide of his sorrow, 
 To let a double tide flow in to-morrow. 
 
 200. If the cup be stint of wine, 
 
 Love and Pleasure droop and pine. 
 
 201. Light drinkers are dull thinkers. 
 
 202. Who drinketh deep, At home should sleep. 
 
 203. Glue thy lips to the flagon, 
 
 And drink on, on ; 
 And pull them away, 
 When the liquor is gone. 
 
 204. He whom wine ne'er maketh glad 
 Is either stupid, mad, or bad. 
 
 205. While round the board the wine-cups pass, 
 Who plays the wise-man plays the ass. 
 
254 EURIPIDES. 
 
 206. 'H Seti/os otvos K(u TraXaUcuai papvs. 
 
 207. Bporots airacrL KitrOavelu dc/^etAeTai, 
 kovk ecrn ^vrjTwv oo"Tt5 e^e7ri<Trarai 
 ttjv avpiov fieXXovcrav el fiuxxrer ar 
 to rrjs Tv)(7js ydp d<£ai/€9 of 7rpofi'qcr€TaL ) 
 Kacrr ov SlSolktov, ov& dXto-Kerat reyyrj. 
 Tavr 7 ovv aKovcras koX fiadtov epov irdpa, 
 ev<j>po.ive (ravTov, 7ru/e 3 tov kolO' rjpepav 
 /3iov Xoyt^ov crov, rd 8' aAAa rrjs Tv^?' 
 Tt/xa Se /cat tt)v 7rAetcrrov rjSLcrrrjv Qeo>v 
 
 K.V7TpLV /3pOTOLO-LV €V/JL€Vr)S jap Tj OeoY 
 
 208. K-U7rpts /xeV ov8e vovOerovpevrj X a ^&' 
 
 dv 8' av f3id£g, pdXXov evretveiv <£tAer 
 Kairetra tlkt€l iroXepov els 8' dvdcrTao'tv 
 86fJLO)v irepaivei TroXXdhus rd roiaSe. 
 
 209. "Epcores \nrep [lev dyav 
 eXOovres ovk evSo^cav 
 ov$ dperav 7rape8(±>Kav 
 avSpdcrw el 8' dXcs eXOoi 
 Kvirpts, ovk aAAa Geo? ei'xapts ovtojs. 
 
EURIPIDES. 255 
 
 200. Wine, the wrestler, ever throws 
 Fools that with him dare to close. 
 
 CONCERNING PASSION— LOVE— PURITY. 
 
 207. Born of woman, we must die \ 
 
 When or how we cannot tell ; 
 This alone we all know well, — 
 Born of woman, we must die. 
 
 What to-morrow is to be 
 
 Human wisdom never learns \ 
 Craft of hand nor warps nor turns 
 
 What to-morrow is to be. 
 
 Death at latest comes too soon ; 
 
 So eat and drink and laugh and play 
 And take your pleasure whilst ye may ; 
 
 Death at latest comes too soon. 
 
 Sweet is Life • but sweeter, Love ; 
 
 All that Heaven can give of bliss 
 
 Is centred in a lover's kiss ; 
 Life is sweet ; but sweeter, Love. 
 
 208. Reason is lucky, if at times she can 
 
 Direct or warp a lover's inclination ; 
 But force, if brought on Love to bear, will fan 
 A smouldering fire into a conflagration. 
 
 209. With happiness and honour are attended 
 Lives, wherein Passion is with Purety blended ; 
 But shame and ruin settle, soon or late, 
 
 On hearths unblest of Passion's holier mate. 
 
256 EURIPIDES. 
 
 M^7Tot', 0) AecTTTOti/', eV e/xol 
 
 t//,e/Do> ^pi(ja(T &<j)VKTOV olcttov 
 
 (TTepyoL Se (i€ (ruj^pocrvva, 
 
 Sdprjpa KaXXicrrov Oewv 
 
 firjSe 7tot d/i(f)L\6yovs 6p- 
 
 yas oLKopecrrd re vetKT) 
 
 ^■v/Jbuv lKir\rj^a<T J ^repots kirl XtKTpots 
 
 irpocrfidXoL Setva KtJtt/hs, a- 
 
 irroXepovs 8' evuds crefii^ovcr 1 
 
 6£vcf>p(DV KptvoL Xe)(rj yvvaiK&v. 
 
 210. IlouSev/xa y' "Epws crocf)ias, dperrjs 
 7rXetcrTov virdpyti^ ko\ TrpocropuXetv 
 
 OVTOS 6 /\atjJL(i)V 
 
 7rdvT(ov rjSiCTTos t<f)v ^-vrjTots' 
 kcu yap dXvTrov rkpxjnv rev e)(Ojv 
 els eXirl& ay€6* rots &' are/Vecrrots 
 rwv rov8e 7r6vo)v fxrjre crvveirjv, 
 \o)pLS t' dypiojv vaioifxi Tpoiruv' 
 to S' epdv TrpoXeyu) tolctl veotcnv 
 pLTj7ror€ cfyevyav, 
 ^prjo-Oat 8' 6p6io$, orav eXOij. 
 
 211. ^H rdpa Ki'Trpt? ecrrty ou Kvtt/hs povov. 
 dXX eo-Ti 7toXXojv 6vofxdro)v hnavvfios* 
 e<TTLV yap AtSrys, ecrrt 8' dcf>9tros /3/o?/ 
 €cttlv Se Xvcrcra paivds. 
 
EURIPIDES. 257 
 
 O Aphrodite, lightly press love's yoke 
 Upon the shoulders of us women-folk ; 
 Cleanse Thou our hearts of wild and hot 
 
 desires, 
 And kindle in them warm but modest fires : 
 Bless homes where Peace doth dwell with 
 
 Constancy, 
 And curse all wedded infidelity. 
 
 210. God Love will teach thee more of worth 
 
 and wit 
 Than ever sage divined or poet writ ; 
 And, while his teaching is with profit fraught, 
 'Tis sweet beyond the grasp of human thought : 
 For half he starveth, half doth satisfy 
 Our hearts with a prolong' d expectancy ; 
 Unknown to some this blissful pain they say : 
 Kind Heaven be thank' d that I am not as 
 
 they! 
 lads and lassies dear, I counsel you 
 To do exactly what you mean to do ; 
 Go make your hay while shines the blessed 
 
 sun, 
 And bask in love-light till life's noon be gone. 
 
 211. Love, thou art not one in one, 
 
 Nor should'st thou ' Love' be call'd alone, 
 
 But names I give thee three ; 
 For thou art Death to such as pine, 
 To happy suitors Life divine, 
 And unto both Insanity. 
 
258 EURIPIDES. 
 
 212. f H JJL€V KvTTpiS 7T€(f)VK€ Tip (TKOTO) ijuXrj' 
 
 to </>ws 6" dvdyKYjv irpofTrWycri cruxfipoveiv. 
 
 213. Eipyeiv rov rjftwvT epyov ov re pdSiov. 
 
 214. 'El/ 7rXrj(TfJLQvfj TOi Kv7TpLS, kv 7T€LV0)VTL 8' OV. 
 
 215. Neot yvvaiKwv ovftev do-(/>aA€o-T€pO£, 
 orav Tapd^y Kv7rpis rj/Soicrav <£>pkva' 
 
 to S' dpcrev avrovs uxpeXet 7rpocrK€i[Ji€uov. 
 
 216. Md/capes 06 fierptas Oeov 
 fxerd re crojcjipocrvvas /xctc- 
 o~)(ov XeKTpiov 'Ac/^poSi/ras, 
 yaXaveto, ^pqcrdpevot 
 
 pLCklVoXiOV OlCTTpOJV, 60i Srj 
 
 SiSvfx v Epa>s 6 xpycroKo/JLas 
 to£' evretverat ^aptVcov, 
 to pev €7t' evafojve 7roT/xa), 
 to S' €7rt o-L'y^iVet /3tords. 
 y A7T€ve7r(i) viv dfi€Tepu)Vj 
 Kv7rpi KaXXtcrra, ^-aAdpcov 
 etrj Se pot peTpia pev 
 
 XdpLS, TToOoi 8' OCTLOL, 
 
 Kal fitTeyoipL rets 'A<£po6Y- 
 ras, 7roAAav 8' a7ro#etpav. 
 
 217. *12 7rcu KiTrptSos, os 
 
 o-Ta^ets 7ro6W, eto-aycov yAvKeiay 
 ifsvYOLiS X a P iV ov * £7ri<crT party cry j 
 
EURIPIDES. 259 
 
 212. Love, like the stars, doth burn by night. 
 
 213. When thou hast damm'd a mountain-stream 
 
 in flood, 
 Then seek to curb hot passion in young blood. 
 
 214. Wantonness and Lechery 
 Do little and live high. 
 
 215. Young men are no more proof than women 
 against the temptings of Passion ; but they have an 
 advantage in the strength of their sex. 
 
 216. Queen Aphrodite hath a little child, 
 
 Who bears a quiver charged with arrows 
 
 keen ; 
 
 Some arrow-heads are steept in passion wild, 
 
 And some are tipt with purest love serene ; 
 
 The stroke of these brings blisses that 
 
 endure ; 
 Those prick with venom Death alone may 
 cure. 
 
 trebly blest the placid lot of those 
 
 Whose hearth-foundations are in pure 
 love laid, 
 Where husband's breast with temper'd 
 ardour glows, 
 And wife, oft mother, is in heart a maid ! 
 Lady Aphrodite, Queen divine, 
 Such lot grant, dearest, unto me and mine ! 
 
 217. Eros, Aphrodite's son, 
 Deal with me in compassion ! 
 
260 EURIPIDES. 
 
 pX) [XOL 7TOT€ 0~VV KOLKO) cjxiV€L7]<$ 
 
 fir)8 1 dppvOpos tXOois' 
 ovt€ yap irvpos ovt 1 
 
 (i(TTp(i)V V7T€pT€p0V /JeAo? 
 
 olov to ras ^ A<ppo8tras 
 L7](TLV Ik ytpuv 
 
 v E/dws 6 Atos 7rats. 
 
 218. Ov roc (faoprjrus Kv7rpis, rjv 7roAAr/ pvrj' 
 y tov p\v €ikov9' rjorv^rj perep^era^ 
 ov S' av TrepKjo-ov kol cfrpovovvO' tvprj pkya, 
 tovtov Xafiovcra 7rw? 8ok€ls ; KaOv/Bptcrev. 
 <f?oira 8' av aWkp\ eo~rt 8' kv ^aXao'crco) 
 kXvSwvc "Kvirpis, Trdvra 8' €K ravrrjs €<pv 
 rj8' kcrriv rj cnreipovcra Kal 8l8ov& tpov, 
 ov 7rdvT€S kcrp.lv ol Kara x#oV eKyovoc. 
 "Ocroi pev ovv ypacfads re twv TraXairkpuv 
 €)(ovo-lv avroi t elo-tv kv povcrais det, 
 icrao-L pev Zeis ws ttot 1 rjpdo-Orj ydpojv 
 Se/xeA^s, to~acri 8' ws avqpiracrkv wore 
 rj KaXXtfayyrjs KecfraXov eis Geois'Etos 
 €p(oros oi'vtK' a A A' o/xws kv ovpavtS 
 valovcri kov cf^evyovo-iv eK7ro8a>v Geovs, 
 arepyovcn 8\ otpat^ crvp,(f)op& vt/<w/xevot. 
 2i> 8' ovk dye£et ; XP^ V °"' ^ 7r '' P^toIs dpa 
 -irarepa (frvrevecv ?jf V* oWttotous Oeots 
 aAAotcrtv, et /x?) rcnV8e yc crrep^eis vopovs. 
 
EURIPIDES. 261 
 
 The fire that lights this lamp of mine, 
 And twinkling sets yon starry shine, 
 Is ice to what of fire may be 
 Kindled in human heart by thee. 
 218. If the Love-Goddess put forth all her power, 
 She is most gentle unto such as yield, 
 But to all proud and stubborn souls her 
 
 wrath 
 Is unrelenting and her vengeance stern. 
 The blue serene of heav'n, the silent depths 
 Of ocean feel her penetrant influence ; 
 She scattereth the cause and germ of life, 
 Love ; and without her nothing is that is. 
 Such as have conn'd the story of the past 
 Know how the Sire of Gods and King of men 
 Was heart-enamour' d of fair Semele ; 
 And how Aurora bare aloft to Heav'n 
 Young Cephalus, the object of her love ; 
 And still in heaven the youth and maiden 
 
 dwell, 
 Nor churlish from their lovers hold aloof, 
 But with meek wisdom bow to Circumstance. 
 Who thinketh, then, Love's influence to 
 
 resist, 
 Must deem that he is on a new plan made, 
 And fashion' d for the service of new Gods ; 
 That to himself alone is freedom given 
 From what binds men on earth and Gods 
 
 in heaven. 
 
262 EURIPIDES. 
 
 219. 2l» TOLV 06(01/ OLKa/JLTTTOV <j)p€Va KOLL [3pOTO)V 
 
 ayeis, Kvirpr crvv 8' 
 
 o iroiKiXoTrrepos dp<^if3aXcov 
 
 (i)KVTaT0) 7TT€/3U) 
 
 TTorarat Vt yatav cvgE^toi/ ^-' 
 
 dXpvpov €7rl ttovtov' 
 
 ^■eAyet 8' 'Epcos to paivopAva KpaSty, 
 
 7rravos Zcjxyppdcrr} 
 
 Xpv(rocf>ar)S, 
 
 cf>V(TLV OpeVKOiDV 
 
 (TKvXaK(x)v TreXaytiov &' oora Te ya rpecfrei 
 tolv"AXlos aWopieuav 8epK€rai, 
 dv8pas re crvpirdvioyv 8e 
 /SacriXrjiSa rtpdv, Kw/n, 
 TwvSe pova KpaTvvets. 
 
 220. 2v y', ol Tvpavve Qecov re Kavdp(i)7r(i)V, "Epws, 
 ry ^ty) 8i8acn<€ rd KaXd c^atvecrOaL KaXd, 
 
 rj rots ipcocrLV, wv 2v Srjpuovpyos ei y 
 pioyOovcri po^Oovs €vtv)({os crvveKTrovel, 
 /cat ravra piv 8po)v rtpios veois e'en?* 
 pLY) 8piOV 8' V1T CLVTIOV wv 8i8d(TK€cr0ai c/)tAct9 
 dcfxtipeOrjcnj ^expirees, afs rtpwcTL 2e. 
 
 221. "Epays p\v dpyov Kairl rois dpyois €<j>v 
 (f)iXet Kdroirrpa koX Koprjs ^avOicrpara^ 
 favyeu Se po^Oovs' eV 8e pot T€Kprjpiov 
 
EURIPIDES. 263 
 
 219. Goddess of love, thou guidest at will the 
 hearts of men and the stubborn hearts of Gods ; 
 
 Beside thee flieth Er6s on spangled wings, rapidly, 
 over earth and sea ; 
 
 Beneath his delirious influence he bringeth men, 
 and the beasts upon the mountain, and the fishes of 
 the sea, and every living thing upon the earth whereon 
 the sun shineth ; 
 
 Over all these, Goddess, thou alone reignest 
 supreme and uncontrolled. 
 
 220. Love, thou sovereign lord of Gods and men, 
 
 In mercy with thy suffering subjects deal; 
 Or grant their prayers fulfilment may attain, 
 
 Or let them Beauty's power no longer feel ; 
 Grant this or that, and we will hymn thy 
 
 praise ; 
 Else, ne'er shall fire upon thine altar blaze. 
 
 221. That idler Love loves idlers all, 
 Lackaday souls, fantastical ; 
 
 Loves broider'cl robes, and jewels rare, 
 
 Soft pearly skin, and braided hair ; 
 
 But daintly nice He holds aloof 
 
 From Poverty's hut with a hole on the roof; 
 
 For lovers are all a delicate crew 
 
 With plenty to eat and little to do ; 
 
 But take one and work him on water and 
 
 bread, 
 And hunger will drive the love out of his 
 
 head, 
 
264 EURIPIDES. 
 
 ovSels 7rpo(TaLT0)v fiioTov yjpdvOr) fipoTtov. 
 zv rots 8' e^ovcriv d/z/3aTrys 7rk(f>v)( 6'8e. 
 
 222. ^Hrot 7T€(j>vK€ YLvirpis ov povov Oeos, 
 
 a/\A' €t tl pLtifov dXXo yiyverac Qeov' 
 tovs <roxf>povas yap rcov kclkQv kpdv 7roteL 
 
 223. "Yakziv o 8rj Xkyovcrcv avOpuiirovs kpdv 
 rjSio-rov kvri ravrbv dXytrrrov S-' a/xa. 
 
 224. TLoXXrj pXv kv /Sporoicn kovk dvcoviyxos- 
 0€a K€t<Xr)TaL Kvirpis ovpavov t €(T(d, 
 
 OCTOL T€ U.OVTOV TepfXOVOJV T ' ArXaVTlKO)V 
 
 vatovcrtv €lo~0) </>a>s optovres rjXiov 
 
 Kal rovs 2(/>e 7rpecr/3€vovTas kv ripals ?X € *> 
 
 (Tcj^dXXet S' ocroi (fipovovcnv dv9p(i)7ro)v pkya. 
 
 225. w Epo)Ta y OCTT65 firj Bebv Kptvet pikyav, 
 Kal t(dv dirdvTwv Aaipovaiv VTrkprarov, 
 7] crKaLos kcrriv, rj KaXtov aireipos wv 
 ovk ol8e tov p.kyidTov avOpuiirois Oeov. 
 
 226. Ov roc piovovs avSpas y "Epcos kirkp^rai. 
 oi5S' av yvvatKas' dXXd Kal Qewv dvu) 
 *pv)(ds Tapd(T(T€L, Karri ttovtov epyerac 
 
 Kal tov$' d7T€Lpy€iv ov& 6 irayKparrjs crOkvet 
 Zevs, aAA' VTreLKei Kal %kXu)v kyKXiverat. 
 
EURIPIDES. 265 
 
 And he 11 give you the curls of a mistress 
 
 divine 
 On oysters to sup or on mutton to dine. 
 
 222. The might of all the Gods above 
 Is weakness to the might of Love ; 
 For sober wits and judgment cool, 
 At Love's behest, must play the fool. 
 
 223. Love can with pleasure drive us mad, 
 Or make us more than Sadness sad. 
 
 224:. Daughter of Dione, thou art seen 
 
 Supreme on earth, and in the skies a queen : 
 Who meekly bends beneath thy yoke will find 
 In Thee a mother, gracious, good, and kind : 
 Who stubbornly resists, will soon or late 
 His sin and folly clearly expiate ; 
 For from Caucasian peaks to where afar 
 Atlas lifts heaven with sun and moon and 
 
 star, 
 From pole to pole, from rise to set of sun 
 We mortals are thy subjects, every one. 
 
 225. Whoso avers that in Olympus reigns 
 
 A power with Eros, God of Love, to vie 
 Was either born a fool, devoid of brains, 
 Or else hath careless let his brains run dry. 
 
 226. Beyond the bounds of our mortality, 
 
 High in high Heaven, deep in the deep sea, 
 Love's empire stretches to infinity ■ 
 The Lord of all, whom Gods must needs obey, 
 Owns, not unwilling, Love's resistless sway. 
 
266 EURIPIDES. 
 
 227. ToA/x^5 e^o) rot kg! ^tpd&ovs 8t8do~KaXov 
 
 kv TOiS d{X7])((ivOL(TLV 6V7TOp(JJTaTOV 
 "FipOJTOL, 7TOLVTCOV fiv(T fia^lOT aTOV 0€oV. 
 
 228. 'Avftpos y' o/koi/to? et? Kv7r/)ii/ veaviov 
 dcfivXaKTOs y) rrjprjcrts' dv yap <pavXos y 
 raAA', els epiora 7ra? di^p o-oc/jxoTaros. 
 
 229. ^H twi/ /xev aAA(ov Aat/xoVwy e^ec Kpdros, 
 Kv7rpt8os Se SovXos Qecov re KavOpwiroiv Uarrjp 
 
 230. 01 8r) Kv7rptv favyovres dvOpuTroyv ayav 
 vocrovv ofioLOJS rots dyav ^rjpojjjLevois. 
 
 231. ' Ovonrep €t? epwra ttltttovctlv /SpoTtov, 
 
 ovk ecrO 1 07T0Las Xeiirerai roO 1 y)8ovrjs. 
 
 232. Xprjv rots fipoToi&L Trdcrt tov8' elvai vo/jlov, 
 twv €V(re/3ovvT(i)V bifivis re cnocf^poves 
 epdv KvTTptv 8e rr)v Aios yaipeiv eav. 
 
 233. Trj y 1 ' AippoSiTr] 7roAA' evecrri TrotKtXa' 
 jmaXio-ra yap repTrei re /cat Xviret /3porovs. 
 
 23 4. Ta [Awpd roc irdvr ecrrtv } A(j)po8trr] /Sporols. 
 
 235. Ovk eo~r epao-rr)s ocrns ovk del cfriXei. 
 
 236. MaAAov irie^ei vovOerov/JLevos y v Epa)9. 
 
 237. "Epcos SiddcKet. Kau d/jiovcros rj to irpiv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 267 
 
 227. There be two things fear cannot move ; 
 A game-cock and a man in love. 
 
 228. Though a youth be a fool, 
 
 If Love's arrows once hit him, 
 The wisest man living 
 Will hardly outwit him. 
 
 229. The Sire of men and Gods above 
 Is lord of all, but slave to Love. 
 
 230. A fool is he that loveth ever ; 
 
 A greater fool, that loveth never. 
 
 231. 'Tis happiness no tongue may tell 
 To love warmly and love well. 
 
 232. Were we as perfect as we ought to be, 
 We should love Virtue and Integrity : 
 These only ; and let Beauty go 
 
 To Jericho. 
 
 233. Solve my one riddle and make it me plain : — 
 What gives most pleasure in giving most 
 
 pain ? 
 
 234. Love makes fools of one and all. 
 
 235. True-love is through-love. 
 
 236. A lover is a fool, I know ; 
 
 But still I would not tell him so ; 
 For ? making folly worse, I 'cl be, 
 Methinks, a greater fool than he. 
 
 237. The wits of Fancy and Desire 
 
 Thy wits, Apollo, far surpass ; 
 For Thou clost wits with wit inspire, 
 But they with wits inspire an ass. 
 
268 EURIPIDES. 
 
 238. UXeKTov tlv ecrrt (TT€(j>avov l£ aKrjpdrov 
 Xetfxojvos, oj 7rat, ro?o*6 (rax^pocriv (jiepeiv, 
 €vd } ovre TTOL/xrjv d^io'i (I)€pf3eiv /3ora 
 ovt t'jXOe 7T0> cri8r]pos, aAA' aKrjparov 
 /zeAtcnxa Aei/xwv' iaptvov Siep^eraf 
 AiStos 8e 7rorafitatcri KrjTrevet Spocrois, 
 
 OCTTLS SiSoLKTOV firfilv, dW kv TTj (^Vfjet 
 
 to o-wc/>oovetv et'A^^ei/ eis r<x wdvO' 6/jlojs, 
 
 TOVTOLS 8p€7T€(j6ai' TOLS KOLKOLCTL 8' OTJ ^6/7,69. 
 
 239. ^12 Ze^ T6 oV/ Ki/3SrjXov dvdpioiroLS KaKuv 
 yuvatKas €ts (/>cos rjXtov KaTWKio-as j 
 
 €6 yap fiporetov rjOeXes (nzelpai yevos, 
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 rrjs a£tas €kol(ttov' kv 8e Siofxacrt 
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 fapvds d-KLOKKT 1 a)? diraXXayQf] kolkov' 
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 ykyqOe koct/jlov 7rpo<TTi6els dyaXfiaTt 
 
 KdXoV KaKLCTTG) Kal 7T€7rXoL(TlV €K7TOV€t 
 
 Svcrrrjvos, SXf3ov 8(o/xara)v we^eAcov 
 k\u 8' dvdyKrjVj acrre KrjSevcras /caAois 
 
EURIPIDES. 269 
 
 238. Somewhere is a pleasant mead 
 Where no shepherd flock may feed, 
 Where no scythe of man may pass 
 To crop the bloom of virgin grass ; 
 In and o'er that mead are heard 
 Hum of bee and carol of bird ; 
 Sisters three do guard the place, 
 Purety, Innocence, and Grace; 
 Souls by passion stain' d and sin 
 Never there may enter in ; 
 
 Souls by native modesty 
 Kept from sin and passion free, 
 These the Sisters there do bless 
 With eternal happiness. 
 
 239. Nature, when thou did'st stamp our human 
 
 race, 
 With woman's alloy why the coin debase 1 
 If thou the sex did'st frame to serve as tools 
 For passing on the breed of human fools, 
 My own unaided wits, methinks, could 
 
 mend 
 Design thus complex for such simple end : 
 Males only in a world of mine should be, 
 Blest willy-nilly with celibacy ; 
 And such as wanted sons should pay the 
 
 price 
 In church, as in a shop, with sacrifice ; 
 And all should pass still, comfortable lives, 
 Without the plague of mistresses or wives. 
 
270 EURIPIDES. 
 
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 V XP y l (TT ^ ^KTpa TTevOepovs 6" dvuxfceXels 
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 €V7]9ta KOLT OtKOV tSpVTOLl yVVYj' 
 
 crcxfirjv 8e fiicTM' jxrj yap ev y kpLots S6/xots 
 
 eirj cfrpovovcra irXelov yj yvvatKa \PV' 
 
 to yap KaKovpyov pdXXov kvriKrei Kvirpcs 
 
 kv rats (royaler lv yj 8' dpLrj^avos yvvrj 
 
 yvdtfir) fipaytia pojpiav dcfrrjpkOr]. 
 
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 /3ovXevpar\ e£a) 6" ki«$)kpovari irp6(nro\oi. 
 
 240. Tkpwv irapaivS) 7racrt tols veiorepocs, 
 
 pLY) 7rpo§ to yrjpas rovs ydpiovs iroiovpkvovs 
 vypXfj reKVOvcrOai 7rat£as' ov yap r)8ovr), 
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 a\\' a>s rd^icrra- Katyap eKTpocfjal KaAai, 
 /cat crvvvedfov r)8v 7rats veco warpi. 
 
 241. Yvvrj tls k^eXOovcra Trarpoioiv 86pojv 
 
 ov tg)v t€kovto)V kcrrlv, dXXa tov Xk)(ov>- 
 to 8' dpo-ev 'kcrrrjK kv 86pois del ykvos, 
 Qeiov 7rarp{ou)V Kat Ta^xor npdopov. 
 
EURIPIDES. 271 
 
 Why, what are dowers but bribes by fathers 
 
 paid 
 To fools, to rid themselves of slut or jade 1 
 What silks and satins, but mere cloaks 
 
 whereby 
 Husbands would fain disguise their misery '] 
 Love you your wife 1 well ; sure as sin is sin, 
 You hate three quarters of her kith and kin : 
 Is your wife clever, witty, full of fun ? — 
 You '11 pray she had been born a simpleton : 
 Is she a goose ? — good heavens ! why did 
 
 you stoop 
 To link your fortunes with a nincompoop ] 
 Whether, good fellow, quick or dull she be, 
 Never allow her female company ; 
 If she be good, 'twere wise alone to let her ; 
 If bad, contagion will not make her better. 
 
 240. I now am old that once was young ; 
 Wisdom now rules my brain, my tongue ; 
 What doctrine here to youth I preach 
 Experience to all will teach ; — 
 
 The sweetest sight God looks upon 
 Is father arm in arm with son ; 
 The greater fool may ne'er be told 
 'Twixt youth unwed and bridegroom old. 
 
 241. Wifehood transferreth a girl from parent 
 unto husband ; it is by the male that a name is con- 
 tinued ; by the male are the duties of a great house 
 passed on from generation to generation. 
 
272 EURIPIDES. 
 
 242. ~H v 8tj Tts ouvos, gjs yvvcugi fiev re^vat 
 /zeAoixri, Xoyxjrj 8' dvftpes eviTToyunepoi' 
 el yap SoXounv yv to viKrirrjpiov, 
 yvvaiKes dvSpcov et)^ov dv rvpavvtSa. 
 
 243. OvSeixtav iovrjcre KaXXos els 7t6ctlv ^vvdopov^ 
 
 rj 'pery] 8' tovrjcre woXXds' 7rdo~a yap KaXyj yvvy], 
 yjrts dvSpl crvvTerrjKej craxfipoveLV 8' lirifTTaTac 
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 Trocrec 
 
EURIPIDES. 273 
 
 242. Men are proud and bold and strong, 
 But wit and craft to women belong : 
 If cunning over might held sway, 
 Women would soon have it all their own 
 
 way. 
 
 243. When husband and wife have been wedded 
 
 a year, 
 'Tis little for good looks the husband will 
 
 care ; 
 If his partner be gentle and modest and kind, 
 She '11 be comely and fair to the eyes of his 
 
 mind ; 
 And, if husband be plain, a good wife will 
 
 despise 
 The judgment illusive of fallible eyes, 
 And will spectacles borrow, a magical pair, 
 Such as Prudence, Contentment, and Common- 
 sense wear, 
 And only through rose-tinted lenses will gaze 
 On a commonplace mate with his common- 
 place ways. 
 Does he weary with prose? — she will patiently 
 
 hear 
 A good story murder' d each morn in the 
 
 year : 
 Is he silent, morose, and blue-devill'd with 
 
 bile %— 
 She will knit, and say nothing, and pleasantly 
 smile : 
 
 s 
 
274 EURIPIDES. 
 
 aAo^ov, kv kolvio re Xv7rrjs rjSovrjs r ^X €LV f^pos' 
 Kal irouei yvvrj voctovvtl crvvvocrovcr 1 dve^erat, 
 kcli KdKtoV iravrdiv (rvvoLcreij tcovS' e^ovcr 1 ovSev 
 
 TTlKpoV 
 
 jxera yap kcrOXtov rwv (ptXcov ye ravra 8v(ttv~ 
 
 ^etv del 
 evTvyeiv re XPV' Tt ' 7^P ^V T ^ faXov <*AAo 
 
 irXrjv r68e ; 
 
 244. A6£' orav Xd/3r) KOLKrj 
 
 yvvaiKa, yXojcrcrrj TrtKporrjS evecrrc ns. 
 
 245. Mwpov fxev ovv yvvatKes, ovk dAAcos Xeyu)' 
 orav 8\ vttovtos rovS\ afxaprdvrj 7t6ctls 
 rdvSov irapuxyas Ae/crpa, /xi/xet<x#ou ^-eAei 
 yvvrj rbv avSpa, yarepov KracrOai (JjlXov 
 Kaireir kv avrals 6 xf/6yos XafjL7rpvverai 7 
 ol 8' airioi tcovS 1 ov kXvgvv avSpes KaKbis. 
 
 246. Aetval jxev opyal KvpLanov ^aAacrcrtwi/, 
 
 Setval 8e 7TOTa//,c3v, Kal irvpbs ^epfial irvoal, 
 Seivbv Se 7T€Vta, Setva 8' aAAa fxvp tor 
 dAA' ovSev ovtoj 8eivbv, ws yvvrj, KaKov 
 
EURIPIDES. 275 
 
 Does he sit by the fire and of toothache 
 
 complain 1 — 
 Her nerves sympathetic will feel a like pain ; 
 For 'twixt fond wedded pairs and 'twixt 
 
 friends true and leal 
 There are love-links they see not but 
 
 tenderly feel \ 
 And friendship and wife-love, when pure of 
 
 alloy, 
 Cut our sorrow in twain and redouble our 
 
 joy. 
 
 244. If at some poor unhappy quean 
 
 Town gossips 'gin to carp, 
 Her eyes will daily grow more keen, 
 Her tongue will grow more sharp. 
 
 245. Poor women-folk are geese, nine out of ten, 
 And rogues the great majority of men ; 
 When husband proves unfaithful to his bed, 
 A wife may follow where her mate has led • 
 If so, she must, though forced to go astray, 
 For less than half the sin the whole cost pay ; 
 For all the world on women's sins call — 
 
 Fy! 
 But grin at masculine infidelity, 
 
 246. Terrible is the anger of stormy seas ; and 
 terrible the floods of great rivers ; and terrible the 
 roar of fire ; and terrible is poverty ; and terrible 
 are ten thousand things ; but there is nothing in the 
 world so terrible as Woman : 
 
276 EURIPIDES. 
 
 ov& dv yevoLTO ypafifia tolovt kv ypacfrfj, 
 ou8' av Aoyos Sd^tiev €i 8k rov Qeo)v 
 rd8' ecrrc 7rAacr/xa, Srj/juovpyos wV kclkcdv 
 /xeytcrros terra) koX fSporoicn SvcrfJLevrjs* 
 24.7. Otj>7tot€ 8t) StSvfJia 
 
 AeKT/)' €7raLveara) /3poT(ov 
 ov8 J d/x</)t/a,aro/Da5 Kopovs, 
 epiSas oiKiov 8vorfJL€V€LS T€ A7J7ras. 
 Mtav /xot crrepyero) ttoctls ydfiots 
 aKOLVoivrjrov avSpbs evvdv 
 ov8e yap kv TroXecrc 
 8l7ttv\ol TVpavvi8es 
 
 fXtaS dfJL€LVOV€S <])6p€LV, 
 
 a)(6os kir 1 dyOei koX crracrts ttoXltcils* 
 
 TtKTOVOLV ^"' V/JLVOtV €pyaTOLLV 8vOlV 
 
 k'ptv Moucrat (ptXovcri Kpaiveiv 
 TTVoal 8' otolv <j>kpb)(Ti vavriXovs ^-oat, 
 Kara 7n/8aAta)i/ SlSv/jlol 77pairi8iiiv yvuijia 
 cro(f>u>v re 7r\fj9os dOpoov dcrOevko-repov 
 cf>avXorkpas cfrpevbs avroKparovs 
 Jvos, a Svvacns dvd re fxkXaOpa Kara re 7roAia9 
 oTrorav evpeiv S-eAwcrt Katpov. 
 248. lidvrojv o<x' Ictt' €[x\pvya kou yvioprjv €\€i 
 yvvaiK.es elcrcv d,0Xnorarov cfrvrov 
 as wpiora fiev Sec \pr] /xarcov virepfioXij 
 irocriv TrptacrOai Secnrorrjv re crw/xaros 
 Aa/3etv* KaKou y:\c tj?to y' uAyior kclkov 
 
EURIPIDES. 277 
 
 Speech may not describe her, nor drawing picture 
 her : 
 
 If she be the workmanship of a God, that God 
 hath brought more mischief into this world than all 
 the other Gods in Heaven together. 
 
 247. Let there be in a house one husband and one 
 wife ; for, wheresoever there be children begotten of 
 two mothers, there is strife and contention : 
 
 Let there be one ruler in a city ; for double rule 
 is double load, and the quarrelling of princes is the 
 subversion of law : 
 
 Let not two poets sing in one strain ; else they 
 will quit their singing to abuse one the other : 
 
 Let there be but one pilot on thy vessel ; for a 
 ship may not sail two ways at once : 
 
 Is there a thing to be clone that alloweth of no 
 tarrying, in thy house or in thy city % — intrust thou 
 the doing of it to some one man. 
 
 248. Of all the wretched creatures cursed with life 
 None half so wretched as a poor drudge-wife ; 
 For men buy slaves, that they may masters be \ 
 She with her ail hath purchased slavery ; 
 And, once her bargain made, she must go 
 
 through it, 
 Or lose her fame in seeking to undo it ; 
 She now must spend the remnant of her clays 
 Mid faces strange and unfamiliar ways ; 
 To suit her lord's yet unknown inclination, 
 She '11 need, poor soul, a special inspiration • 
 
278 EURIPIDES. 
 
 kolv T(38' dycov fieytcrTos, ij kolkuv Xafleiv 
 rj xprjcrrov ov yap evKXeets ribraAAayou 
 yvvat^lv, 01)8' olov t' dvr]vao~6ai 7ro&iW 
 €t? Kcitva 8' rjOrj kol vo/jlovs dcjuyfJLevrjv 
 Set fiavTLV etVou, fir) jmaOovcrav otKodev, 
 oto) jULaXicrra ^prjcrerat crvvevvery' 
 kolv fJilv ra8' aureus kKirovovfxevaio-iv ev 
 
 7T0CTtS ^VVOlKrj fJLTj f$lCX <\)tpO)V (vybv, 
 
 (rjXiorbs al(ov el 8e fxrj, ^ravecv ^petov 
 dvrjp 8' orav rots evSov a^^rai £wojv, 
 e£a) lioXcqv €7ravcr€ KapStav acnys, 
 rj 7rpbs <j>iXov tlv rj 7rpbs rjXiKas Tpaireis' 
 Ktivais 8' dvdyKrj wpos Liiav \j^v\r)v fiXkireiv 
 Xkyovvi 8' aura? cos dKtvSvvov fScov 
 (cocriv Kar 7 olkovs, ol 8e \idpvavTai Sopt' 
 
 KaKtO? <j)pOVOVVT€S' (jl)§ Tpl<$ OLV TTCLp doTTTita 
 
 crrrjvai ^eXocs av LidXXov rj reKeiv aVa£. 
 
 249. "Ev8ov Lievovcrav rrjv yvvaiK elvai \peu>v 
 kaOXijv ^rvpa^e 8' dgtav rov LirjSevos. 
 
 250. ^Hrot XeyovcrLV d>s Lit evefypovrj X a ^ 
 to SvcrLievh yvvouKos els dvSpbs Ae^os* 
 dTreTTTver 1 avrrjv, i'Jtls dv8pa rov rrdpos 
 
 KOLLVOLCTL XtKTpOLS dirofiaXoVV dXXoV (j^iXel' 
 
 dXX' ov8e ttcoXoSj rjns dv 8ia£vyrj 
 rrjs (jvvTpa^eLcrrjs, pa8iO)<$ eX^ei £vyov 
 kolltol to ^n]puo8es acpOoyyov T €<j>V 
 £vvecr€L r d^prjcrTOv ry cfivcrei re Acittctcu. 
 
EURIPIDES. 279 
 
 And, clone her best, she '11 think he kindly 
 
 treats her, 
 If, though he often scolds, he seldom beats her; 
 And, should the brute to such foul means 
 
 descend, 
 Her only cure 's a noose at a rope's end. 
 A husband, weary of his own fireside, 
 May have abroad each humour gratified, 
 While the poor wife day after day must stare 
 At one man's mouth and nose and eyes and 
 
 hair. 
 Fools tell us, men run risks by land and sea, 
 While wives sit snug at home from danger 
 
 free ; 
 These fools would find the peril less, I '11 
 
 swear, 
 To right three battles than one child to bear. 
 249. Good wives are like cats, and love fireside 
 
 seats, 
 But hussies, like bitches, are aye on the 
 
 streets. 
 2o0. They say a married widow may forget 
 
 A husband in one night, and cease to fret ; 
 With easy memories who their sex so shame, 
 Heartless, are women but in form and name : 
 If beasts be driven in pairs, and one be taken, 
 The other long will pine as thing forsaken : 
 Widows, then, merry, gay, and debonnaire, 
 Might learn a lesson from a cow or mare. 
 
280 EURIPIDES. 
 
 251. No/xot yvvaiKiov ov kolXojs Kelvrai ir'epc 
 XP?]V jap tov tvTvyovvd 1 on TrXeio-ras e^etv 
 yvvatKaSj elirep iv So/xot? rpcxfirj Trapfjv* 
 
 0)S ri]v kolktjv dv e^efiaXXe Sco/xdVcoi/, 
 rrjv 8' or crap io~6Xrjv f)8eu)s ecrcu^er 7 aV 
 vvv 6" €t? fxtav /3\e7rov(Ti) kivSvvov fxiyav 
 
 pL7TTOVT€S' OV ydp T(OV TpOTTOiV 7T€l/}0)/X€l>Ot 
 
 vvfufias es olkovs hpixari^ovrai fipOTOi. 
 
 252. 'Ocrco to S-77AU Si;crTvx^o~T€pov yevos 
 
 7T€(f)VK€V dvSpiOV' €V T€ TOtO"t y<Z/) KaAotS 
 TToAAoj AeA€t7TTat ? fCGWTfc TOt? aio~X/)OtS 7rAeOl>. 
 
 253. T?)i/ euyeveiav, Kav ajiopcjios r\ yd/xos, 
 Tt^aa cru ? tzkvov, irpbs TeKvow ydpiv XafStlv, 
 to t' d£uo/za fxaXXov rj rd xprjfJLara. 
 
 254. Oi' Tot 7Tot', 0V7T0T, ov ydp €tsaVa£ Jpa> ? 
 X/o?) to us ye voSy e^oi/Ta? ? ois eo-nv yvvrj y 
 7rpbs rrjv kv olkols aXo^ov ets^otrdv kav 
 yvvatKas' avrai ydp 8i8do~KaXoL KaKOJW 
 
 rj [lev T6 KepSatvovcra crv/JLcjydetpei Ae^os, 
 fj 8' djjiTrXaKOvo-a crvvvoo-ttv avryj ^-eAet, 
 ^•oAAat Se fiapyori-jTi' Kavrevdev 86/jlol 
 vocrovcriv dv8pu)W 7rpbs rdS 1 ev cfavXdcro-eTe 
 KXydpoLCTL Kal /xo^Aotcrt Saj/xdVcov TrvXas' 
 vyies yap ovSev at ^rvpaOev et'soSot 
 Sptoatv yi-vaiKtov, aAAa 7roAAa Kal KaKa, 
 
EURIPIDES. 281 
 
 251. Our customs in wedlock sound reason defy ; 
 For a fortune we risk on one cast of the die ; 
 Why, only five wives are allowed to five men, 
 Though, if each could afford it, he 'd rightly 
 
 claim ten ; 
 And he' d try them in housekeeping, temper, 
 
 and tact, 
 And the good would be kept, and the bad 
 
 be off-packt. 
 
 252. There be virtues in manhood to which 
 woman never riseth ; and in womanhood there be 
 vices to which man doth rarely sink. 
 
 253. My son, set thou thine heart upon a woman 
 well-born, be she comely or uncomely ; and this for 
 the sake of the children that may be born to thee ; 
 for industry of thine may make thee money, but 
 Time alone generateth nobility. 
 
 254. A Benedick that kmgs for home repose 
 To women-visitors his house will close ; 
 For women never put their heads together 
 But to hatch trouble and bring on foul weather. 
 Some mischief make from love of mischief- 
 making ; 
 
 Some play the go-between for money-taking ; 
 And some, notoriously gone astray, 
 Wish all the world to be as bad as they ; 
 Look to your door, then, friend, and bar and 
 
 lock it, 
 Andkeep the latch-key in yourtrousers-pocket. 
 
282 EURIPIDES. 
 
 255. X/oewi/ 
 
 Kocr/x€U> yvvaiKa^ ras yvvaiK€ias voa-ovs. 
 
 256. TdfJiovs ocrot anrevSovcTL /jltj 7re7rpojfievov<; 
 
 fJLOLTrjV 7iOVOV(TlV TjV 8t TO X/560)^ 7TOO"€t 
 
 ^vyvvcrc, Ka<j7rov8a<TTOs r qX8ev ets S6/jlovs. 
 
 257. "Oorot yafJLovcnv rj ykvti Kpeicrcrovs ydfiovs, 
 rj woXXa ^pTjjJiaT^ ovk kir'MTTavrai yafxetv' 
 rot rrjs yvvaiKos yap Kparovvr kv Sco/zacri 
 SovXol rov avSpa, kovk€T ecrr' cXev8epos' 
 7tXovtos 5' €7ra/<Tos Ik yi>i/aiKeta>i/ yd/Mov 
 dvovrjTOS' at yap SiaAi'crets ou paScai. 
 
 258. Mer/otW XeKTpuv, /xer/oicoi/ 3e So/xcov 
 
 /Z€Ta <T0)<fipO(TVVY}S 
 
 Kvpcrat ^vrjTOLO-LV dpurrov. 
 
 259. FuvaiKt Tot o-ty^ T€ kou to croxppovetv 
 KaWio-rov, eto-co S-' rjo-vyov /mevecv So/xcoi/. 
 
 260. <3?(,A,oi/'oy6V rot y^prjjia ^rjXttZv e<j>v, 
 crfAiKpas t' d<popfJLas rjv Xafiaxri tQ>v Aoywi/, 
 irXetovs €7r€LS<p€pov(TLV' rjSovi] 8e tls 
 yvvciLL^l fjLrjSev vyies dXXrjXas Xkyetv. 
 
 261. Giryarpaa-iv rot rats e/xous efy 7rocri9 
 fjirj 7rap9€V(i)7rbs, dXXd rdvSpeiov Tpoirov 
 rot yap re/vV aurcoi/'Apeos eKKpefiavvvTou, 
 rot 8' evirpeirr) 8rj koct/jlos ev xopols /jlovov. 
 
EURIPIDES. 283 
 
 255. A woman, worth the name, would rather die 
 Then run her own sex down, while men 
 
 stood by. 
 
 256. Whoso wife-hunting goes uphill, down dale, 
 Will in his errand to a surety fail ; 
 
 If Fate hath once ordain'd a man should wed, 
 He '11 wake one morn and find his wife in bed. 
 
 257. Marry not a wife of high lineage ; for she 
 will despise thee and thy kinsfolk : 
 
 Neither marry thou an heiress ; for that were to 
 forge thine own fetters. 
 
 258. Woo, win, and wed a modest wife, 
 If pleasant home and happy life 
 
 Thou would' st unto thyself secure ; 
 One not too young, and not too old, 
 And not tao .free, nor yet too cold, 
 
 Not too rich, aireUnot too poor. 
 
 259. She is excellent among women, that hath a 
 quiet tongue, a pure heart, and that loveth her own 
 fireside. 
 
 260. women-folk love scandal well ! 
 
 Give them an inch, they'll make an ell : 
 There 's not one woman in our old town, 
 But loves to run a sister down. 
 
 261. Had I a wife, and had my way, 
 
 And we were blest with daughters ten, 
 With gallants they might flirt and play, 
 But all should marry brave good men. 
 
284: EURIPIDES. 
 
 262. "El/ TOt K(1K0L(TL Kol VOCTOLS ywrj TTO(T€L 
 
 rjStcrTov ecrTt ? Sio/io.t 1 riv olkw kolXo)Sj 
 6pyr]V T€ Trpavvovora kuX 8v(r0v/xta<s 
 \pvyrjv iieOtdraa 1 ' f)8v KaTrdrac <p[Xo)v. 
 
 263. 'E/x7T€^)i;Ke rot 
 yvvaigl repots rtov TrapeorrtoTUv KaK(ov 
 ava (TTOfi 7 aet kol Sia yXojcr&rjs ^X eiV * 
 
 264. Et's Tot roo-oxrrov rjKtO 1 ojctt 1 opOovpivrj^ 
 evvfjS) yvvaiKes, irdvr e^etv vofxl^ere, 
 
 rjv 6" av ykvr)TQi £vpcjx)pd ns els Ae^os, 
 Ta XcocrTa kol KdWarra TToXepioWara 
 Tidea-0€. 
 
 265. Ov 8tJ 7tot' avSpa rbv crocfabv yvvaiKL ^pr) 
 Sovvat xaXtvovs, ov$' dcjievT idv Kparetv' 
 ttkttov yap ovSev icrrtv el 8t ns Kvpei 
 yvvaiKes icrOXrjs, evrvyei, kclkov kafiow. 
 
 266. 'Aydpovs drtKvovs re fipoTiov (^Aor 
 fxta yap ^v^rj, rrjs virtpaXydv 
 likrpiov dyQos' 
 
 7ratSa)i/ Se vocrovs Kal vvpcj^tStovs 
 evvds ^ravdrots Kepai^opevas 
 ov tXijtov bpdv. 
 
 267. M.o)(drjp6v eoTTcv dvSpl rrpecrjivrij reKvovv 
 S/xcos t' Ivtiv octtls ovkW &paios yapet' 
 Seo-n-otva yap yepovrt vvpcjyto) yvvq. 
 
EURIPIDES, 285 
 
 262. In sickness and distress for man can be 
 No solace like a good wife's company ; 
 With sweet and more than pardonable wiles 
 She soothes his anger and his care beguiles : 
 then how infinite is Love's subtlety, 
 That so to Truth transfigures Falsity ! 
 
 263. How miserable would women be, 
 But for their neighbours' misery ! 
 
 264. So long as man his vow of fealty keeps, 
 The fiend within the woman's bosom sleeps ; 
 But let his fancy once a ramble take, 
 
 And Jealousy, the fiend, is wide awake. 
 
 265. Iso man, not utterly devoid of brains, 
 Will e'er allow his wife to hold the reins ; 
 For this one truth hath been by all confess'd : 
 < Woman may not be trusted, at her best.' 
 Is your wife good ? — she 's better than a bad 
 
 one ; 
 But it were better, if you ne'er had had one ; 
 Yourself are ill off, though your friend fare 
 
 worse ; 
 You have no blessing, and he hath a curse. 
 
 266. When I reflect upon the sicknesses of child- 
 hood and the perils of childbed, I say in my heart : 
 < It is better for a man not to marry.' 
 
 267. An old man's wife is an old fool's mistress. 
 Ere a greybeard turneth to beget children, the wits 
 that should be in his head will have tumbled into his 
 loins. 
 
286 EURIPIDES. 
 
 268. TtJs fJL€V KdKTJS KiXKLOV OVTL yLV€T(lt 
 
 yvvaiKos' kcrOXyjs o" ovftiv els virepfioXr^v 
 
 7T€<j>VK ajJLtLVOV. 
 
 269. "Icrov ye 8tJt dvqp re kolI yvvrj crOkvet 
 dSiKovfxkvt] 7rpos dvSpos* d)? 8' avrtas dvrjp 
 ywou/ca juuopaivovcrav kv 86/jlols k\(DV 
 
 /cat rep fxev k'(TTLV kv ytpolv /xeya (rOkvos, 
 rfj S' kv yovevcn kcu c/hAois rot 7r/}dy/xara. 
 
 270. ET rt§ yuvat/cas twi/ 7t/hv etprjKev /caKak 
 7/ vw Aeywv kcrTLV ns ry /zeAAei Aeyetj/, 
 dwavra ravra crvvrefxcov eya) <fipd<rio' 
 yevos ya/) oilre 7toVtos ouVe y?} Tpecj^et 
 TOtov8' ? 6 8' det ^i;vTv^a)i/ hticrTcncu. 
 
 271. To ^-tJA/u crvvOels fjarj crv irdv ixepLXprj ykvos. 
 
 272. OtKOcf)66pov Srjr dvSpa KCoXvec yvvrj 
 kcrOXrj Trapa^ev)^6eicro^ kcu crai^et 86/jlovs. 
 
 273. Ma/capos, oo-Tts e^Ti^et yd/jiov Xafiojv 
 kcrOXrjs yvvaiKos, evrvyei 8' 6 /xt) Aa/3a>v. 
 
 274. Otj to KaAAos, w ywat, 
 dAA' dperal Tepirovcri rbvs ^vvevvkras. 
 
 275. Xp^ rot yvvouKa, kolv kolkg3 7r6cr€L SoOfj, 
 crrepyetv a/JuXXdv r ovk kyeiv (frpovrjfJLaros. 
 
 27 6. WeydXrj rvpavvls dvSpl t€kvcl kcu yvvrj' 
 tcrrjv yap dvSpl crv/JLcfropdv elvcu Aeyco 
 t£kv(dv ^-' dfiapreiv /cat 7rdrpas Kal xprjfjLdrwv 
 dX6\ov re Kedvrjs' d>§ jxovov tcov ^prjixaToyv 
 KpdrtcrTov kern Tav8pl 7 crco(/>/X)v' dv Xdfirj. 
 
EURIPIDES. 287 
 
 268. There is nothing worse than a bad woman, 
 and nothing better than a good one. 
 
 269. If man or wife against the laws 
 
 Of holy wedlock sin, 
 He hath himself to plead his cause, 
 And she her kith and kin. 
 
 270. If e'er a man spake ill of women-folk, 
 
 Or so speaks now, or is to speak hereafter, 
 I '11 take the triple argument, and say : 
 Experience shows that women are 
 Beings unique and singular ; 
 Search high and low, sky, earth, and sea, 
 Nought like them was, is, or will be. 
 
 271. Is it foolish to say of all men — 'They are 
 wicked"? — so is it foolish to speak of women; for, as 
 man from man, so one woman differeth from another. 
 
 272. A thrifty wife, if anything can, 
 May save from ruin a thriftless man. 
 
 273. Happy is the man that hath gotten him a 
 good wife ; and lucky is he that hath gotten him 
 none. 
 
 274. The beauty of a good wife addeth grace to 
 her goodness ; but her beauty availeth not a wicked one. 
 
 275. The evil qualities of a husband excuse not 
 the disobedience of a wife. 
 
 276. Wife and child are a yoke upon a man's 
 shoulder ; for the loss of a child is as exile from 
 one's country, and a man had better lose all his 
 substance than lose a good wife. 
 
288 EURIPIDES. 
 
 277 . "AXytcrrov dpa to ^rrj\v^ fiurrjOev yevos' 
 
 at yap o-cjyaXelaat raiiriv ovk eo-^aA/xeyats 
 at'cr^os yvvat£t, /cat k€kolv(dvt<xl xfoyov, 
 rats S' ov KOLKatcriv at /ca/cat* tol 8' ets yd/xoi'S 
 ovSev Sokovctlv bytes dvSpdcnv (ppovetv. 
 
 278. "Orav 7rocrt5 TrtKpQs 
 £vvrj yvvaiKl, /cat to crcoV ecrrlv iriKpnv. 
 
 279. 'AAAat //ev, co 7rat ? Sta to /cdAAos evTvyels 
 yvvatKes, aAAas 5' avTo tout' a7rt6Aeo~ev. 
 
 280- T-u^Ty ywat/cioV eh yd/xovs. 
 
 281. "OTav ftpoTGJV Tt? SeAeao-a? S:i/iaprd rov 
 KpvTTTaicriv evvals elr' dvayKao-Qrj Aa/3etv, 
 
 SvCTT^Vo's eCTTlV, €t 6\)/C€t TO (TiO<fipOVeLV 
 
 €K€6 /x€v avrrjv ovk eyeiv, Trap 1 oT S' e^etv 
 ot/cet yap aAyccTT', oi? 80/aoV ot/cetv /ca/ctoV 
 £vvoiSe yap Sfjr' dvocrtov y^/xas ydfiov. 
 yvvrj 6" dp' dvSpa Svcrcrefirj KeKTrjiievrj. 
 
 282. ^Htoi t68 j al(r\pov TrposrareLv ye 8o)fxdro)v 
 
 yvvaiKa ) lit) rov dv8pa' /cd/cetVous crrvyu) 
 robs 7rat8a?, ocrrts tov Liev apcrevos irarpo^ 
 ovk wvo/xao-Tat, rrjs 8e Lirjrpos ev TroAer 
 eTTio'rjjJLa yap yrjp.avTL Kal Liei^U) Ae^ 
 rdvSpus fxev ov8els, rtov 8e ^trjXetojv Aoyos. 
 
 283. Ato-^to-TOF, el Tts Tair' aKOvo-erai irore 
 6 rrji yvvatKos, ov\l rdv8pbs r) yvvrj, 
 
 284. ESvous c/>epoi'cr' eXevdepoo-TO/iei yvvr). 
 
EURIPIDES. 289 
 
 277. Women are a sorry set ; such as slip in their 
 goings bring discredit on the virtuous ; and in 
 matters of wedlock women do never deal honestly 
 with men, 
 
 278. The joy of a woman is gone from the hour 
 When a husband proves false, or his temper 
 
 goes sour. 
 
 279. Some girls win fortune by a pretty face ; 
 Beauty to some brings ruin and disgrace. 
 
 280. Wedlock is Woman's lottery. 
 
 281. Who steals his neighbour's wife doth play 
 
 the villain, 
 And; if he take her for his own, the fool ; 
 For through the gate of lies she comes to 
 
 him, 
 Portion 1 d with falsehood, dower' d with 
 
 treachery : 
 When all alone they sit, to himself he '11 
 
 say — 
 ' Thou slut ! ' — and she, between her teeth — 
 
 6 Thou rogue !' 
 
 282. When it is said of children that their mother 
 is So-and-so, it is likely that their father is So-so. 
 
 283. That man hath reach' d the nadir of degrada- 
 tion, that can justly be called his husband's wife. 
 
 284. The ant-eater hath a long tongue ; and so 
 hath the wife that bringeth a dower to her husband. 
 
 T 
 
290 EURIPIDES. 
 
 285. Ov roc KaXhv 
 ovotv ywaiKoiv dv8p' eV rjvias ^x €iv j 
 
 a A A' et? fiiav /JAeVovTes evvai'av Kv7rptv 
 (rrepyovcnv, ocrrts /jltj KaK0)s oiKelv i^eAe/,. 
 
 286. 'E7rt</>6W6v n xprjfjia ^rjXetas </>pevos 
 /cat ^vyydfioLcrL 8vs/jl€V€S /xaAtcrr' act. 
 
 287. Ila^ov S77 yeVos eV 7roAAats 
 evpocs av t'cra>9 
 
 ouk aVo/xoiJcrov to yi;vaiKa>v. 
 
 288. '12 yvvaLKOJV Ae^os 7roAi;7rovoi' ? , 
 ocra f3pOTol$ epe^as rjSr) KaKa. 
 
 289. "E/c Tot irarpus koX fJLrjrpbs iKTrovov/ievajv 
 crKXrjpas StaiVa? 06 yovoi f^eXrtoves 
 rcov iv 86fJLOL<Tiv r)fj.€p€v6vTO)V dec. 
 
 290. ? E/xot 8o/<€t S^t'j el irapa^ev^eik tl$ 
 XprjCTTtp Trovqpov XeKrpov ) ovk av evreKvelv 
 ecrOXotv 8' av djm<potv icrOXbv excfrvvaL yovov. 
 
 291. Ta? craj(/)/oovas /xer ei/ Xoyots pucrrjTeov 
 XdOpa £e roXfxas ov KaAas KeKTrjfieva^ 
 at 7TW? ttot', (o 8ea*7roti/a irovria YLvirpi, 
 /3Xe7rovcrLV els 7r/)osa)7ra twv ^vveuvcTtoi/ 
 cuSe (tkotov cfapco-crovcrL rbv ^vvepydrrjv 
 repefxvd t olku)v fJLTj 7roT€ cj)8oyyrjv dcjjfj ; 
 
 292. Kvj8os /<a#' airor tov crotfrbv KracrOai xptutv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 291 
 
 285. Live two lives, to please two wives. 
 
 286. Jealousy ! Jealousy ! thy name is Woman ! 
 
 287. With boys and girls it is severally as with 
 puppies and kittens ; for of the former many remain 
 worthless, and a few admit of infinite training ; but 
 the latter develop all quickly, but within a very 
 little circumference. 
 
 288. If thou hear a hubbub in the street, and 
 draw near, and make inquiry, thou wilt find that a 
 woman hath had somewhat to do with it. 
 
 289. The children of Labour and Honesty are 
 better than the children of Wealth and Idleness. 
 
 290. For the getting of a good son it requireth 
 but two things — a good father and a good mother. 
 
 291. There be women that can trick their 
 husbands, and yet pray fervently in chapel ; and to 
 me it is a great marvel how the like can sleep 
 soundly in the dark. 
 
 292. Doctors young, that seek to thrive, 
 With daughters of old doctors wive. 
 
292 EURIPIDES. 
 
 293. ^H rapa Seivbv fprrerajv [xev dypcojv 
 
 OLKY] fSpOTOLCTL Qe(?)U K<XT<X(TTT\<J<xi TlVa' 
 
 a S' eW e^iSvrjs kolI irvpbs 7repatrep0), 
 ov§e\s yvvatKus (fxlpixaK 7 e^rjvpev KaKrjs. 
 
 294. t Hto6 ya/xetv 8rjr' Ik re yevvatuyv x/xa>v 
 Sovvat r' es ecrOXovs, octtls ev /SovXeverat, 
 kclkojv 8e XeKrputv pbrj ^iOv/jLtav e'x €tv ' 
 /x^8' el fairXovTOvs oicrerai cfrepvas 8o/zois. 
 
 295. 'E)(^/oa Vt£V 17 VtoGo-a fi-qrpvia t€kvol<$ 
 tols TTp6(rd\ €)(l8vy)<; ovSev rj7ri(OTepa. 
 
 296. KaKov yvvaiKa 7rpbs v'eav yafxetv veov 
 poLKpa yap 1<T)(VS fiaXXov dpcyevow /nevec, 
 ^ fj Xeia 8' rj/Srj ^rdcrcrov €K Xeiirei cre/3as. 
 
 297. Et'77 fJLOL KVpCrOLL 
 
 crvv8vd8os <£tAtas dX6)(Ov' tovto yap 
 ev yStora) CTTrdvLov piepos. 
 
 298. Ou7roT€ (firjcro) ydfjiov evcf^patveLV 
 irXeov rj Xv7re.1v. 
 
 299. Ta/xetre vw, ya/xeire, Kara ^-v^cr/cerc 
 7}' cfrap/jLaKOLcriv e.K yvvaiKos rj SoXots' 
 octtis 8e ttXovtov rj 'vyeveiav etcrtSiDV 
 yafiet TrovrjpaVj puopos ecrrc /JLLKpd yap 
 fieydXtov dfjiecvo) V o"dj</>pocriv 8o//ots i\€iv. 
 
 300. rwaiKa )(/)?) to, irdvTa crvyxcopetv 7rd<X€i. 
 
 301. 'A7TOVTOS dvSpbs e.K So/jlcdv ^Vts yui/77 
 
 eh KaXXos dcrKei, Stdypacf) u>s ovcrav KaKrjv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 293 
 
 293. If serpent sting thee, herb may heal ; 
 A burn is soothed by sprinkled meal ; 
 But woman's stab is deadly and sure, 
 Past all soothing, and past all cure. 
 
 29-i. Wealth is a desirable thing, my son, and 
 Beauty an admirable ; but see thou that thy children 
 wed only with such as know the name of their 
 father's grandsire. 
 
 295. Whoso bringeth in a strange woman to rear 
 his motherless children is as a bird that asketh a 
 weasel to hatch the eggs in his lonely nest. 
 
 296. 'Tis bad for boy and girl to marry : 
 She cannot wait, but he should tarry. 
 
 297. Of wedded pairs, my son, I have known 
 sixty and seven ; and of these pairs I envied two. 
 
 298. Happy wedlock bringeth much of joy ; but 
 happiest wedlock hath its share of pain. 
 
 299. Marry, my son, if thou art weary of life. 
 And, if thou must needs marry, choose not a wicked 
 woman for her wealth or her lineage ; for a tigress 
 chafeth in a little cage. 
 
 300. That wife shall never go astray 
 That always to her lord gives way. 
 
 301. Write her down < hussy ' that looketh into 
 her mirror while her husband is from home. 
 
294 EURIPIDES. 
 
 302. BpOTLOV OCTOLS /X6V €V KaOe(TTU.(TiV ydfJLOL, 
 
 [JLOLKapLOS al(s)V oh Se fxrj ttltttovo-iv ev, 
 rd r evSov elcrl rd re §-vpa£e 8vcrTV)^ets. 
 
 303. 'Act yvvaiKes €fi7ro8u)V rats crv{jL(f>6pais 
 €(£>vcrav dvSpwv 7rpbs rb Svo-rv^ea-repov. 
 
 304. Yvvrj irk<^vK els rdXXa fiev (f>6/3ov 7rXea, 
 ko.kt] S' is dXhcrjv kolI criSrjpov elsopdv 
 orav 8' is evvrjv rjStKrjfjievrj Kvpfj, 
 
 ovk ecrriv dXXrj (j^pfjv fMcu(]x)V(i)Tepa. 
 
 305. 'E/< tojv 6/xotwv 06 kolkoI ya/xoucr 1 dec. 
 
 306. "Oirov /Sorpvos iv SolltI ytyverat ydvos 
 yvvcu^lv, vytes ovBev en tow 6pyto)v. 
 
 307. Tw]/ TOL TrXoVTMV oS' apLCTTOS 
 
 yevvatov Xe^os evpetv. 
 
 308. TvvaiKi rot 
 aio-y^pbv /xer' dvSpwv ecrrdvaL veavtiov. 
 
 309. Tot fxev ywatKtiiv ^craw ecrr' okvov yevos, 
 
 tg\ 8' ot5k dv avrojv ^pdcros vTrepfiaXXoiTO res. 
 
 310. IIoo-oi;s SoKeis Srj Kapr y e^ovr as ev <f>povetv 
 vocrovvO' opwvras XeKrpa jjltj SoKetv opdv J 
 
 311. EtKOTOJS kolktJs yvvatKos kolkos dvfjp yevrja-erai. 
 
 312. AetAwv ywaiKes 8ecr7roro)v ^-pacrvo-TOfJLoi. 
 
 313. r H Seti/ov at yuvatKes evpicrKetv re^vas. 
 
 314. MaAioV e^et rot Svvafjuv els oiktov yvvrj. 
 
EURIPIDES. 295 
 
 302. If husband and wife do agree, there is 
 happiness ; but if they quarrel, there is misery 
 within doors, and little of comfort without. 
 
 303. If women interfere in anything, 
 
 They thither, willy-nilly, mischief bring. 
 
 304. A woman that will shudder at the sight of 
 a drawn sword will use it without a qualm if she 
 be injured of her husband. 
 
 305. Birds of a feather mate together. 
 
 306. Men in their cups pass through merriment 
 into foolishness ; but women in their revels pass 
 through cunning into vice. 
 
 307. That man hath made his fortune who hath 
 married a good wife. 
 
 308. It is a shame to a girl to stand havering 
 with young men. 
 
 309. A woman is at times a very hind for 
 cowardice, and at times a lioness for courage. 
 
 310. How many husbands, good sir, do you think 
 Are sensible fellows and know when to wink % 
 
 311. A bad wife will spoil the best of husbands. 
 
 312. There's something wrong, we all do know, 
 When cocks are dumb and hens do crow. 
 
 313. If that her lover were up in the moon, 
 
 A woman would manage to get there soon. 
 
 314. The chemist extracteth perfume from things 
 refuse \ and woman draweth compassion from out a 
 heart of stone. 
 
296 EURIPIDES. 
 
 315. ITavra rot 81 dpcrevojv 
 yvvat^l TrpdcrcreLv eiKOS, atVtve? cro(f>aL 
 
 316. TvvaiK€<s eis fikv kcrOX' d/JLYixavtoraTaL, 
 kolkiov Se 7rdvr<jjv removes oro(/)WTarat. 
 
 317. Xpeaw iv So/jlolctlv dvSpa rbv crocfjbv Tpk<\>nv 
 yvvaiKa xprjcrTrjv KayaOrjv, rj /jlyj ya/zetV. 
 
 318. Yvvrj tl %kjXv Kairl SaKpvoLS £<f>v. 
 
 319. 'H rdpa <j>Xavpav ov (Tirdvis yvvatK' e^eti/. 
 
 320. Ovk ecTTtv ovre ret^os, ovre xprjfJLara, 
 ovt dXXo 8vscj>v\aKTOv ovolv, a)§ yvvfj. 
 
 321. Aeivbv yvvat^lv at 8l' d)8tv(ov yoval, 
 
 Kdl cfriXoTtKVOV 7TW5 7TOLV yVVOUK€LOV y£V09. 
 
 322. ^H Tap' av o\pk y dv8pes i^evpoiev av, 
 el jxr) yvvrj ye pLrj^avas evp-qcrerai. 
 
 323. No>09 
 yvvaiKas dvdpojv urj /3Ae7retv kvavriov. 
 
 324. Yvvrj KwcfreXeiav 
 
 kcli vocrov dvdpl cf>ep€L fxeytcrTav. 
 
 325. TliKpbv vka yvvaiKi 7rpeo-f3vrrjs dvf)p. 
 
 326. Ta fjiev dXXa Sevrep' kcrrlv av Trdcr^rj yvvrj, 
 dvSpbs 8' d/xapravoi-cr' apaprdvei /3iov. 
 
 327 . "OXfios ywaua, 7t6<tlv lav vrkpyovr ^XV- 
 
 328. YvvatKas a7rdrrj kov crOevei VLKrjTeov. 
 
 329. Ilacra /xev SovXrj 7re<pvKev avSpbs rj db)(j)pb)v 
 
 yvvrj, 
 rj 6e fxrj crtocfrptov dvota rbv ^vvovO 1 v7rep(f)povd. 
 
 330. Act yuvaiKa crvp7rovdv yvvaiKi XP 7 ?- 
 
EURIPIDES. 297 
 
 315. A goose of a woman will have the last say ; 
 But clever wives yield, and have all their 
 
 own way. 
 
 316. "Women are helpless for great and good ends, 
 but quick for trifles or for mischief. 
 
 317. Plain water is better than poor wine ; so 
 is celibacy better than commonplace wedlock. 
 
 318. A woman's eyes are fountains of tears. 
 
 319. Good wives, like flowers, bloom here and 
 
 there ; 
 Bad wives, like weeds, grow everywhere. 
 
 320. Thou mayst guard a fortress or a king's 
 treasure ; but thou canst not guard a woman, 
 
 321. Xo love like mother's love. 
 
 322. Men need not try where women fail. 
 
 323. Distrust a man that cannot look you in the 
 eyes, and a woman that can. 
 
 32-L Woman is man's greatest blessing and 
 man's greatest curse. 
 
 325. An old husband is an abomination to a 
 young wife. 
 
 326. When husband goes, all goes. 
 
 327. A wife that has secured the love of her 
 husband has reached the apex of woman's happiness. 
 
 328. Wheedle a woman, would you win your way. 
 
 329. A good woman maketh an obedient wife ; 
 but a foolish wife despiseth her husband. 
 
 330. Women-folk should stand by one another. 
 
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298 EURIPIDES. 
 
 331. 'H cfrrjfJil f3pOT(0V 0LTLV6S €L(TLV 
 
 7ra/x7rai/ direipoi p,r]8' kcjjvrevcrav 
 7rat8a? 7rpo<p€peiv ei's evrv^tav 
 tojv yecva/jLevm'. 
 
 01 fJL€V OLTtKVOL, oY d7T€LpO(TVVrjV 
 
 eW 1 rj8v fSporoLS etr' dvtapbv 
 Trails TeXkOov(r\ ovyl rvyovrts, 
 ttoXXujv poyOwv aTTtyovrai' 
 old i 8e t€kvo)v ecrriv kv OLKOIS 
 yXvKepbv f3 Xdcrrrj fji\ dOpQ> peXerr) 
 Kararpv^ofxeiovs tuv diravra y^povov 
 
 7Tp(x)T0V /Z€V 07TO)S ^p€lpOV(TL KdX(OS 
 
 /3lot6v &' oTTodev Xaifovvi reKvois' 
 'in 8' Ik tovto)v etr kwl <pXavpots 
 etr' kirl xprjcrTOLS 
 pbO)(8ovcrL, t68 7 k(TTiv a8r]Xov. 
 "Ev 8t to 7ravT0)v Xoicrdtov tfSr) 
 Trdcrtv Karepu) ^rvrjroicrt kcikov 
 kolI 6\) yap aAis fiiorrjv rjvpov, 
 crco/xa r Is r ij/3rjv r'jXvOe t€kvojv 
 XprjCTTOL t kyevovr' et 8e Kvp'q&aL 
 Aat/xcoi/ oi)ros', cf)pov8os €$ "AtS^r 
 Gavaros 7rpo<pep<jjv crco/xara t€kvo)v. 
 Ilws ol>v Ai'et 7r/)os rots aAAois 
 t^fS' ert AiV^i/ dviapordrrjv 
 
 7Tai8(OV €V€K€V 
 
 ^vtjtolctl Qeovs kirifidXXeiv ; 
 
EURIPIDES. 299 
 
 CONCERNING DOMESTIC ETHICS— KINDRED-HOME. 
 
 331. I hold it better that one should pass through 
 life childless. For, though I grant a man would 
 thereby lose much of joy, yet so would he be spared 
 much of care and trouble. For a father must needs 
 be anxious concerning the rearing and instruction of 
 his children, and be busied in gathering substance 
 to leave behind him when he dies ; and all the while 
 he cannot tell whether his pains will have been well 
 bestowed upon virtuous children or wasted upon 
 vicious ones. Nay, there have been men that have 
 gathered substance, and their children have grown 
 up healthy and virtuous, and Death hath come and 
 marred the counsels of these fathers and made ship- 
 wreck of their happiness. And such men, methinks, 
 must curse God in their hearts, and marvel that 
 they were born into the world. 
 
300 EURIPIDES. 
 
 332. t Yirep(iaWov(rr)'$ 4'^et 
 ^parous tvSatpovi'as 
 (LKLvrjTOv &<fx>pfiav 9 
 TtKViov ols av KapTTOTpocf>OL 
 
 XapirmTLV iv ^taXdpots 
 7rarptoL(Ti vedviSes rjf3ai y 
 StaSeKTOpa ttXovtov 
 cos e^ovres £k irarepojv 
 Irepot? €irl TtKVOLS' 
 (xXkol re yap kv kolkols 
 crvv T 1 evrv^cats </>tAov, 
 8opc re ya warpta cfrepei 
 
 (TiDTTfjpLOV dXK&V. 
 
 'E//,ot pev ttXovtov re irapos 
 
 /3ao-iXu<(ov t' etev ^-aAd/xcov 
 
 rpocjxil KTjSeioi KeSvojv ye T€kv(dv 
 
 tov a7ratSa 8' aTToo-Tvyco 
 
 fiiov, co re 8ok€i xfseyuf 
 
 perd 8e Kredvojv perpcojv fStords 
 
 ei>7ratcSos lyolpav. 
 
 333. Ol3 \pTj 7To0 ) OCTTt? dpTL(f)pU)V TTeC^VK dv^p 
 
 7rat6a? 7T£ptcrarcos tKSiSdcrKto-dciu croc^ovs' 
 X cop is yap aXXrjs t)s €\ovo-lv dpyias 
 cfrdovov irpbs do-TCov dX^dvovo-i 8vo-p€V?)' 
 o~Katoio~t pev yap Katva TTposfapuyv <xoc/>a 
 Sonets d^pelos kov crocus TT€(f)VK€vat' 
 
EURIPIDES. 301 
 
 332. On pillars sure his happiness doth rest 
 
 Whose hearth with brave and loving boys 
 
 is blest ; 
 Their presence adds new sweetness to his joy \ 
 Soothes him, when fears perplex or cares 
 
 annoy ; 
 His life and fame their arms and lips defend 
 From sword of foe or slander of false friend ; 
 Blissfully heedless of his own decay, 
 He sees their virtues ripen day by day ; 
 At length, all duties manfully fulfill' d, 
 All fear for self by love for others still' d, 
 Death, stealing on him with a kind surprise, 
 With sudden finger closes peaceful eyes. 
 Give me such life, and, blest with modest 
 
 means, 
 I will not envy sonless kings and queens, 
 Nor the dull lot of celibates that buy 
 Quittal of care with self-idolatry. 
 
 333. A prudent father will not over-teach his 
 children. For an over- taught man is a nuisance to 
 his neighbours. The fool that is conscious of his 
 
302 EURIPIDES. 
 
 Tinv 8 J a\ Sokovvtwv elb* evai re ttolklXov 
 Kpeurcruyv vofiMTveis kv7rpbs ev 7roAet <f>aV€L 
 
 334. Ovk ?(TTt rovSe iraurl kixXXlov yipas 
 rj Trarpbs kcrOXov KayaOov TrecfrvKevou 
 yafiecv r air icrOXwv' os Se vlkyjOzIs 7r66(p 
 
 KOLKOIS €K0LV(0Vr)O-€V) OVK €7raLV£CT(J), 
 
 tckvols oveiSos ovve-% rjSovrjS Xi7r€iv 
 to 8vstv)(€S yap rjvyevet 7 a/zwercu 
 rrjs Svsyevecas pdXXov. 
 
 335. Ovk 'icrTLV ovSev prjrpbs rjSiov re/cvot?* 
 epare prjrpbsj Traces* ws ovk ecrr' epoj? 
 toiovtos aAAos olos olk€IU)V epav. 
 
 336. Gerwv ye 7rat8(ov ttov Kpdros ) to, (£>vvtol rot 
 Kpetcro-o) vopt^eiv rfov SoK'qpdnov xpewv. 
 
 337. ' Ap-q^avii) rot kovk e^CD padetv lya>. 
 €iV ovv apetvov Zcttl ytyvecrOat t€kvcl 
 ^vrjTolo'LV, ctr' airaiSa KapTrovcrOat filov 
 
EURIPIDES. 303 
 
 folly hateth him as his better ; and he that thinketh 
 himself wise feareth him as a rival. 
 
 334. The glory of a son is the good name of his 
 father ; but the character of a mother liveth also in 
 her children ; 
 
 Therefore, my son, take heed when thou choosest 
 thee a wife ; and take to thyself a bird from out a 
 good nest : 
 
 For good blood is proof against adversity ; but 
 ill blood faileth in the hour of need ; 
 
 And men have married wives to please an idle 
 fancy ; but their children have cursed their father 
 and their mother. 
 
 335. My boy, ere thou could'st ' Mother' say, 
 Thy Mother's soul was call'd away ; 
 
 So mother's love to thee must be 
 
 Thy whole life long a mystery • 
 
 But, had she lived, I do aver 
 
 The love in that sweet Mother's heart 
 To thee had been a holy part 
 
 Of what was God's great love to her. 
 
 336. Adopt a child, and rear him : well and 
 
 good : 
 'Tis but a make-believe of fatherhood. 
 
 337. I cannot tell whether is happier of these 
 twain, — he that is childless, or he that hath sons 
 and daughters ; 
 
304 EURIPIDES. 
 
 opu) yap, ois pev ovk €<j>V<rav } dOkt'orS' 
 ocrotcrt 6" ei.crlv, ovoev evTV\€a , T€povs' 
 
 Kaiydp KCLKOL yeydres eyJrjitTTr) vocros' 
 Kav av yevcovrai (ruycjipoves, kclkov peya, 
 Ai'7rofo~t tov <jyv(ravT(L firi irdOoari n. 
 
 338. "Ictto) y' acjjpojv (jjv, owns, dreKuos tov roirpn' 
 7rou8a5 ^rvpaiovs €ts 86/j.ovs eKrrjcraro, 
 
 n)v potpav eh to [xrj ^peiov TrapacrTpecjxDV 
 
 0) yap Geot SlSwctl /xrj <£t>rai re'<va, 
 
 ov xprj 'y/caAetcr^at Trpbs to Oeiov, dA/V eaV. 
 
 339. "AfALKTOV OCTTLS TTaTep €^6t VeaVLO.% 
 
 crrvyvov T ev olkocs, /zeydAa KeKT'qrai KaKci. 
 
 340. Oi'K av yevotTO X/5770-T09 e/c KaKOV 7rarp6s. 
 
 341. ^iAov /xev €0"Tt (f^eyyos rjXiov r68e, 
 KaXbv 8e ttovtov kv/jl 1 ISetv ewjvepLov, 
 
 yrj t' rjpivbv S-dAAouo-a, ttXovctlov S-' vSup, 
 7roW(DV t' eiraivov ecrrt pioi Ae£at KaXCjv 
 dAA' ovSev ovt(o Xapirpuv, ovS' I8elv KaXbv 
 0)9 tols diraicri Kal 7r60u) Sedrjypevots 
 TTaiSoyv veoyvwv ev SopLots toelv <f>dos. 
 
 342. "Ftpocy dv elvai Kecva /3ovXoi/xr]v riicva 
 
 a /cat payoiTO, Kat per avSpdcrcv TTpeiror 
 prj (jyjipar dAAo>s ev iroXec irec^vKora. 
 
 343. ^Htoi ywat/cas rdv Sd/xots del ^pecov 
 e^evrpeir t^eiv eUiovrt 8' epydrrj 
 ^■vpaOev r)8v ravSov evplrrKeiv KaXtos. 
 
EURIPIDES. 305 
 
 For I have heard repining in a lonely house ; and 
 I have beheld misery in a house of many children ; 
 
 For a bad son is a curse of curses to a father ; 
 and a good son is unwittingly a fear to his mother. 
 
 338. A childless father, who adopt eth an alien, 
 fighteth against God. 
 
 339. A surly father blighteth the hearts of his 
 children. 
 
 340. Wherefore shoulclest thou bequeath thy 
 money to a stranger, seeing that thy children will 
 perforce inherit thy vices ] 
 
 341. Fair is the sunlight streaming down ; 
 
 Fair is a sea, clear, blue, serene ; 
 Fair, Autumn, grave in russet gown ; 
 
 Fair, Spring, becleckt in mantle green ; 
 But neither sound nor sight, I trow, 
 
 In sweetness or in beauty vies 
 With merry noise of baby- crow, 
 
 With starry light of baby-eyes. 
 
 342. Had I sons, I would pray they might be 
 honourable and manly ; but I would rather die 
 childless than be father to a clothes'-block. 
 
 343. There can be no greater happiness on earth 
 than that a man should return home after labour, 
 and find his house clean and his wife in good 
 humour. 
 
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306 EURIPIDES. 
 
 344. Tovd' o)S fJLaXtcrTa wacnv dyyeXXco ftporoLS' 
 ko~6XQ>v tt7r' dvSpcov evyevrj tlkt€lv t€kvol' 
 ov yap itot dv Trpd^ecav Is reXos kcikgjs. 
 
 345. Mktco yvvatKas atrtves irpo rov kolXov 
 £r)v iraiSas ZOeXov, koX 7raprjvecrav Kcu<d. 
 
 346. HaAcua kollv<x)v XetTrerat K^Sev/xarwi/. 
 
 347. Tlarepa re iraKjlv f)8ea)S £vvef«f)€p€Lv 
 cfytXovs epteras, eK/SaXovr' avOaftiav, 
 TratSds re TraTpL' Kcuydp ovk avOaiperoi 
 
 /SpOTOtS €pO)T€Sj OV& €KOVCTLCL VOCTOS' 
 
 (jkcliov re Srj to xpfjjuLa ylyveo~6ai (ficXec, 
 Qewv dvdyKas ocrrts IdcrOai S-eAet. 
 
 348. Et? /XfV TLS €(TTL KOLVuS dwOpdjTTOLS VOfJLOS, 
 
 kg! QeotcTL tovto £d£ai>, a)? crac^ak Xey(D y 
 
 ^-YJpVLV T€ 7rd(TL, T6KV0L TLKTOVCTLV (piXetV 
 
 rd S' dXXa x.(Dpls ^pupeO' dXXrjXcDV vo/jlocs. 
 
 349. TwV KT^fJidriDV KTTjpi €(TTL KOlXXl<TTOV — T€KV(DV, 
 
 ttXovtov Se Kpeicrcrov' rov pev aWta 7nepv^ 
 TralSes 8e -^prjcrrol Kav crrevotcri Sio/macri 
 kolXov T6 ^f-rjcravpicrfJLa, rots T€kovctl re 
 dvdQrjfjLa fiiorov^ kovttot e/cAetVet 86/jlovs. 
 
 350. TLaiSwv os 6vt(x)v kolI 7r ecfcv kotos yevovs 
 kollvovs <j)VT€v<rai ttcliScls kv SojJLots %eXet^ 
 e^Opav dirao-L wfifiaXtiv £rjT€L t€kvols. 
 
 35 L. "Orav crropiapyos irpos cr' dpaXXdrai yvvfj, 
 Set cr\ ojcrre vaos kzSvov olaKoo-Tpo<fioVj 
 Xatcf)ovs viv aKpois KpacnreSois vir€K8pa]JL€iv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 307 
 
 344. Link thy children in wedlock with virtue 
 and honesty ; and their children, if they go astray, 
 will not err beyond reclaiming. 
 
 345. A good woman would rather that her 
 children should cease to live than that they should 
 cease to live well. 
 
 346. New faces and new ties 
 Wash away old memories. 
 
 347. Father and son must doff self-will in deal- 
 ing with the love-fancies each of other. For love 
 cometh and goeth like the wind of God ; and he is 
 a fool that seeketh to mend an ordinance of God's 
 making. 
 
 348. When a woman loveth her children we call 
 her love 6 virtue ; ' when a cat loveth her kittens, 
 we call it 'instinct.' A cat may in other things 
 come behind a woman, but this ' instinct ' seemeth 
 to me one with that c virtue.' 
 
 349. To father and mother, when feeble and old, 
 A good son is better than silver and gold. 
 
 350. The man that yelping loves to hear 
 Will in one kennel two litters rear. 
 
 351. When angry woman 'gins to rail, 
 A prudent husband lowers sail, 
 And scuds away before the gale. 
 
308 EURIPIDES. 
 
 352. Ilato-t rot /cAeos roSe 
 KaXXicrrov, octtls €K 7rarpbs ^prjcrrov yeyws 
 els ravrov yjX.de rots reKovcn rovs rpoirovs. 
 
 353. Aet irarepa fir) tols ircucrl TTposOelvat Kparrj 
 irpiv dv kolt' ocrcroyv rvyydvr) fxeXas ctkotos' 
 rj xprj 8teX6etv wpos reKvo)v viKOj/JLevov. 
 
 354. 'Ecr#A,a>v a7r' dvSptov ecrOXa ycyveraL reKva^ 
 
 KCtKUJV 8 J 6/JLOta TTJ (pVCTei Tjj TOV TTClTpOS. 
 
 355. "Yi^8pa tl Setvov ecmv ot/cetcov cf>tX(i)V 
 kcu SvsXvtovs eyovcra rds ScaXXayds. 
 
 356. Srjpd fiaOeiav yrjv evtKrjcre cnropa, 
 vodot re woXXip yvrjcrtojv dfxeivoves. 
 
 357. Aetvbv to rtKrecVj kcu (j^epet <f)[Xrpov fieya' 
 kcu TrdcrL kolvov ecrO 1 VTrepKa/jLvetv reKvuv. 
 
 358. e fls ovSev dvSpl ttlcttov dXXo 7tXt]v reKvwv. 
 
 359. KepSovs eKctri kcu to crvyyeves vocrel. 
 
 360. QiXeu TtKv\ dXXd fir] reKv* dcnrd^ov Xiav 
 yvvatKO(f)p(x)V yap %vfxbs dvSpbs ov crocfxyv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 309 
 
 352. The glory of a son is to know his father's 
 goodness, and to hear it said of him by others : < How 
 like he is unto his father ! ' 
 
 353. A wise father will wear his crown 
 Till death shall make him lay it down. 
 
 354. Good chicks from a good hen ; 
 And good sons from good men. 
 
 355. There is no enmity can mate 
 
 With what was love and now is hate. 
 
 356. Thin soils may laugh with standing corn, 
 And bastard lads beat lads true-born. 
 
 357. Bad wives and daughters are too rife I own, 
 But never in the world was mother known 
 But loved with love that may not be 
 
 exprest 
 The child she once had suckled at her 
 breast. 
 
 358. Now hot and now cold is the love of a 
 
 friend, 
 But home-love and blood-love are hot to the 
 end. 
 
 359. Through narrowest chinks will Money creep 
 
 in, 
 And sap the foundations of Friendship and 
 Kin. 
 
 360. A wise father will love his children, but 
 will not make too much of them ; for that were 
 behaving as though he were their mother. 
 
310 EURIPIDES. 
 
 361. TLe(j)VK€ C/ij 7TC09 TTdldl 7ToAe/X/.Ol' WKM 
 
 tow irpovOev 7) £vycL<ra StVTepov 7r6cr€L 
 
 362. Z^Aarnw Sans (]VTv\'q(rev eU T€KVCL. 
 
 363. AvOLV 7T0T } l^OpotV €t9 €V kXOoVTOLV (TTtyoS, 
 
 rj ^tdrepov Set Svcttv^lv ij ^drepov. 
 
 364. 'A7roo~ToAat tol pLOLKapiai jiev, dAA' O/xcus 
 SaK^oucrt toi;s TeKovTag, 6Vav dAAow do/xois 
 7rat8as 7rapa8t8(o 7roAAa po^O/'jcras 7raTrjp. 
 
 365. Ta rwv TeKoi^Twv d)? fxerepyerai Geo? 
 /xtacr/xaTa. 
 
 366. Neawoi; T06 <ppovrls ovk dkytlv <£iAei. 
 
 367. ^Htoc to cfavvou 7raTpos evyevovs dwo 
 
 octtjv e^et cfypouTjcrtv a^tw/xa T€. 
 
 368. Aikt] t68' €<ttl, irarpl TretOecrOaL t€kvol. 
 
 369. rTpoyovofc 8d/JLapres o"i>o-/xevet? dei ttotc. 
 
 370. XaAeTrwTaT^ 7racra)i/ ye o-i>yyoV(ov e/ns. 
 
 371. A7raxs yvvrjj TaAA' euTi'^oro"', ov/c ei'Tv^et. 
 
EURIPIDES. 311 
 
 361. When fathers take them second wives, 
 The early brood pass sorry lives. 
 
 362. It will need much of sorrow to overwhelm a 
 man that is happy in his children. 
 
 363. Tf dog and cat 'neath one roof stay, 
 One of the twain must needs give way. 
 
 364. It is a blessed thing when a father giveth 
 his daughter in wedlock \ but the blessing is fraught 
 to him with pain ; for he remembereth all he hath 
 done for her, and knoweth that henceforth she will 
 gladden another home. 
 
 365. God visiteth the sins of the father upon the 
 children to the third and fourth generation. 
 
 366. Youth loves with Joy to frolic and to play, 
 While Age with Sorrow plods his slow, sad 
 
 way. 
 
 367. The nobility of a father is the pride of a 
 son's heart, and giveth him standing among his 
 fellows. 
 
 368. Children, submit yourselves to your fathers 
 in all things. 
 
 369. Be a stepmother kindly as she will, 
 
 There 's in her love some hint of winter's 
 chill. 
 
 370. The water soon is boiling hot, 
 When kith and kin do boil the pot. 
 
 371. Though a wife do love her husband, and be 
 beloved of him, yet, if she be childless, she cannot 
 be altogether happy. 
 
312 EURIPIDES. 
 
 372. Qv8ev rjStov irarpl 
 yepovrt ^-vyarpos' dpvevbiv ye fxec^oves 
 if/v^ai, yXvKetai 8' rjo-crov els ^onrevfiara. 
 
 373. "Ecrrtv ye 8rj roS'* ol [xev etcrtv dpo~ev(DV 7 
 ot 8 J av <$>i\ov(ti /JLTjTepas fxdXXov irarpos. 
 
 374. Aeti/ot /cacrtyi^Totcrt yiyvovrat i^oyot 
 fia^ac &', brav ttot ep.7reo~(jt)criv ets epiv. 
 
 375. *$2 7rcu8oTroLol crv/JLcfropal, irovoi fipordv, 
 
 0)9 ocrrts Vfids /JLr) /ca/cws Aoyt^eTat, 
 dirais ScotcreL kov reKwv ^rdxpei re/cva. 
 
 376. Ilei/^ra ^prjcrrbv rj kolkov /cat ^Aovcrtoi/ 
 ycifi/Spov ireTrdcrOai /cat cfriXov fidXXov it petrel. 
 
 377. Tot? reKovcrt rot 
 8vo~tyjvos ocrTt? /z?) ' vrtSovAevet reKvoyv, 
 KaXXicrrov epavov 8ovs yap dvriXd^vraL 
 7rai8u>v 7rap' a^rou rotaS' aV TOKevcrt 8(3. 
 
 378. Ewe/c/co/xt^e tcoj/ ofiatfJiovdyv /ca/ca. 
 
 379. '& dv8pa 6VuAot, /caV ^rpao-vo-TrXay^vos tis 77, 
 orav £vvec8fj prjrpbs rj Trarpbs /ca/ca. 
 
 380. Tot rijjv reKOvrdJV crcfydX/JLar 1 els rovs eKyovovs 
 ol Oeot Tpe-Kovaiv. 
 
 381. Ovk ev To/cots rt fJLTjrpbs evfxevecrrepov. 
 
 382. 'Ev TroAAofc ei/a 
 
 evpcus dv ocrrts ecrrl firj yeipwv Trarpos. 
 
EURIPIDES. 313 
 
 372. A goodly son is the pride of his father ; 
 but a daughter's love is his chiefest comfort. 
 
 373. Some are mother's bairns, and some father's. 
 
 374. Brothers, when they disagree, 
 The nadir reach of enmity. 
 
 375. If thou sawest a father a-burying his child, 
 thou wouldest pray the Gods to leave thee child- 
 less. 
 
 376. Choose thou for thy friend, or as husband 
 for thy daughter, a poor man and righteous rather 
 than one rich and unrighteous. 
 
 377. Honour thy father and thy mother ; and 
 for what thou doest for their sakes thou shalt one 
 day be recompensed of thine own children. 
 
 378. Brother, sister, father, mother, 
 Should bear the sorrows each of other. 
 
 379. Men that have fearlessly their life-blood 
 
 spilt 
 Have blench'd at mention of a parent's 
 guilt. 
 
 380. If the fathers eat sour grapes, the teeth of 
 the children are set on edge, 
 
 381. If there be aught that can comfort a young 
 wife in her pains, it is the presence of her mother. 
 
 382. I have met on one day of a hundred with 
 sons that were better men than their fathers. 
 
314 EURIPIDES. 
 
 383. MyjT7]p cJ)lX6t€KV0S eCTTL 8?) /JbdXXoV TTtyTpOV 
 
 rj fikv yap avrfjs ol8ev 6vO\ 6 ft oterat. 
 
 384. "Orav ye Kpyjwh firj Karaf3Xrj0r) yevovs 
 
 opOcoSj dvdyKTj 8vcrrv)^eiv rovs eKyovovs. 
 
 385. 'EK/JAacrToVei 7rats irarpos' ov8' dv els dvrjp 
 yvvouKos avorjcretev^ dXXd rov irarpos. 
 
 386. ^vyj] /3porois T€kv'' os 8' diretpos cov xj/eyet, 
 yjcrcrov /xev aXyel, Svstv^wv 8' evSatpLovel. 
 
 387. Tov irapovra jmev 
 (rrepyetv ttoctlv XPVi TOV ^ f^Ker' ovr eav. 
 
 388. Avrrj fieyio-rr] ylyverai crojrrjpia, 
 orav yvvrj wpos dv8pa jxrj 8t)^oo~TaTrj. 
 
 389. AoKetT' dv OLKecVj yalav el 7revr]S airas 
 Xaos 7ToXlt€volto irXovcliov drep ; 
 ovk dv yevono \o)pls ecrOXa Kal KaKa' 
 aAA' ecrrt res crvyKpao-LS o)o~r exeiv KaXtos' 
 tov 8' ol 7rev^T€9 ev8eets ) 6 7tXovctlos 
 8c8o)ctlv' &V 8' dv ev8ey)s 7rXovru)v tls rj 9 
 roicriv TTtvrjo-L x^w/xevos KeKTrjcrerai. 
 
EURIPIDES. 315 
 
 383. Much love to bairnies either parent shows ; 
 
 The mother most, experience avers ; 
 That they are his the father doth suppose ; 
 The mother knows for certain they are hers. 
 
 384. If a house be rooted in wrong, it will 
 blossom in vice. 
 
 385. Mothers make daughters, and fathers make 
 sons. 
 
 386. Children are the life of men ; for the child- 
 less among us have little care, but their happiness is 
 worth very little. 
 
 387. A widow- wife must love, and may not fret; 
 And may remember only to forget. 
 
 388. When husband says ' Yea/ and wife says 
 
 ' Nay,' 
 All things go the contrary way. 
 
 CONCERNING SOCIAL ETHICS AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA. 
 
 389. Were all things certain, nothing would be sure ; 
 Joy would be joyless, of misfortune free ; 
 Were we all wealthy, then we all were poor ; 
 And, death not being, life would cease to be. 
 
 So take the world e'en as it comes, good friend, 
 Its good and evil mix'd, without complaining ; 
 
 And rest assured that He Who so ordain' d 
 Had reasons good and wise for so ordaining. 
 
31 G EURIPIDES. 
 
 390. RpoTOLt airatriv 6'Se KaOecrTrjKtv vofios. 
 fitcretv to cre/xvov /cat to /xt^ ttuctlv cfaiXov. 
 
 391. Xa/)/,§ Tt9 eV TpoirouTiv evTrposrjyopois 
 ir\ei(TT7) 'o~Tt Kat KtpSos ye cnV /xox#u) ftp a X e ^ 
 
 392. 2tydv o7roi> Set, Kat Aeyetv, tV do-r/xxAeV 
 opai/ ^-' a Set, Ka/x' oi'x cyxxV d an yjptbW 
 Kpareiv re yacrrpos avSpas evye^ets irpkirzi. 
 
 393. Kainrpov ye ^oXepio So)/xa o~vii/xt^as to crov 
 zXkols av oiKovs* XP1 V yQ'P °^' T€ crto/xaTa 
 olSlkol SiKatots Tov o~oc/)oi/ o-vfifxiyvvvai, 
 evSatfjLovovvras 6" ets So/xo^s Krao~9ai ^tkovs' 
 Koivas yap 6 Geo? Ta? T^as rjyoviJLtvos 
 
 Tot? tov voo-owtos -n-qixacrtv StoSAecre 
 tov ou voo-oiWa K0i3Sev rjStKrjKora. 
 
 394. MeVecrrt to?§ SovAotcrt 8eo~7roTtL)i/ vocrov. 
 
 395. "Oo-Tt9 ye SovAa) (/>a>Tt tti<jt<lvzi fiporCiv^ 
 7roAA,7)i/ Trap' ^/xtv LMoptav d^AtcrKavet. 
 
 396. 'El/ TOtCTt {JL(i)pOlS TOVTOV lyKpLVO) fipOTMVj 
 
 octtls irarrjp cov Tratcrt /x?) cf>povovcrtv €r, 
 >7 Kat 7roAtTat5, 7ra/Da8t8(oo"' e^ovcriav. 
 
 397. OvK eCTTtV dvOpiDTTOiCTC TOLOVTO (TKOTOS, 
 
 ov SiuLia yatas /<Aeto"Tov, eV#a tt)v c^vcrtv 
 6 8t»syev^5, et Kat cro^os, Kpvifeiev av. 
 
 398. "OTav ttot' alcrxpa tolctiv kcrOXoicriv 8ok?/, 
 tJ Kapra Sd£et Tots KaKots y' etvat KaKa. 
 
EURIPIDES. 317 
 
 390. Pride and reserve sow the seeds of enmity 
 and jealousy. 
 
 391. Politeness costeth us but little, and may 
 win for us a great deal. 
 
 392. Know you a man whose intuition sees 
 When speech is due, or silence sure to please ; 
 Who knows the times for winking and for 
 
 sight, 
 And holds in check each animal appetite ; 
 Follow his steps as closely as you can, 
 For seen in him is Nature's gentleman. 
 
 393. An honourable house, that intermarrieth 
 with one infamous, loseth all its own honour, but 
 lesseneth not the infamy that was aforetime. 
 
 394. John itches when Master scratches. 
 
 395. The servant that trusts his master may be 
 a fool ; but the master that trusts his servant is one. 
 
 396. There be two fools among men : a father 
 that giveth silly children their own way, and a king- 
 that giveth a loose rein to his subjects. 
 
 397. In the darkest of rooms, in or below ground, 
 a low-bred man, were he ever so able, would make 
 his low breeding vividly distinct. 
 
 398. If good folk say that black is white, need 
 bad folk say that black is black ? 
 
318 • EURIPIDES. 
 
 399. Ov Xpi] (TKvOpdiTTOV TO?S g€l'OLS TUV TT pOiTiT oX<)V 
 
 etVou, Se-^ecrOat 6" €V7rpo$r)y6po L ) (jjpevc. 
 
 400. X/)^crTOto"t SovXots £vfJLcjjopa ra SecnroTCov 
 kclk(?)s TTirvovra Kal cjipevojv dvOaTrrerai. 
 
 401. Ov TavTeraXpLtv 1 kKirovelv 8ovXov ^pewy, 
 rjv 7TC09 Trovrjpa r rj KOLKios t eiprjp.eva. 
 
 402. 'Es kolvuv dXyeiv rots cJx'Xolotl ^pq cfriXovs. 
 
 403. 2l>V TOtS (friXoLCTLV Y]8v fX€V 7Tpd(TCr€tV KdXQs' 
 
 o fifj yevocTO S\ et n rvyy^dvoi /caKoi/, 
 els o/x/xar' evvov c^gdtoq i/xftXeifaL yXvKv. 
 
 404. KaAacrroV ecrrt 7rav to SovXlkov yevos' 
 yacrrrjp diravra' tovttlctoj 8' ovSkv (TKoirel. 
 
 405. Ov kolXov 
 
 SovXovs 7T€7racr6aL Kpeccrcrovas tow SearTrorwv. 
 
 406. Ov xprj ttot dv8pa y SovXov 6vt\ eXevdepos 
 yvw/zas ScojK€iv, ov8 J es dpytav (iXkireiv. 
 
 407. AotjAwi/ ocrot cfjiXovcrt SecrTToroyv yevos, 
 7r/)o? Ttov ofxotojv iroXejiov aipovvrac /xeyav. 
 
 408. 2ot /xoVoi/, 7ra? ; to6"€ Trpo'fiojvu), fxrj Vi SoivWas 
 
 7TOT6 
 
 (wv Ikcov eXOijs, Trdpov <xot KarOaveiv eXeiOepojs. 
 
 409. T/s €o~Tt SovAos, to{5 ^-avetV acfypovris d')v ) 
 
 410. 'Ap' olcrO' oOovve^ ol fxev evyeveis /3porwv f 
 7T€Vi]T€S oi/Te?, ouSei/ kv^paivovcr 1 en* 
 
 ot 8' ouSev rjcrav TrpovQev, 6X/3lol 8e iw, 
 
 86£av (jy'zpovTdL rov vofxccrfxaTOS X^P LV 
 
 Kal (TVjXTvXkKOvres (Tirepfxa kol ya/xovs T€KV(OV : 
 
EURIPIDES. 319 
 
 399. A serving-man, that knows his place, 
 Should meet a guest with smiling face. 
 
 400. A serving-man or maid should cry, 
 When master's fortunes go awry. 
 
 401. A serving-man owes high allegiance to his 
 master, but a higher allegiance to his conscience. 
 
 402. My friend's sorrows are my sorrows. 
 
 403. A true friend will add zest to our happiness, 
 and take the sting from out misfortune. 
 
 404. Slaves are brutes, and have no sorrow, 
 Xo yesterday, and no to-morrow. 
 
 405. Keep a serving-man, but you 
 Must better man be of the two. 
 
 406. An honest servant doth serve his master ; 
 and a foolish one doth ape him. 
 
 407. A slave that is faithful to his master is a 
 traitor to his brethren. 
 
 408. My son, if e'er before thee lie 
 
 Two roads, to death and slavery, — die. 
 
 409. Is he a slave that feareth not to die ? 
 
 410. Nobility, when poor, is lustreless ; 
 
 And such as beggars were but yesterday, 
 If that their pockets chink and clink with 
 
 coin, 
 Are gilded with to-day's nobility ; 
 
320 EURIPIDES. 
 
 80VVCU Se fJbdXXoV 7rXoV(TlO) 7TOLS TiS KCIKU) 
 
 7rp69v(i6s kariv i) 7revr]TL K<xya8(o' 
 
 KaKOS S' 6 JJLIJ J X 0JV ) °* L ^ €)(OVT€S <l\/3lOL. 
 
 411. UXovtov y' airoppvkvTOS d<r6(.vth yd/Jiot' 
 ttjv pXv yap evykveiav aivod(Tiv fiporol^ 
 fxdXXov 8e KrjSevovcn rots evSaifxocriv. 
 
 412. Ets evykv€io.v oAty' kyoy cj^pda-at KaXd' 
 6 plv yap kcrOXbs evyevrjs e/zoty' dvqp' 
 6 8' ov StKaLos, kolv dfjLtlvovos 7rarpos 
 Zrjvbs Tre^vKTj^ Svsyevrjs tivai Sok€l. 
 
 413. *H firj yevoifiav 
 
 rj irarkpuiv dyaOcov 
 
 eirjv TToXvKTrjroyv re 86fxojv pkroxos' 
 
 €i rt yap irdOoi Ttg a/x^ai/oi/ ? dA/<as 
 
 ov cnrdvis evyevkracs, 
 
 Krjpvcrd opikvoKT 1 5' an ecr#Ac3i/ Sw/JLariDV 
 
 Tt/xa /cat kAcos* ovtol 
 
 Xei\]yava tojv dya6<x>v 
 
 dvSpojv dc^atpetrat Xpovos' d 8' dperd 
 
 KOI ^aVOVCTL XdfJL7T€L t 
 
 Kpeicrcrov 8e viKav 
 
 ixrj K.af<68o£ov kyetv 
 
 rj £vv cf)96v(p cr^aXXetv Swd/iec re StKav 
 
 d8v ukv yap avrtKa tovto /3poToio m iv, 
 
 kv 6e yjpovtj) reXkOet 
 
 £rjpbv kcu oveiSecriv eyKecrai Sopojv 
 
EURIPIDES. 321 
 
 And sires, that on a beggar-lord would 
 
 frown, 
 Will give their daughters to a purse-proud 
 clown. 
 
 411. A man, intent on marriage, says: 'I'm 
 
 loth 
 To marry save with birth and money both : ' 
 If both are not forthcoming, Common-sense 
 Says : ' Take the money, and with birth 
 
 dispense.' 
 
 412. Touching nobility of descent I have little to 
 say that is favourable ; for to me honesty is nobility \ 
 and a dishonest man, though he carry back his line- 
 age to before the world's making, is to me lower 
 than a chimney-sweep. 
 
 413. High and ancient lineage is a blessing in- 
 valuable ; it is a glory at all times, and a safeguard 
 in time of trouble. Years cannot obliterate the 
 memory of good and great men ; but their light 
 shineth even in the grave. 
 
 But he that taketh advantage of high place to 
 treat a neighbour ill layeth up for himself a heritage 
 of hatred and infamy. The gaining of his purpose 
 may please him for the moment, but the issue will 
 be shame and sorrow to his house. 
 
322 EURIPIDES. 
 
 414. Ov fJifj cfypovrjcreO' , ol k€V(ov 8o£ao-fJLaTU)v 
 7rXrjp€t<5 irXavacrde, rfj 8' o^Ata fiporovs 
 Kptveire kou rots rjOecnv tovs evyevets ] 
 ol yap TOLOtSe t<xs 7roAets oikovctiv ev 
 /cat StofxaO 1 ? at Se crdpKes at Kevat (fypevcov 
 dydX/xar 1 dyopds etcrtir ovSe yap So/)v 
 /zaAAov /3pa)(c(i)v crdevapbs dcrOevovs fxevet' 
 kv rrj (pvcret 8e rovro Kav evxf/v^ia. 
 
 415. 0t r y' u)s dXrjOcos evyeuets f<d£ evyevZv 
 
 kv TOtS T€ fJLLKpOLS TOLS T€ flTJ (TTep^OVV O/JiQs. 
 
 416. Aetva Tvpdvvwv Xrjfiara Kai 7rG)$ 
 dAty' dp^o/xevoL 7roXXa Kparovvres 
 ^aAe7rco9 dpyas pLerafiaXXovo-iw 
 to yap eWicrOoLL £rjv €7r' tcrotcrtv 
 Kp€L(rcrov l/xot yovi/, et //,?) ^teyaAco?, 
 d^upco? y' €t?7 KarayrjpdcFKetv' 
 
 tQ>v yap jJL€rpi(ov 7rpZra fxev enrelv 
 rovvofia viKa, xpfjcrOai re /xa/cpa) 
 Awcrra f3pOToicrcv' rd 6" vwepfiaXXovT 1 
 ovdeva Kaipov Svvarai ^tvtjtols' 
 /jl€l£ovs 6" aras, drav opyccrOfj, 
 Aaifuav oiKOiS a7reSojKey. 
 
 417. 'Eyw />t€V oi55ev ofSa, 7ra)s cr/co7retv ^pewv 
 tt)i/ e-uyei/etav toi>s yap dvSpetovs <f>vcriv 
 kol tovs St/catou? tc3i/ Kevcoy oo^acr/xaTtov, 
 /cav cScrt SouAcov, evyevecrrepovs Aeycu. 
 
EURIPIDES. 323 
 
 414. Learn sense, ye simple-minded, whose hearts 
 are set on vanity ; and know ye that nobility is not 
 inherited of our fathers, but won by our life and 
 conversation. 
 
 For lineage doth not always give discretion and 
 ability \ and a man of noble birth and of little 
 brains is as fruit good to the eye and tasteless in the 
 mouth. 
 
 Neither doth strength of arm at all times give 
 courage ; for valour is a thing of the heart ; and a 
 man of little stature may stand his ground against a 
 giant. 
 
 415. At less of cost, with more of ease, 
 A noble than a clown you '11 please. 
 
 416. The hearts of princes are stern ; their own 
 will is a law unto them ; so that, if their ire be 
 once kindled, they let it burn freely. 
 
 I would rather live as an equal among equals than 
 reign a king above my fellows • and my prayer to 
 God would be that I might end my days, not in 
 greatness, but security ; 
 
 For the middle estate is in all things the best ; 
 and in all extremes there is unseasonableness ; 
 
 And when men have reached greatness, God, if 
 he wax angry, putteth them to tenfold discomfiture. 
 
 417. Were choice allow' d, whether would'st 
 
 choose to be — 
 Low-born, with valour and integrity ; 
 Or fool and coward, with long pedigree J 
 
324 EURIPIDES. 
 
 418. Aeii/os yapaKT-ljp KaTTLO^rj/ios kv /3poTOts 
 arOXiov ytvtcrOdL, Kaarl pet^ov ep^erai 
 rrjs tvyeveias ovofia rolcrtv <x£lols. 
 
 419. Tovs evyevets fxev ov crrvyovcri Aouptoves, 
 twv 8' avaptOfi r qr(j}V fidXXov €tcrtv ol ttovol. 
 
 420. Tvoirjs av a>s rd 7roXXd y dv0pd)7rov irept 
 
 TO O-yjjfX ISiOV €t T6S 7T€(f)VK€V €Vy€VT)S. 
 
 421 . KaKov to fir) 'x^V to ykvos ov [36o-K€i (iporovs. 
 
 422. ^ev <pev' ra fitydXa fiey aXa kol 7rao"^et KaKa. 
 
 423. Ev rot cfrepetv XPV o~up.(/>opas rov evyev?}. 
 
 424. To evyeves e/cc^eperai 7rpos atdw. 
 
 425. "Ectt' oix)ei/ rjvykveia 7rpos rd yjpr\\itiTa' 
 
 TOT yap KOLKICTTOV 7rXoVTOS €1$ TTpiDTOVS (Xyet. 
 
 426. Qepet rd Qeiov ye irTw/iar 7 evyei/r)? aV^p. 
 
 427. 'Aperr) fieyco-rrj rovd' virapyov eV /3tw, 
 rrjv d£iu)o~iv twv KaAwv to crwp,' e^etv. 
 
 428. A-U7roi;/x€i/ot9 oxXrjpbs, €i poAoi, £evo?. 
 
 429. Ov TrpeTret 
 
 kXvzlv crrevay fjiijjv ov8e XvTretcrOat gevovs. 
 
 430. 'A^aptcrTO? 6Xoid\ oro) 7rapecrTt 
 p,?) cfrlXovs Tt/Jidv Kadapdv dvoi- 
 £avra KXfjda (ppevoJV ifiol 
 
 ^l€V <j>iXoS OVT70T €CrTGU. 
 
 431. E£ K€pKl8(l>V flkv dv8pdo-LV [MtXoL 7TOVOS, 
 
 yvvai^l 6" oVAwv ep7recrotev ^6ovat, 
 €K tt/s €7ri0"T7yp?ys Trap eK7r€7TT(o .'cores 
 KtlvoL t av ovSev eUv, ovft rjfius €tl. 
 
EURIPIDES. 325 
 
 418. Noblesse oblige. 
 
 419. The Gods in heaven, upon my word, 
 Like Englishmen, do love a lord. 
 
 420. Our faces are our coats of arms. 
 
 421. If empty the stomach and empty the purse, 
 Pride and nobility make bad worse. 
 
 422. High mountain peaks draw lightning down. 
 
 423. The better half of nobleness is Patience. 
 
 424. He is not of evil nature that shudders at 
 the recollection of sin ; but he is truly noble that 
 shrinks before its approach. 
 
 425. Idle Pride must stand and wait, . 
 While thrifty Long-purse dines in state. 
 
 426. Natures well-born to wince will scorn. 
 
 427. Nature's best proof of noble race 
 
 Is lithesome form and handsome face. 
 
 428. Go not into the house of mourning, unless 
 bhou be a familiar friend, 
 
 429. If there be a guest a-tarrying with thee, 
 let him be a stranger to the sorrows of thine house. 
 
 430. Art thou my real friend, then give to me 
 To every chamber of thine heart the key ; 
 Keep one poor closet fasten' d in thy mind, 
 And I will fling thy friendship to the wind. 
 
 431. If women took to politics and fighting, 
 And men to social stitching and back-biting, 
 Whether were greater fools 'twere hard to 
 
 ken — 
 The fighting women or the stitching men. 
 
326 EURIPIDES. 
 
 432. Ta TOi KOLKOL 
 
 7rapd8ecypa rots ecrOXoicrtv etsoxplv t eyei. 
 
 433. 'Avopos irovrjpov 8u)p' 6vrj(rtv ovk eyec. 
 
 434. Nd/xos /3pOTOL(TL rots r eXevOepocs lotos 
 
 Kal TOLCTL SovXoLS CU/ZaTOS K€LO~6o) 7T€pL. 
 
 435. KockoV KaAcw yap o-vvrerrjKev rj&ovfj. 
 
 436. BtOTOi; y 1 (XTp€K€lS €7riTrjSeVCT€LS 
 
 (fiacrl crcfydXXeiv irXeov rj repireiv 
 rfj ^-' vyteta paXXov iroXepelv. 
 Ovtid to Xlav rjcraov kiraLvOt 
 rov parjSev dyav' 
 Kal £vfA<firio m Qvo m i cro<poi pot. 
 
 437. To avyyeves tol Setvbv. ev re rots KaKols 
 ovk ecrriv ovftev Kpetcrcrov oIkuov cj^cXov. 
 
 438. HdvTOiv /3poTolor 7 opuXta StSdcTKaXos. 
 
 439. Ot y evyevecs 
 Kapvowi rots aivxpoicri rcov t€kvo)v V7rep. 
 
 440. Aandvas ^avovo-LV e/x/xaves 7re/x7retv Kevds. 
 
 441. "Eycoye <pavXov \pr]crTbv av Xa/3etv c^lXov 
 ^eXotpc pidXXov rj KaKov cro<$>(x)Ttpov. 
 
 442. lias Tts tolovtos olcnrep rjSeTat £wgjv. 
 
 443. "Orav cjjiXos ns dvSpl ^vpcoOels <pfXo) 
 
 els ev gvveXOibv o/x/xar' oppacriv SlScq, 
 e</>' oTotlv iJKec, ravra )(pr) p,6vov o-Koireiv, 
 KaKiov 8e tlov Trplv prjSevbs pveiav e'x etv * 
 
EURIPIDES. 327 
 
 432. The wise man on his journey of life useth 
 as sign-posts the misfortunes and the misdeeds of his 
 neighbours. 
 
 433. A bad man's gift will burn thee in the hand. 
 
 434. In a matter at law of life and death, let 
 there be no difference between free-man and slave. 
 
 43o. A knave at heart is surely he 
 
 That hath for knaves a sympathy. 
 
 436. Asceticism doth more harm than good both 
 to morals and to health. In all things Enough is 
 better than Too-much. 
 
 437. That kin is kin, and blood is blood 
 In sorrow is best understood. 
 
 438. Our great schoolmaster is Experience. 
 
 439. Would'st wound a good and brave man to 
 
 quick ] — 
 Strike at him through the honour of his 
 son. 
 
 440. Funereal pomp, funereal expense 
 
 Show sorrow rarely, never common-sense. 
 
 441. Were I to choose a friend, I'd rather have 
 An honest blockhead than a clever knave. 
 
 442. Tell me your friends, and I know all about 
 you. 
 
 443. If thou didst quarrel yesterday with a friend, 
 and must meet with him on business to-day, see that 
 thou speak only of the matter in hand, and forget 
 for the time thy yesterday's dispute. 
 
328 EURIPIDES. 
 
 444. Qev' xpy]v [iporolwi tmv </hA,gji> TeKfx-qpiov 
 o"ac^e? n KturOdLL Kal Sidyvojcrtv cjjptvwv, 
 ocrns t dXijOrjs kariv os re /xr) </kAos* 
 Stcrcrds re c^wva? 7rdvras dvOpomovs e'x €tv > 
 T7]v /xei/ SiKa'tav, rrjv 6" ottcos krvyyavev, 
 d)9 rj cjjpovovcra rdStK e^rjXey^ero 
 
 7rpus T'fjs StKatas, kouk av rjiraroj/JLtOa. 
 
 445. "Oo-Tts ye ttXovtov rj c6kvo^ pdXXov <£tAa)v 
 dyadujv 7r€7rdcr0ai fiovXerai^ koikcos fypovel. 
 
 446. "Ecrrt /cat 7rayoot SaKpycrc 
 
 K€L[JL€VOV r)8v /3pOTOLS, 
 
 orav avSpa cfaiXov 
 o-revdyrj ns kv olktco. 
 
 447. Tout' eKdvo — KTao-0' eratpovs, pLYj to o-i'yyeves 
 
 fiovov 
 
 (09 dv^/O, 0<TT6S TpOTTOKTl CTVVTOLKYJ, Sh'pOUOS G)V, 
 
 ILvpltov Kp€L(T(r(i)V o/xat/xcov dvSpt KtKTrjcrOaL 
 (frlXos. 
 
 448. "E)(^pas aKaipos evvot' ov ri 6\a</>ep€t. 
 
 449. Aeti/^ rts opy^) Kat Svsioltos irkXti, 
 orav (fitXoL (f)iXot(TL crvpLf3dX(x>cr' eptv. 
 
 450. Tot? (robots €vktov crocfxp 
 €\6pav gvvd7TT€LV, parj '/xa#€t (fypovrjpiaTi. 
 
 451. 'E^^poto-t Setvov fiXao-Tdvovres euyevetg, 
 Xvfxrjs irarpos /xe/xvry/xevot, veavtou. 
 
EURIPIDES. 329 
 
 4:4:4=. Science may analyse the blood within our 
 veins, but the thoughts of our heart do baffle her 
 research. 
 
 445. It is a good thing to be rich, and a good 
 thing to be strong \ but it is a better thing to be 
 beloved of many friends. 
 
 446. A something from the fount of Joy do 
 
 borrow 
 The tears we shed above a dear friend's 
 sorrow. 
 
 447. With all thy getting, get friends ; for there 
 is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 
 
 448. Against a foe I can myself defend, — 
 
 But Heaven protect me from a blundering 
 friend ! 
 
 449. Of man or Gods 'tis past the power 
 To sweeten friendship once gone sour. 
 
 450. A wise foe's wrath may into stillness pass ; 
 But dread the anger of a downright ass. 
 
 451. If your enemy's children are many and 
 
 brave, 
 You '11 have good cause to fear when he 's 
 laid in his grave. 
 
330 EURIPIDES. 
 
 452. 'Ev rots Ka/coi? )(prj tols <$>1\outiv uxfitXeiv 
 
 orav o" 6 Aacpuov ev StSoj, ti Set <f)lXa)v j 
 dpKet yap avrbs 6 Oeos wfaXetv S-eAwv. 
 
 453. Ta twi/ <j>i\(x>v os KarafSaXcov els (rv/JLcf^opas 
 avros cecrworrat, touto^ ato-^(tcrTov ve//,a>. 
 
 454. ^evycti/ jmdXicrra (tkoXov av8p' e^Opov xpewv, 
 
 CTO(f)OL<TL 8' €LK€LV KOU TeOpOLfJLfAeVOLS KdAcoS' 
 
 pdov yap alSovs, v7rof3aXii)v cjytX 1 , ai/ ti^ois. 
 
 455. Ka/cov to 7rrj8dv aXXor es aAAous t/oottous, 
 jjucreiv re Atav kgu (ptXecv ov dv TV\r\s. 
 
 456. Otjk 'icrrtv ov8ev Kpetcra-ov rj cfatXos o-a<j>rjs> 
 
 OV TrXoVTOS, OV TVpaVViS' dXoyiCTT(i)S 8' €)(€L 
 
 to 7rXr)9os di/rdAAay/za yevvatov cfatXov. 
 
 457. MtVei <j>lXolo~lv vo-repov /3orj8pofJi€iv. 
 
 458. MeydAas e^e*. o^^' ^Sovas ^vtJ(tkojv di/^p 
 
 €)(9pbs TLVCDV T€ TW1/ 8e8pa[A€V(DV 8lK7]V. 
 
 459. Eu 7rpao-o-e' rd (frcXoyv 8 J ov8ev, rjv tl 8vsrv)(rjs. 
 
 460. Ilio-Tos eV KaKots dvrjp 
 Kpeccro-CDV yaXrjvrjs vavriXoicriv elsopav. 
 
 461. Koivd 8rj rd tcov <£tAcoi/. 
 
 462. KaQapbs a7ras rot 7roAe/xtovs o? av KTavrj. 
 
 463. Xp^i/ Tot fJLtTptas els dXXrjXovs 
 (faXtas ^rvrjTohs dvaKtpvao~9at 
 Kal ixrj 7rpbs aKpov fJLveXov faXV^i 
 evXvra 8' etVcu crrepyrjOpa cfrpevuv 
 
EURIPIDES. 331 
 
 452. A friend is made for adversity. 
 
 453. Many are bad, but worst of all 
 Are they who rise as friends do fall. 
 
 454. Keep clear of an enemy, if he be a fool, but 
 meet a clever foe half-way • for this latter will treat 
 thine overtures with respect, if not with favour. 
 
 455. Take not dislike of a man in the street, 
 And be not hail-fellow with all you meet. 
 
 456. A savage will give gold-dust for a gew-gaw; 
 and a fool for profit will part with a friend. 
 
 457. Such as in danger's hour are shy, 
 Will run to help, when danger 's by. 
 
 458. It is sweet to see the prosperity of a friend, 
 but sweeter to gaze upon the death of an enemy. 
 
 459. Do well unto thyself ; and all men will 
 think well of thee. 
 
 460. As land to storm-tossed mariners at sea 
 Is face of true friend in adversity. 
 
 461. What is mine is my friend's. 
 
 462. To kill an enemy is no murder. 
 
 463. Love well thy friend, but love him so 
 That thou at will may'st let him go ; 
 Embrace him, if the while there be 
 Thy tunic in 'twixt him and thee ; 
 
332 EURIPIDES. 
 
 airo r (jJcrao'OaL koli ^vvreivai' 
 
 TO S* V7T€p 8i(TCrO)V fALOLV c5Stl/€tV 
 
 r^ v XV v X a ^ €7 ™ v /3apos evpov iyco. 
 
 464. Tfc TO CTOcf>OV, 7] TL TO K&XXiOV 
 
 7rapot Qedjv yepas kv fipoTOLS 
 rj X € ^' vn\p Kopvcfras 
 
 TO)V kydpWV Kp€l(T(T(D KaT€)^€tV \ 
 
 465. Tryv evse/Secav zirvyovcri p\v kolXov 
 ripav orav 8e iroXepcovs Spacrai /ca/ctu? 
 ^tXrj tis, ovSels epL7roSo)V k€ltoll vopos. 
 
 466. "Eycoye rovroy y dvSpl p-qr etrjv (frtXos 
 
 pifjT€ £vV€L7]V, OCTT IS aVTapKTf <f)pOV€LV 
 
 Treiroide^ SovXovs rovs (f>tXovs fjyovpevos. 
 
 467. "OXolvto iravres oiirep olkovtols <j>iXovs 
 elcrlv rrpodvpoi pbrj koAgjs evepyeretv. 
 
 468. Xdpcv ye yrjpdcrKOvo~av eyOalpoi c^tAojv, 
 koX Tiov kolXwv p\v octtis diroXavuv S-eAei, 
 crvpLTrXeiv $e rots <$>IXomti §v(TTvypv<ri prj. 
 
 469. "Ovopa pev, epyov 8' ovk e^ovcnv oi <£>lXol 
 ol prj Vt tguo*i <Tvp<j)Opais ovres <£>lXol. 
 
 470. Ov cro<f>bv r68e, 
 i^Opovs Xaj36vTa prj 'ttotlo-olctOcu Slktjv. 
 
 471. 'E£ €vtv\ovs 
 
 i]Si(TTOV kydpbv avSpo, SvcrTvyovvd 1 opav. 
 
 472. "Ovrtv 1 av eXrjs £ujvt kv pdyais alcr^pov Kravelv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 333 
 
 For thou of gladness in thy day 
 Wilt have too little to give away ; 
 Whereas of grief thou 'It find thy share 
 As much as one poor back may bear. 
 
 464. Honey is sweet, and Love is sweet, but 
 Vengeance is sweeter than Love or Honey. 
 
 4 Go. Scruples may avail with the prosperous, but 
 they cannot stand between a man and his vengeance. 
 
 466. Pooh-pooh is a bad friend. 
 
 467. That friend does all the mischief of a foe, 
 "Who recklessly says ' Yes,' when you say 
 
 < No.' 
 
 468. With one that is true friend of mine 
 
 I '11 drink the gall and drink the wine. 
 
 469. Sorrow is good, for sorrow doth prove 
 If they love us whom we do love. 
 
 470. Who once hath in his power a foe 
 Must be a fool to let him go. 
 
 471. The sweetest of all earthly sights to see 
 Is the misfortune of an enemy. 
 
 472. When thou hast taken captive one in battle, 
 sheathe thy sword. 
 
334 EURIPIDES. 
 
 473. 'Yiydpos 7rep wV 
 
 aKovcrerat rd y J ecrOXa xprjcrrbs o>V dvrjp. 
 
 474. UoXe/jiLov rjv ffivT ev /xa^at^ eA^s 7rore, 
 otjk dyros ecrTt tw ktolvovtl KarOavtov. 
 
 475. *Hv i)(6pbs Yj Tt5 ? dxpeXrj 8e KarOavoyv, 
 §eiKW<TL Qdvaros dcrcj^aXecrTdTrjv 6Sdv. 
 
 476. Net/cecov 7raAa6coF xprjcrrbs dpLvrjpLOiv dvrjp. 
 
 477. Alcr^pbv <f>i\ov<s rot XP 7 ) "* €7rtKpv7rT€iv <j>l\ovs* 
 
 478. Ttov (f)[\o)v \dpiv 
 opyds SiKatas tovs (j>tXovs e>(€tv ^pewi/. 
 
 479. "IStov <£tAa>v e'en - ' ovSei/ otTtvcs c^tAoi 
 opOws Tre^vKaor 1 , aAAa koivol ^/D^/xara. 
 
 480. Tts 7TOT6 (piXiJjv avrbv paXicrr atcr^weTai j 
 
 481. OuSeis aAacrrw/) tois <£tAois ck twi/ (j>[\wv. 
 
 482. 'Ex#puv kolkws Spdv dvSpbs Yiyovpou pepos. 
 
 483. Otj Setva, Setva Tracr^etv rous elpyacrpevovs. 
 
 484. Eipyacr pevotcrtv atcr^pov €7rt^atpetv kcikols. 
 
 485. Aoyovs olkov€ rtov ivavriojv irdpa. 
 
EURIPIDES. 335 
 
 473. Speak well of an honest man, although he 
 be thine enemy. 
 
 474. If thou shalt slay one whom thou hast taken 
 captive in battle, his blood will be required at thine 
 hands. 
 
 475. Is one thy foe ] and stands he in thy way ? 
 Be ruled by what the sword may have to say. 
 
 476. No worthy man bears a grudge long. 
 
 477. A friend should never hide a good thing 
 from a friend. 
 
 478. Wrong done a friend should set thine heart 
 a-fire. 
 
 479. True friends say — 'Our ;' false friends say — 
 'My.' 
 
 480. Selfishness and Friendship are never seen 
 at one time \ for, w T hen the one walketh abroad, the 
 other runneth into hiding-places. 
 
 481. Do service to a friend, and never dread 
 
 A curse for that will light upon thine head. 
 
 482. Pay to thy foe what seems to thee 
 The wages of his enmity. 
 
 483. Who hath a sharp tongue needeth a thick 
 skin. 
 
 484. 'Tis ill to boast above a fallen foe. 
 
 485. Hear what thine adversary hath to say. 
 
336 EURIPIDES. 
 
 486. K.etvrjv e7ratv(o ttoXlv eywy, yns jjlovov 
 evos 7rpos dvSpbs, ovk o^Xco Kparvveraf 
 ov$ €<ttl K€ivrjv octti? kKyavv&v Xoyots 
 7rpos KepSos tStov aAAos aXkocre crrpefac 
 6 8' avrty^ rjSvs koI SlSovs 7roXXr)v X^P iV 
 elsavOts ef3Xa\p\ etra 8ia/3oXaLS veais 
 KXeifsas to, TrpocrOe crcfrdX/jLaT £££&v Slktjs. 
 
 "AAAcO? T€ 7TWS OLV [17] 8lOp0€V(DV XojOVS 
 
 6p8oJS Sivacr 1 av Sfjpios tvOvvecv 7t6Xlv \ 
 6 yap xpovos pLaOrjcriv dvrl rov razors 
 Kpelcrcrb) 8tS(ocri' ycnrovos S' dvrjp 7revY]s, 
 el koI ykvoiro /za/xa^?, epyuv vtto 
 ovk dv Svvairo 7rpos rd koiv dirofiXkireiv. 
 ^H 8rj vocrioSes rovro rots d/jLetvoo-tv, 
 orav TrovYjpbs d^iojfjb dvrjp exrj 
 yXdxrcrr) Karao-yjb)v Srjfjiov ) ovfev wv to irpiv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 337 
 
 CONCERNING POLITICAL ETHICS-KINGSHIP— NOBLESSE- 
 SLAVERY— DEMOCRACY— FREEDOM— PATRIOTISM. 
 
 486. A many-headed polity to me 
 
 Doth seem a politic monstrosity : 
 
 One head was meant, e'er since the world 
 
 began, 
 To fit the shoulders of a state or man * 
 And all by windy demagogues befool' d 
 Are silly ganderfats by foxes ruled \ 
 For smooth-tongued rogues, the idols of a 
 
 day, 
 When they have led a long-ear'd crowd 
 
 astray, 
 Pocket the wages of their shifts and tricks, 
 And mid their dupes distribute all the 
 
 kicks. 
 sad the sight for patriot eyes to see 
 A land infected by mobocracy ! 
 When Harrys, Toms, and Dicks in council 
 
 meet, 
 On problems intricate of state to treat, 
 And, as vile wind-bags lead them by the 
 
 nose, 
 Their land to peril and to scorn expose : 
 sight of shame ! spectacle of pain ! 
 When tails are heads, and bowels guide the 
 
 brain ! 
 
 Y 
 
338 EURIPIDES. 
 
 487. OvSev rvpdvvov Sispevecrrepov 7rdAet 7 
 
 07T0V TO [JL€V TTpiDTlCTTOV OVK tlirlv VOfJLOl 
 
 Koivol, Kparet 8' efs rov vopov KeKrrjptvos 
 avros Trap 1 ai>ra>, /cat to& ovkzt <e<jt icrov. 
 Teypappevwv 8e tow voptov o t do-devy) 1 ; 
 6 7t\ov(tl6s t€ rrjv Slktjv tcrrjv e^ei, 
 
 VLK(l 8 1 6 JJL€L(DV Ti)V fJL€yOLV, StKat' €\(i)V 
 
 eo"rtv 8' kvicnrelv tolctlv daOevecrTepots 
 rov evrvyovvra rav9\ orav kXvyj /ccikojs. 
 TovXevOepov S' eKeivo' ris ^-eAet TrdAet 
 XprjCTTov n fiovXtvp? els pkcrov cfrepeiv 'iyjuv ; 
 /cat ravO' 6 XPVC 0)V hapirpos Icrd', 6 py) ^eAcoi 
 (Tiya. Ti tovtojv ear lo-atrepov iroXei ; 
 koX prjv ottov ye Sfjp.os evOvvrrjs \6ov6s< 
 virovatv dcrrots ^Serat veavcais' 
 dvrjp Se fiacriXevs kyOpov rjyelrai roSe, 
 
 KCU T01>S dpLCTTOVS CVS dv fjyrJTOLL (f>pOV€LV 
 KTtLVeL, SeSoLKLOS T?]S TVpOLVVidoS TT€pL. 
 
 Iltos ovv er' dv ykvoiT dv ivyvpd ttoXls. 
 orav tls to? Xeiptovos rjpivov o-rdyyv 
 roXpas d(f>oupfj KaTToXoyTi^rj veovs ; 
 KTaoSai Se ttXovtov kcu jiiov rl Set reKvois, 
 us rep Tvpdvvto irXeiov €Kpo\0rj fiiov j 
 rj irapOevevecv rratSas kv Sopots /caAws 
 TepTrvds rvpdvvois r)8ovds, orav ^kXij. 
 ftaKpva 8e tols T€i<ovo~t j prj frpriv en, 
 d rdpd r€Kva rrpos /3tav vvp^emrat. 
 
EURIPIDES. 339 
 
 487. Where one man's will is universal law, 
 
 None can his breath with ease and comfort 
 
 draw ; 
 But a free country, free in deed and name, 
 Hath written codes to rich and poor the 
 
 same, 
 Whose scope, as clear and general as the 
 
 day, 
 Fraud may not warp, nor violence gainsay. 
 There man may look his fellow in the face ; 
 Wealth is not honour, need is not disgrace • 
 There may you hear the herald's stirring 
 
 call : 
 ' Speak in your country's cause, speak one 
 
 or all ! ' 
 In such a land nor wit nor might is fear'd, 
 But youth is cherish'd, and old age revered. 
 But, where a tyrant holds his lonely sway, 
 The year is all one autumn of decay * 
 The wretch will view with terror and dis- 
 trust 
 The brave, the eloquent, the wise, the just ; 
 Will crop his country's flowers, until remain 
 Shrubs only on a dull, wide, cheerless plain ; 
 A father's bosom will be rack'd with care 
 Whose boys are spirited, whose girls are 
 
 fair : — 
 may death come to me and mine, before 
 We own a lord, or fellow-man adore ! 
 
340 EURIPIDES. 
 
 488. ^12 K€Vol /3f>OTLOV, 
 TO TO^OV €VT€LVOVT€S OL KdlpOV 7T€/Ja ; 
 
 /cat 7r/)o§ StK7]s ye TroAAa 7ra(r>(OFT€? Ka/ca, 
 <f)t\ois p\v ov ireiOeo-Oe, rots Se 7rpdypa(rt' 
 7r6Xeis t\ typvcr at Stot Adyou Kap^ai Ka/<a, 
 <£oVco Ka0aLp€Lcr9\ ov Adya), rot 7rpay/xara. 
 
 489. T^efc rot 7roAtT0Ji/ fxeptSes' ot /x€> oXfitoi 
 avax^eAets Te 7rAetova>v t' l/owo-' de6* 
 
 ot S' ovk e^ovTes kcu crTrai/t^oi/res /3iou, 
 Setrot vepovres tw cf)6ovu> irXeiov pepos 
 
 €65 TOUS e^OVTaS Kkvrp d<f>La(TLV KOLKa, 
 
 yAcocrcrcus 7rovrjp£)v Trpocrrarijju cf)-qXovLi€vot' 
 rptiov Se fioipojv tj V /xeo-co crwfec TrdAets. 
 KocrfJLov ^>v\a<rcrov<T ovtlv 1 av rd^rj 7rdAis. 
 
 490. V E)(€6 Kara<j>vyrjv ^p fM *v Setvots irkrpav, 
 
 SouAoS Se fitOfJLOVS 0€(3y, TrdAtS (>€ 7T/30S 7rdAtV 
 
 ewrrj^e xupacrOeio-a' tmv yap kv (3poroLS 
 ovk ecrriv ovSev Sea reAov? evEatpovovv. 
 
 491. TvpavviSos rot rrjs parrjv aLVOVLiwqs 
 
 TO plv 7rp6s(D7TOV fj8v, TCXV Sd/XOtCTl 8e 
 
 \v7rrjpd- tls yap paKapcos, res evrv)(i]s, 
 ocrns SeSotKws Ka\ 7rapaf3\€7ru)V /3tov 
 alcova retVet ) SrjpoTrjs av euri'^ry? 
 £?]v <xf ^eAoi/xi yuaAAov ?}' rr/^avi/os wy, 
 co Tors Trovqpovs fjSovrj c/nAois e^eu', 
 ecr#AoiJS Se //xcret KarOaveiv (pofjovp.tvos. 
 
EURIPIDES. 341 
 
 488. Eeason may let a shaft fall short and spent, 
 But ne'er o'er-shoots the target of Intent ; 
 But Impulse aims blind arrows at the sky, 
 To fall at random on the stander-by ; 
 
 And angry men and states, so wise men say, 
 Gag Reason, and give Impulse all her way. 
 
 489. In all states there be three classes ; one 
 that is rich and lazy and selfish ; one that is poor 
 and jealous and reckless ; and a middle one that is 
 sagacious and thoughtful and trustworthy ; for, 
 while this latter hath something to win, it hath very 
 much to lose. 
 
 490. Nothing is safe from peril ; nor beast, nor 
 man, nor state : 
 
 The beast rleeth to the covert of the rock, and a 
 man pursued runneth to God's altar : 
 
 A wise people, therefore, will give heed ; and will 
 not refuse aid to such as are in jeopardy. 
 
 491. The show of Kingship in the streets is fair, 
 But the reality is sad indoors. 
 
 Is he a happy man that wears a cloke 
 Suspicion-wove, and dreads a dagger-stab 
 At every corner of life's pilgrimage % 
 I 'd rather be a man of trade, and sum 
 Each day my petty losses and my gains, 
 Than be the wretched thing we call — <a 
 
 king'; 
 For such an one, for love of his poor life, 
 Must hate the good, and make his friends 
 
 of knaves. 
 
342 EURIPIDES. 
 
 EtVots dv 0)9 o y^pvaos IkvlkCk rd8e, 
 
 7rXoVT€LV T€ TtpTTVOV OV </>lAw \f6yOV5 k\v€LV, 
 
 Iv X € P (Ti <n5faw oXfiov, ov8' ^x €lv ttwovs' 
 
 CLY) 8' efJLOLje fA€TpLOL fXTj \v7T0VfJLeV(j). 
 
 492. ^£2 raXai7r(j}pot /3/)otc3v, 
 
 rt r KTacrde Xoy^as koll /car' dAA?yAa>v cj>6vovs 
 rtOecrde ; Travcra<T0', dAAot A?y£ai/T£S irovow 
 
 HfJLLKpOV to ^/o^/xa roG j8tov toutov 8e >(/5?) 
 of)? pacrra Kal fxr) crvv ttovols 8t€K7T€pdv. 
 
 493. ToiovSe rot (TTparrjybv alpelcrOai )(f>€(bv 7 
 os eV re rots Sttvoio-iv €<ttlv dA/a/xos, 
 fjLMrei & vf3pi(TTr)v AaoV, os 7rpd<rcru)v kclAojs 
 €69 a/cpa firjvai KAt/xd/ccov ivrjXara 
 
 £rjTU)v a7ra)A€0"' 6X/3ov a> xprjcrdou irapfjv. 
 
 494. ^Htoi (f^iXetv xpr) rovs crocfrovs Trptorov rtKva, 
 
 €7T€iTa roKeas 7rarpt8a ^', t}V av£eiv ^pewy 
 /cat /xt) /cardial. 2<£aAe^ov ^ye/xan' ^paarvs 
 vecos re va^T^s* -)jcrv)(os Katpw cro<f)6s' 
 koll tovto rot rdvSpelov, rj Ti poparjO ta. 
 
 495. A^/xa) o"v /xt^tc 7rdV dvaprrjcrrjs Kpdros, 
 pLTjT av KaKiocrrjs, ttXovtov evrtpiov tiOus' 
 /XTyS' dv8pa 8?^/xa) 7rto-Tov eKftdXys ttot€, 
 pLrjS J av£e Kaipov pti^ov ov yap aVc/xxAes, 
 /x^ crot Tiyxxvyos Xapurpos J£ dcrroC 4>avrj' 
 K(i)Xvt 8' dv8pa Trapa 8lktjv rt/xcu/xev/ov* 
 7roAet yap evrv^ovvre^ ol KaKol vocros. 
 
EURIPIDES. 343 
 
 'Tis true he drinks from silver, swathes his limbs 
 In cloth of purple, gold embroidered • 
 But in his chalice is the poison, Fear ; 
 His purple is no warmer than plain serge. 
 A pox upon your gilt and tawdry crowns ! 
 Give me what satisfies plain, simple tastes \ 
 Give me a quiet life, and true, true friends. 
 492. men, my brothers, are your lives so long 
 
 That ye must cut them shorter with your swords % 
 
 493. When ye choose a leader, choose a man that 
 is cool in the hour of peril, and that careth nothing 
 for the rabble ; for this latter is made up of fools, 
 that climb the ladder of Good Luck and tumble over 
 at the top. 
 
 494. A wise man will love his children above all 
 things ; and after his children will come his father, 
 his mother, and his country. And he will be careful 
 not to lead his country into peril ; for he knoweth 
 that Decision which seizeth on Occasion is better 
 than Temerity which leapeth in the dark. 
 
 495. Give not too much of power into the hands 
 of the people ; but lower them not unduly beneath 
 the well-born and the wealthy. 
 
 Deal not in extremes with one beloved of the 
 common sort ; either for honour, or for dishonour : 
 
 Push him not to the wall ; for he will make of ill- 
 usage a ladder for climbing : 
 
 Hinder withal a man that is unduly honoured ; 
 for the prosperity of knaves is the ruin of a country. 
 
344 EURIPIDES. 
 
 496. TgjV TOt 7ToAlTGJV OL VeOi Tt/X0;/X€I/O6 
 
 yaipovcri, iroXefiovs t' av^oEvovo-' aVeu 8lk7]S. 
 <$>6eipovTe<$ dorrovs' 6 /iev oiro)s (rrpar-qXaTyj, 
 6 8' o)s vfipify] 8vva/juv els \eipas Aa/Jwv, 
 aAAos 8e KepSovs ovveK, ovk diroo-KoirCiv 
 to irXrjdos ei rt fiXd—Terai irdcrypv rd8e. 
 
 497. Tt's dv kXvol tov Trarpift e-irecrTpaTevfievov 
 
 498. Ueptcro-ojJivOos 6 Aoyos, evyevetav 
 el fiporeiov eiXoyrjcrofxev 
 
 to yap irdXai, koX irpwrov or eyevo\xeda : 
 8id 8' eKptvev a reKovcra Td fiporovs, 
 o/JLOtav X6(x)v aVao-iv e^eirai8evo-ev oiptv. 
 "I8lov ov8ev e^ofiev \xia 8e yovd 
 to r 9 evyevh Kal to 8vsyeves' 
 to yap 6X/3co yavpov avrb Kpaivei Xpovrs. 
 To (jypovtfJLOV evyeveia' /cat to crvverov 
 6 Qebs 8l8(jl>ctlv, ov% 6 ttXovtos. 
 
 499. C H 8vsy eveia 7rdAA' k\ec rd x/^a-i/za* 
 Kal yap 8aKpvo~at pa8iu)s avrots ^X et ' 
 airavra t enrelv no 8e yevvatio <^vo~tv 
 dvoXfia Tavra' Trpocrrdr-qv 8e tov [itov 
 e\ei tov SyKov tou t b'^Xov 8oK.r)/jLaTa. 
 
EURIPIDES. 345 
 
 • 
 
 49G. It fareth ill with a state where youth is 
 held in honour ; 
 
 For young men are ever eager for wars \ recking 
 little of justice or their countrymen ; 
 
 One, that he may be a leader of troops ; one, that 
 he may be free to do his own will ; and one, that 
 he may make good the losses of his extravagance : 
 
 And of all these there is none that careth whether 
 or no his gain may be his country's loss. 
 
 497. Thy truth is falsehood, if thou raise a hand 
 Of sacrilege against thy fatherland. 
 
 498. To praise ancient lineage is to waste 
 breath ; 
 
 For in the beginning our mother, Earth, made us 
 all of one likeness \ 
 
 What I have thou hast ; and the beggar and the 
 noble are made of one clay ; 
 
 Time is the master of us all ; of beggars and of 
 kings ; 
 
 Discretion is nobility ; and discretion cometh of 
 God only. 
 
 499. Poverty hath its good things ; for a mean 
 man may give his sorrow words ; 
 
 But a man that is nobly born must keep his 
 sorrow to himself, even though his heart be fraught 
 with grief to the bursting ; 
 
 For before him stand Pride and Opinion with 
 their finger on their lips. 
 
346 EURIPIDES. 
 
 500. To y' ar\arov Srj rovro ^avfiacrrov fiporoU, 
 Tvpavvts* ov)( (.vpots av dOXtcorepov. 
 
 501. AoyOS (ipOTOllTLV €K T dt)o£oVVT(DV L0)V 
 KOLK TWV SoKOVVTiDV (JLVtIs OV TOLVTO v9kv€l, 
 
 502. "Orav ns rjSvs rocs Adyots <$>povwv KaKios 
 
 7T€l6r) TO 7rXrj9oS, Tjj TToXet KOLKOV fJL&yCL' 
 
 otroi 8e (tvv Vio xprjcrra /SovXevovo-' del, 
 kolv par] irapavTiK ^ avOis €to~t \pqo~tfxoi 
 iroXec ^reacrOat 8' co8e xprj rlv TrpocrTarrju 
 186v9 k ofioiov yap to ^pyjpa ytyverac 
 tw tovs Xoyovs XeyovTt kclI ri/juofievo). 
 
 503. ' AvayKaiiDS €^€t 
 7rarpiSos (pay diravTas' o> 8' aAAws Aeyet, 
 Xoyotcrt ^atpei^ tI>v 8e vovv eKeio-' e^et. 
 
 504. Kcikws oXoivto 7ravT€5 3 ot rvpavvlSi 
 yaipovviv oXtyrj t ev TroXei povap^ta' 
 TovXevOepov yap 6Vo/xa iravros o£lov, 
 Kav piiKp 1 lyji rt?, /zeyaA' €\etv vofxt^eTat. 
 
 505. IldAeos an aXXiys ocrrts oiKi^et iroXiv, 
 
 ap/XO$ 7TOVYjpOS <JJO-7T€p eV £v\.(j) 7Tay€lS. 
 
 Adya) 7roXiTr]<; kcrTi, tois 6" epyoicriv ov 
 
 506. "Ht£S y' dXrjQtos ecrr' eXevdepa 7rdAts, 
 Ivos 7rpo9 avSpos ovttot apyewOai ^eAer 
 Srjpos & avao"o~ei 8ta8o)^aicrLv ev p.epei 
 iv caver Later cv, ou^l tw 7tAoi5to) 8t8ors 
 
 to 7rAeto"TOF, aAAot ^a> 7rev7/9 e^cov tcrov. 
 
EURIPIDES. 347 
 
 500. Of all poor human wretches there is none 
 So poor as he that sitteth on a throne. 
 
 501. More for his quality that speaks we care 
 Than for the quality of what we hear. 
 
 502. The state-craft of Expediency may avail for 
 a time ; but man or state that soweth in Dishonesty 
 shall in the end reap Trouble. 
 
 503. Fools only will this simple truth deny : — 
 
 ' You cannot hate your country though you 
 try.' 
 
 504. Freedom is life in life ; so cursed be they 
 That bow free necks beneath a tyrant's 
 
 sway ! 
 Better is raiment coarse with manners rude 
 Than polish' d ease and purple servitude. 
 
 505. If thou would' st found a colony or state, 
 
 Let all barbarians be, or Greeks be all ; 
 So roof thine house with only tile or slate ; 
 And mix no whinstone in a red-brick 
 wall. 
 
 506. Authority in a sound and wholesome state 
 Will freely, like its coinage, circulate. 
 
348 EURIPIDES. 
 
 507. "A7ras /zev drjp alero) 7repd<TLpos, 
 
 airoura 8e )^6i)V dvSpl yevvatii) Trarpts. 
 
 508. Aeuvt] 7roAts vocrovcr 1 dvevpicrKetv KaKa. 
 
 509. 'E7Tt TOV €VTV\TJ 
 
 TH/Scocr' del KrjpvKes' ode 8' avrots <j>t\os, 
 o? dv Svvrjrai 7roAeos ev r } dpyalviv j]. 
 
 510. Ovk avSpa rot Atay <$>i\o\j;vy€iv \p€(ov 
 
 tolctlv yap aAAois kykvtr, ov\ avrw povov. 
 
 511. Ketvo? y I/X06 Kpivoir dv ov KaAtos (ppovelv, 
 octtls Trarpujas yrjs art/xa£tov opovs 
 d\\r)v €7ratv€t /cat r/907roto"ti/ yjStraL. 
 
 512. Kotrov 7roAet rt§ uya#ov dvSpeios y y dvrjp, 
 oXtyaKts dcrrv Kayopds ^patvojv kvkXov, 
 avrovpyos — ot7rep /cat povot crufovcrL yrjv — 
 ^vverbs £e -^(opetv 6/xocre rot? Aoyots ^e'Acov, 
 aKtpaios, dv€7rtXrj7rrov rjcrKrjKujs /3tov. 
 
EURIPIDES. 349 
 
 507. From North to South, from East to West, 
 The eagle builds his aery nest ; 
 Beneath the sun, where'er they roam, 
 Brave hearts will find or make a home. 
 
 508*. A troubled state smells mischief everywhere. 
 
 509. To sugar-cask set by a grocer's shop-door 
 
 From far and from near the blue-bottles 
 will come ; 
 So in our Castle-yard you may hear evermore 
 Our clergy-drones buzz and our lawyer- 
 wasps hum. 
 
 510. The breath of life is unto all 
 
 A temporary loan ; 
 So freely give at Duty's call 
 What never was thine own. 
 
 511. I hate the man that keeps his praise 
 For foreign policy and ways, 
 
 And shows his wit and lack of sense 
 At his own countrymen's expense. 
 
 512. Give me a man whose hob-nail'd feet 
 Clink rarely on a well-paved street ; 
 Who little says, but, if he choose, 
 Can reason give for all he does ; 
 Who looks his neighbour in the face, 
 And holds hard work is no disgrace ; 
 Whose clear frank eyes and open brow 
 Bespeak an honest soul below : 
 
 The state, wherein are many such as he, 
 Need court no friend, and fear no enemy. 
 
350 EURIPIDES. 
 
 513. "Orav 7ro6 J rj[3(t. 8y)pos, els dpyds ttcow, 
 o/jlolov too*T€ 7rvp KaracrfSeo-at Xdfipov 
 
 €1 S' 7](TV)(0)S Tt? (IVTOS kvTtlVOVTL /JL€V 
 
 ^aAwi/ v7T€ikol Kaipov €vXa/3ovfxevoSj 
 icra)? ay €K7rvev(T€i€V rjv 8' dvf) 7rvod$ y 
 tv)(ois &v (ivtov pa8to)S ocrov ^tXecs. 
 
 514. "Ocronrfp dv8p(ov crapKos tls eve^cav 
 
 dfTKOVCTL filOTQV) l]v CTcfrdXuKTL )(pr]JldT(i)V, 
 
 kolkoI TToXlrai' Set yap dv8p\ eWtcrptvov 
 aKoAacrrov yjOos yacrrpoSj kv ravTto pevetv. 
 
 515. "Ev Sr> Tt TOLS 8ovXoi(TtV al<T^VVr)V (f)€p€L, 
 
 rovvopa' rd 8' aAAa Trdvra twj/ eXevOtpuv 
 ovSev kolkl(dv 8ovXos, o&tis ecrOXbs y. 
 
 516. EtcrtV ye SouAot rot? Kparovcrtv tvpevecs. 
 
 517. e H TTo.rpts ecrO 1 aTvdo-i (^iXrarop fiporols, 
 ot;3' ovopdo-ac 8vvaC av ws ecrTtv </>tAov. 
 
 518. e O /xt) rvpavvift wcrTe /3ap/3dpo)v l\0iv, 
 rjv ttov StKaia 8pa, St/coua 7T€mx€T(u. 
 
 519. Ot rots 7roAet9 e^oi/Tes d£ta>/xa tc 
 rots dvOaptXXots etcrt TroXepoDraroi. 
 
 520. Tot ftap/3dpu)v tol 8ovXa irdvra ttXyjv ivos. 
 
 521. To kciXov crcfxiXepov' 
 to Se (jycXoTtpov 
 
 yXvKv pkv : Xviret 81 7rpost(Trdp€vov 
 rore pkv rd Gcwv oi'K opOtoOevr 
 dverpexfe /3lov Tore 8' dvdputrtov 
 
EURIPIDES. 351 
 
 513. Who to an angry mob a while gives way, 
 May, when the fit is over, say his say. 
 
 514. Make not of him an officer of state 
 Whose means are small and sensual cravings 
 
 great. 
 
 515. An honest slave is worth an honest free 
 man ; but still he is a slave. 
 
 516. A slave shows only his better side to his 
 master. 
 
 517. Words may not tell how dear is Fatherland. 
 
 518. In a free land — hold this for true, — 
 If you harm none, none will harm you. 
 
 519. Rivalry in affairs of state 
 Stifles fair- play and fosters hate. 
 
 520. sad and strange that land should be 
 Wherein one man alone is free ! 
 
 521. Whoso walketh in high places must look 
 to his steps ; and whoso drinketh from the cup of 
 Ambition must take the bitter with the sweet. He 
 must remember that his fellows may mortify his 
 
352 EURIPIDES. 
 
 yvwfiat iroXXal 
 
 Kal SvsdpecTToi SieKvatcav. 
 
 522. Mvpiovs iraQeiv £vvoc?ja rovro 7rpus ra irpdy- 
 
 jxara' 
 
 €K7T0V0VVT€<; 0)(TT €^6tV etV' €^€^0)p-q(raV KOLKO)?- 
 
 Ta /lev airo yvwjirjs 7toXlt(Zv dcrvverov, rd 8' 
 
 €V$LKG)S 
 
 dSvvaroi yeyojrts avrol 8ta<£t>Ad£ao-#at iroXiv. 
 
 523. ' A^dpLCTTOV vpcov oirepp\ 6Vot 8rj/xrjy6pois 
 fyXovre npds' /irjSe ytyvaxTKOLO-Ot pot, 
 
 O? TOVS <j)lXoVS j3Xd7TTOVT6S OV (£/30VTt£€T€, 
 TJV TOtCTt 7ToXXoLS 7TpJ$ \^P iV ^y r ] T ^ TL > 
 
 524. QvTTOT dv (f)iXoV 
 
 to f3dp/3apov ykvoir av'^XXyjcriv yevos, 
 ov& dv Svvatro. 
 
 525. 'Ev rfj TrarplSi cr€o~d)(rp.e6'' rj& yjpiv Tpo<j)Ls, 
 pLrjT7]P) d8eX(f)7J y 8/zans, dyKvpa, crreyrj. 
 
 526. Et p.6vov eVacrros, 6 tl Svvouto 7rposXaf3(ov 
 XP^vtIv, SuXOol tovto, Kels kolvov <f>€pot 
 7raTpiSi, kolkmv dv at woXets eXacrcroviov 
 ireipwpevai to Xonruv evrv^otev dv. 
 
 527 . Et/<os ye TTavrl Kal Xoyco Kal p r QX av V 
 TrarptSos ipojvras €K7tov€lv crojrrjpiav. 
 
 528. ^H iravrl o^ttol', kcxv v7T€p/3dXXrj Ka/cots, 
 ovk eVrt rov ^pexjsavros rjSiov 7re8ov. 
 
 529. Suve^et iroXecs to Tors vopovs crcj^ecv kolXids. 
 
 530. 'Act KoXao-rijs ru>v KaKOJV KaOtcrracro. 
 
EURIPIDES. 353 
 
 pride, and that Heaven may overturn his best and 
 surest plans. 
 
 522. Many statesmen mount with coolness and 
 energy the ladder of ambition, from the top of which 
 they are either pushed of others or tumble through 
 their own dizziness. 
 
 -523. 'Tis little for the man I care 
 
 Who'd sell a friend to buy a cheer. 
 
 524. Where can be no sure friendship between 
 Civilisation and Barbarism. 
 
 525. Our country is our all in all ; our mother, 
 our foster-mother, our sister ; the anchor of all our 
 hopes ; our shelter against the wind and rain. 
 
 52Q. The prosperity of a state dependeth less upon 
 the ability of a great statesman than upon the 
 honesty and industry of its common men. 
 
 527. When his country is in peril, a patriot will 
 try to save her, and for a while will care little for 
 the means whereby. 
 
 528. Tho' clouds do gather and Fates do frown, 
 No land to me is like mine own. 
 
 529. No stable state but ever leant 
 Upon the shoulder of precedent. 
 
 530. Who spares a ruffian hates his fatherland. 
 
 z 
 
354 EURIPIDES. 
 
 531. Ka#ttpaV TTOT 7]V Tt? ets 7roAti/ 7recr^ £evo9, 
 /Cai/ TOtS VOfJLOLCTLV (XCTTOS 7/, TO y€ (TTO/JLO. 
 
 SovXov 7T€7raraL, kovk eyet 7rapprj(rcav. 
 
 532. Ol)K €G"TL ^-VYJTiOV OCTTLS €(TT ZXtvOtpOS' 
 
 7] xpTj/xarwv yap SovXos kvTiv y Tvyrjs, 
 rj irXrjOos o,vtov 7roXeos rj vo/xo)v ypatfral 
 eipy overt yprjo-Oat fxfj Kara yv(j)\Lr\v Tpovrois. 
 
 533. M^Sei/' av ykvovs €K(xtl irpo(ndr7]v §-€i/j.yjv 
 
 xOovbs, 
 fjirjb" ottXmv dpypvTa' vovv \prj rbv o-TparrjXd- 
 
 rr\v iyj.iv 
 TroXeos o)S dpyoiv dvrjp 7ras ? ^vveaiv rjv eyojv 
 
 TVXQ. 
 
 534. M.6ydo>v ovk dXXos virepdtv rj 
 yds 7rarpias crrepecr8at. 
 
 535. OvSev to SovXov 7rpbs to jjlyj SovXov yevos. 
 
 536. "Aijlvv\ oo-ovirep Svvoltos el o~v, tl» vo/xw, 
 
 TO ^TjpLtoSeS K€LVO Kdl fJLtat^OVOV 
 
 Traijojv, o kou yrjv kolI 7roAei? SXXvor 1 dec. 
 
 537. 01 V cro^ots 
 
 ipavXot 7rap' o\Xo) fjLovcrLK(!>T€poi Xkyeiv. 
 
 538. *2ocf)ol Tvpavvoi twv crotfaiov o-vvovo-ia. 
 
 539. TldTpiS KaX(x)S 7rpdo m o~ovo~a y tVTvyovvT aet 
 /zcifw TiOrjo-L, SvsTvyovvTa 8' dcrOevrj. 
 
 540. 7 H TravTayov tol TraTpls rj /36crKOvrra y?j. 
 
EURIPIDES. 355 
 
 531. Naturalize an alien, and he is still an alien. 
 
 532. There be four things that keep us all from 
 
 having our own way — 
 Money, Fortune, Mrs. Grundy, and Police- 
 man A. 
 
 533. Let not rank nor wealth weigh in the choice 
 of a ruler or a general ; but consider well a man's 
 brains ; for he that hath brains in his head was 
 made by Nature to command. 
 
 534. Misfortune is a deep quagmire ; and at the 
 bottom of it lies exile. 
 
 535. One free man will fight ten slaves. 
 
 536. It is the animal in man that trampleth on 
 law, and is the ruin of communities. If thou lovest 
 thy country, fight against this animalism with all 
 thy might and main. 
 
 537. Voices that to a mob may organs be 
 Are barrel-organs to good company. 
 
 538. Poor Billy was a common thing, 
 
 Till Bizzy came and crown' d him king. 
 Maitre Chacal, dit-on, va de sa proie en 
 
 quete 
 Pour line plus royale et plus stupide bete, 
 
 539. Cleave to your country's cause, for her 
 
 success 
 Doubleth your weal, and halveth your dis- 
 tress. 
 
 540. The land that feeds me is my fatherlaud. 
 
356 WVRIP1DE& 
 
 541. Qpujrt's re 8vv<xto$ Kal Xiyetv oT6$ r iviip 
 
 kukus ttoXltyjs yiyvtrai vovv OVK ?Y(i)V. 
 
 542. H cfjiXrarov (iporoun 7rXrjv tzkvojv ttoXis. 
 
 543. 1 Apyo\ 7roXtTT]^ ) oetros' WV, kcik(U y' dv/jp. 
 
 544. 'Avfyws y' V7T J icrOXor i«u rrpavveurOac ko.Xov. 
 
 545. > '\o~ao~t 7ravTes fiacrtXtajv 7ra9rj/i(t.Ta, 
 
 546. Tvpavvk ciVou 0et3v /2tos vo/u^erai. 
 
 547. KaKtcrros o<TTt9 /zr) o-efSec ra oWttotojv 
 kou ^vyyeyrjOe Kal ^uywSiVei k<ikol$. 
 
 548. 'Eya) /xev €t^v, K€t 7re<j>v)^ opus Xdrpts, 
 kv tolctl yevvatoLo-LV y)pid pv^ptvos 
 SovXomtl, tovvoll ovk eyujv kXevOepov, 
 
 rbv vovv 8c Kpelcrcrov yap to$' rj Svotv KaKOiv 
 eV oVto, y^prjcrdai, Tots fypkvas r ?X €tv K^Kas 
 dXXo)V t aKovetv SovXov ovra tojv TreAas. 
 
 549. K/0€t<xcr6V ye vocretv ?/ ^-epaTrereiv 
 
 TO fJL€V €0-TLV dirXoVVyT^ &€ 0~1>Va7TT€l 
 
 Xv7rrj re cfipeviov yepcr'tv re irovos. 
 
 550. AovXov (fipovovvros paXXov -q (jypovetv \peojv 
 
 OVK (ECTTLV OL)(0OS /A€t£oV, OV$€ 8(jJ/XaCTLV 
 
 KT?]0~ts KaKia>V) ov8' dvuxfieXtorepa. 
 
 551. 'AKoXacrO' 6/xcXelv ytverat SovXwv reKva. 
 
 552. Aet toIq-l ttoXXols rbv Tvpavvov avtidvetv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 357 
 
 541. Keep tliat man from state affairs that is 
 resolute, eloquent, and devoid of common-sense. 
 
 54:2. Bairns first ; then country. 
 
 543. Employ not him, or else you'll rue it, 
 Who could do much, but doesn't do it. 
 
 544. A good king is no bad thing. 
 
 545. This luxury to monarchs is denied — 
 Their griefs to smother and their tears to hide. 
 
 546. Kingship is Godship. 
 
 547. My man Johnny, it is too bad 
 
 For you to look merry when I look sad. 
 
 548. Honesty may sweeten a little the lot of a 
 slave ; but dishonesty can only make bitterness more 
 bitter. 
 
 549. I would rather be free and in sight of my 
 
 grave, 
 Than have youth and health bound in the 
 hide of a slave. 
 
 550. The greatest nuisance in the world is a con- 
 ceited serving-man. 
 
 551. Children born to men of slaves are more 
 hard to manage than such as are born to them of 
 their wedded wives. 
 
 552. I differ from my king in this alone — 
 
 He hath ten thousand masters ; I have one. 
 
358 EURIPIDES. 
 
 553. A. Tt to (rrepecrOai 7rarpt8os ) r] kolkuv fieya ; 
 B. MeytorTov* epyu> 8' ecrrl /xel^ov rj Aoyu). 
 
 A. TtS O TpOTTOS OLVTOV' TLcf)Vyd(TlV TO $VS)(epe$ J 
 
 B. "Ev pev peytcrTOV, ot5k e^ec irapprjcriav. 
 
 A. AovAov to8' etnas, /xt) Xeyecv a tis <f>povel. 
 
 B. Tot? tc3v KparovvTiov d/xaOias <j>epetv \peu)v. 
 
 A. Kou tot/to Airn-pov, cruvao-o^etv to?s /xt) <ro- 
 
 </>OlS. 
 
 B. 'AAA' €t? to KepSos irapa <pv(riv SovXevTeov. 
 
 A. At 8' eXTTides /36ctkov(TL 0uya8a5, u>s Ao' yos. 
 
 B. KaAot? /SXeirovcrai y ofipacriv, fitXXovcn 8e. 
 
 A. Ov8' 6 xpovos airras Stecra^cr' ovVa? /cevas j 
 
 B. "E^OTJO"tV ' A<j)pO$LTr]V T*V Tj8c tttV KaK'WV. 
 
 554. 'EA^ts fiporoLS kolklctov, rj 7roXXas 7roAet§ 
 ^vvfjifS, dyovcra ^-lyxov els VTrep/3oXds' 
 otolv yap eXOrj iroXepos els ifrj<pov Xeco, 
 ovSels W avrov ^avarov eKXoyt^eraij 
 to 8vsrv)(es 8e tovt es dXXov eKTpeiret' 
 el 8' i)v Trap* o/x/xa Qdvaros ev \j/rj<f>ov <f>opa 7 
 ovk av ttoXls tls 8opipiavr)s dirioXXyro. 
 
EURIPIDES. 359 
 
 CONCERNING EXILE. 
 
 553. A. Tell me, Sir Sadface, what may exile be ? 
 
 B. What death to life, is exile to the free. 
 
 A. What special grief to exile is allied ? 
 
 B. The brain is busy, while the tongue is tied. 
 
 A. Must your poor banish'd one then live 
 
 a slave ? 
 
 B. Must crouch to master, be he fool or 
 
 knave. 
 
 A. What J link himself perforce with knaves 
 
 and fools'? 
 
 B. To win their bread, the poor use any 
 
 tools. 
 
 A. Hope is the exile's bread, so say the wise. 
 
 B. Hope never clogs, and rarely satisfies. 
 
 A . Throw Hope away, and live content like 
 
 me. 
 
 B. I am an exile, Sir, and you are free. 
 
 CONCERNING PEACE AND WAR. 
 
 554. When we deliberate on war, comes Hope, 
 And, while she lets our eyes have clear 
 
 aspe'ct 
 Of alien risks, she blinds us to our own ; 
 So is Ambition fool'd to its topmost bent. 
 But, if beside us, while our blood were hot, 
 Stood grisly Death, and on our shoulders 
 
 laid 
 A warning touch of momentary cold, 
 
3G0 EURIPIDES. 
 
 Kcctrofc Svolv ye irdvres dvdpmiroi Xoyoiv 
 
 TOV Kp€l<J(TOV J idfiev KCll TO, ^ptJ(TTa Kill K(LKil ) 
 
 ocro) re TroXefxov Kpetcrcrov elprjvrj fipoTols' 
 7) wpuyra fiev MoucraKxi TTpos^iXecrrdrr] ^ 
 yooi(Ti 8 1 kyOpd^ Tepirerai 6" evTratSt^j 
 yaipei 8e ttXovtq)' ravr 1 dcfrevres ol kolkoI 
 TroXe/jLovs dvatpov/JLtcrQa, ko\ rbv I'jo-crova 
 SovXovpLed 1 avSpts dvSpa kol 7roAts ttoXiv. 
 
 555. To tol Tpafyrjvai fir) Ka/<ws atSco <f>epei' 
 aMTyyvtrai Se raydO' acr/oycras avrjp 
 KaKos KeKXrjcrOai Tra? ns' f) 6" evavSpta 
 
 SiSaKTOS, €L7T€p Kol [3ptcf)0$ StSd(TK€TOU 
 
 Xkyeiv aKoveiv & cov pid6r]crLV ovk e'x er 
 a 8' dv pidOrj tis, ravra craj^ecr^at <£iAet 
 TTpbs y^/oa?' oi'tco 7rouSas ev TrouSevtre. 
 
EURIPIDES. '301 
 
 Shuddering we'd drop our pebbles in peace-urns. 
 
 And, strange, the while lives not a man but knows 
 
 That Peace a blessing is, and War a curse ; 
 
 That Peace is nurse of Science, Arts, and Thrift ; 
 
 That, where Peace dwells, there dwells Prosperity ; 
 
 Yet recklessly we rush on war, and make 
 
 These laws 'twixt state and state, 'twixt man and 
 
 man, — 
 1 No robber he who takes,' and, ' Let him rule that 
 
 can.' 
 
 CONCERNING EDUCATION. 
 
 555. fathers, see betimes to the instruction of 
 your little ones ; for what they learn in childhood 
 will abide with them to grey hairs ; 
 
 For he that is well instructed cometh to respect 
 himself; and a man that is conversant with good 
 things getteth chary of his good name ; 
 
 And, like as an infant learneth to speak and under- 
 stand words that were unknown to him, so doth a 
 man get to value virtues he but dimly understood ; 
 
 And the lessons of our boyhood are the stay and 
 solace of our age ; 
 
 Wherefore, fathers, see to the instruction of your 
 little ones ; and, with all your getting, get them 
 understanding. 
 
362 EURIPIDES. 
 
 556. 'Eya>, to p\v Srj iravrayov §pvXovpevov } 
 Kpdriorrov ctVat cfrrjpc prj (jivvat fiporo)' 
 rptcrcriov 8e potpcov iyKpLvco vlkclv fuav, 
 ttXovtov re ? X^ Tl P vireppa ytvvalov 7rpocrfj, 
 7T€vta5 r' dpiOpbv yap TOcrovSe TTpovOkprjv. 
 
 '0 p\v £(X7r\oVTOS €LS ytVOS 8' OVK €VTV)(r]S 
 
 dXyec pkv, dXyet, 7rayKaAto9 8' dXyvverat, 
 oX/3ov 8totya>i> SydAa/zov rjStcrrov X € P^' 
 <f£(o 8e /3aivb)v rovSe, rbv Trdpos XP^ V0V 
 ttXovtmv, vtt^'Atyjs fcvyfJL dv dcr^dAAot ireo-^V 
 octtls 8e ? yavpov cnreppa yevvatov t €^a)i/, 
 /3tou cnravc^et, rw yeye*. /xei/ curiae?, 
 Trevta 8' eAdcrcrcov ecrTtv, Iv 8' dAywcTcu, 
 (ppevcov 8' "utt' aiSovs epy' dTruiOelrai ^e^oiv* 
 6 8* ov8ev ovSels, Sea reXovs 8e 8vstv^cov, 
 rocrcoSe vtKcr tov yap e5 rqriopevos 
 ovk o^SeVj dei Sisti^cov kcxkws t' €^(ov* 
 oirrcos dfJL€LV0V pf] TreTreipacrOat kolXojv 
 £k6lvo yap pLepvrjpeQ 1 - oTos t]v ttot€ 
 Kayco' per dvSpojv ofos t]vrvyovv eyw. 
 
EURIPIDES. 363 
 
 CONCERNING ADVERSITY— PROSPERITY— SORROW— JOY- 
 PAIN— SICKNESS. 
 
 006. Life is so full of sorrow that to me 
 To breathe cloth seem a superfluity ; 
 The blessings we enjoy are only view'd 
 As texts suggestive of ingratitude ; 
 Heedless of all God's bounty hath supplied, 
 We pine for what his wisdom hath denied. 
 The man whose toil hath gathered wealth untold 
 Distraught and moody fumbles with his gold ; 
 This fact irrevocable mars his joy, 
 That a sire's limbs were cased in corduroy : 
 The bankrupt frets and weeps o'er a lost treasure 
 That brought him ne'er one moment of pure 
 
 pleasure : 
 The man that carries a short purse will be 
 Plagued only by his length of pedigree, 
 As whispers Pride his aching heart within — 
 * Starve like a lord ; for industry is sin.' 
 Of all the men that in my walks I meet 
 The happiest seems the beggar in the street \ 
 No thoughts comparative of more and less 
 Rack one chin-deep in squalor and distress ; 
 One who no morrow hath, no yesterday, 
 Ignores alike repentance and dismay; 
 He cannot fall whose nose is in the mire, 
 Who lacks all hope to rise and all desire, 
 O'er the unfurrow'd fallows of whose brow 
 Dull Retrospection never drave her plough, 
 Sowing sad memories in a blissful now. 
 
364 EURIPIDES. 
 
 557. Skouovs (TV Xeyu>v KovSev rt o~oc/>ou? 
 tovs irpocrOe fiporovs ovk av a/xa^rots, 
 oirive<$ vjjlvovs eVt pev SyaAtaxs 
 
 eiri r eiXairivats kol irapa Set7rvois 
 evpovTO jitov T€p7rvas aKods' 
 CTTvytovs 8e fiporojv ovSels AvVas 
 evpero fiovcrrj Kal 7roXv)^6pSoiS 
 (iSacs iraveiv, l£ <Sv ^avarot 
 Beivai re rvyai crcfydXXovcrL Sopovs' 
 kolitol rdSe /xev KepSos aKelvdai 
 pLoXiraio-i /SpoTovs* Iva S 1 ev'Senrvoi 
 Sacres, tl fJLarrjv Telvovcri fiodv ; 
 to irapbv yap eyei Tepiftv d</>' avrov 
 
 ScMTOS TrXripUlACL /SpOTOLCTLV. 
 
 558. c A7rAas ye Xviras e£bv 7 ovk otcrco SnrXds. 
 
 559. "Ecrrtv ye Srjr ecr8' r) Aiav Bv^irpa^ia 
 Xiav SiSovcra perafioXds, orav TV\rj. 
 
 560. Tots evrvyovcri Seopevois r ovSev cj^iXo^v 
 ovk ecru os oi» /xaA aoyzevos y eAeuo-eTcu 
 €ts Soura, Kaiirep ov irapcbv Kvvrjyerats 
 alpovcrt Aetav ovSe o~vyKapiiov Sopt. 
 
 561. Tov 6X/3ov ovSev ovSapov Kpivw /SpoTOts, 
 ov y 1 e^aXetfai paov rj y packet Geo?. 
 
 562. v Eo~Tt]/ ye roc tls Kav kolkolo-lv rjBovrj 
 ^■vrjrots oSvppol SaKpvwv t iirippoai' 
 aXyrjSovas 8e ravra Ko\<^i^ei cfapevcov, 
 Kal KapStas eXvo~e rovs dyav ttovovs. 
 
EURIPIDES. 365 
 
 557. Music is used to multiply our merriment. 
 To my thinking it were more wisely used to calm our 
 angry passions and to console our misery. He that 
 bringeth the lute amid spiced meats and wines doth 
 seek to brighten the sunbeams by lighting a lamp at 
 noon-day. 
 
 558. Be not obstinate in sorrow • for there is no 
 wisdom in making bad worse. 
 
 559. When things are at the worst they mend. 
 
 560. The friends that stand by while you sweat 
 
 in the sun . , 
 
 Will be ready to help when the work is all 
 
 done, 
 And the quarry you're left on the hill to 
 
 discover 
 They '11 share with you freely when hunting 
 
 is over. 
 
 561. God paints our joys in pigments of a day, 
 Thinly laid on, and lightly wiped away. 
 
 562. Dam not the flood of Sorrow on the rise, 
 But freely ope the sluice-gates of the eyes. 
 
366 EURIPIDES. 
 
 563. 'Avrjp, os ovk et(j)0€ yevecrOat kolkiov, 
 fapei fiev, dAyei 8' ai^ei/' ZvtiOcIs fuyw' 
 
 ^aViOV 8' GiV €LYJ paWoV €VTVyk(TT€pO<$ 
 
 rj (wv* rb yap (tjv fxrj /caAws /zeyas tcovos. 
 
 564. *Padv (ru voVoi' //era S-' ijo-v^tas 
 Kat yevvatov A^/xaros otVcts* 
 p.o)(0eLV 8e f3poTOLQ-iv dvdyKrj. 
 
 5Q5. "AvSpa y' ou x/)€0)j/ 
 
 toi/ dyaQbv Trpdcro~ovTa /xeyaAa toijs t/dottovs 
 
 ^€#tcrT(xVcu, 
 aAAa /cat fiejSaiov ciVcu totc /AoEAtorra rots 
 
 i^i/ik' d)(f^eX,€iv fidXiorra SvvaTos kcmv evrvywv. 
 
 566. ' Airopta to SusTi^etV. 
 
 567. Tot? crvjuufcopds roc twv koikco? Treirpayoroiv 
 v/3pi^€ jmrjiroT 1 , avrbs opptodwv 7ra0€LV. 
 
 568. *2vvd\yrjo-ov ois 6 Ka/ivuv 
 
 SdKpVWV pi€Ta8oVS 
 
 €^€t KOVcf)6T1]Ta [XOyddiV, 
 
 569. *0 <f»i\ov"Yirvov ^eAy^rpov, hriKOvpov j/oVoi', 
 <S izoTVia ArjOrj tu>v ko,ko)v, a>s ef croc/)?) 
 
 Kat rotcrt Si'STu^o^o-tv evKrata 0€os. 
 
 570. 'ISov" <£t'Aov roc tco votroCvTt Sc/avlov, 
 dvtapbv ov rb Krrjfi, dvayKalov 6' bfxojs. 
 
 571. Av^a^ecTTOv 06 vocrowre? diroptas vtto. 
 
EURIPIDES. 367 
 
 563. A man unused to sorrow will bear the ache 
 Calmly, although his heart be fit to break ; 
 If he would take my counsel, he would die, 
 For better far is death than misery. 
 
 564. Sorrow is our inheritance ; and, if thou 
 wouldest soften pain, thou wilt mix it with Patience 
 and Courage. 
 
 565. The day of thy prosperity is that whereon 
 thou shouldest remember thy friends. 
 
 566. The luckless are feckless. 
 
 567. Exult not over the misfortunes of others ; 
 but remember that what hath befallen them may 
 befall thee. 
 
 568. Let not the sorrowful brood over their 
 sorrows ; for he that weepeth with a friend beside 
 him doth discharge a little of the cargo of his sadness. 
 
 569. Sleep is the medicine of our disease; the 
 oblivion of our ills \ our chiefest friend in sorrow. 
 
 570. Bed is a dull place in the day-time ; but 
 for Sickness it is the best place at all times. 
 
 571. May God my doctor bless, if he 
 Can patient with his patient be ! 
 
368 EURIPIDES. 
 
 572. "Av [lev /3ta cnrevSiOfJiev olkovtmv QecoVj 
 avovrjra KeKTrj/iecrda rdyd6\ (3 reKvov 
 a 8' av StSwo"' IkoVtc?, co<£eAou/xe#a. 
 
 573. 'Ei/ rats dvafioXais tQv /ca/cwi/ eVecrr' ahcrj. 
 
 574. Tot? 8v$TV)(OV(TL 7COV f3pOT(x)V Ov8els </>tAo9, 
 
 575. Kdv ixrj vocrfj tls, aAAa 8o£d£y vocretv, 
 kol/jloltos [ipOTOtcrtv diropla re ytyverat. 
 
 576. *Hv ev ye irpd^rjs^ Kapra y iv (robots ecrrj' 
 irpos rds TU^as yap rots <ppivas K€KTyjfxe8a. 
 
 577. ^H 7rov k peter crov rrjs euyevetas 
 to /axA<3s irpd<T(T€iv. 
 
 578« 'Ev aVay- 
 
 KGUS OV KafJLV€i (TVl>TpO<fioS (Sv 
 
 fiera/SaXXew 8vs8aLfAoviav. 
 
 579. ^eu <£eir kolkoictiv d)S oVav Aat/xa>v StSa> 
 KaAcos, vfipi^ovv 1 d)9 aet 7rpd£ovres ev. 
 
 580. Ke/cA^/xeva) Tot escort pLaKaptci) irore 
 
 al fxerafSoXal Xv7rrjpov' (j) 8' aet /caKW? 
 ecrr', ov8ev dXyei (rvyyevQ><$ 8vcrTr]vos coV. 
 
 581. "Ecrrtv rt Kep8os lv kclkois dyvojcrta. 
 
 582. "A<j>cXov to S-uo~Tu;(es. 
 
 583. Noo~oi /3poroi(TLV al ixkv €lct avdaiperoc, 
 al 8' €K 6eu)v wdpetcrtv' aAAa rfj re^vrj 
 l(jjfJLeO } avrds' aAAa croc Ae£ai S-eAa>, 
 
 et Geot ri 8p(J)crL <j>av\oV) ovk ela'lv QeoL 
 
EURIPIDES. 369 
 
 572. A good thing turneth to an evil tiling, if 
 God's blessing come not with it. 
 
 573. Defer misfortune if thou canst not kill it. 
 
 574. Neighbours will frown, if Fortune frown, 
 And help to keep thee down, when down. 
 
 575. Imagination is the mother of half our 
 sorrows ; but Imagination is as potent as Eeality. 
 
 576. Success and wisdom are so like one another 
 that few among us can detect the difference. 
 
 577. Purse before Pedigree. 
 
 578. If thy burden gall this shoulder, shift it to 
 the other. 
 
 579. Put a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride 
 to the Devil. 
 
 580. He that hath never been happy may bless 
 kind Heaven ; for he can never be made unhappy. 
 
 581. Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise. 
 
 582. All the world is a lucky man's friend. 
 
 583. Half of our ills are of our own bringing ; 
 half are sent of God ; but, still, by craft we invent 
 cures for them. And yet I cannot but think that, if 
 God sendeth evil, He should be called by some other 
 name. 
 
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370 EURIPIDES. 
 
 584. ^v/jLcfxDpal ^rerjXaroi 
 7TaCTLV fipOTOLCTLV rj tot rjXOov rj TOT6. 
 
 585. Tov evTvyovvTa koc cfrpovetv vo/xtfo/xev. 
 
 586. c O fxeyas 6'A/3og ov /xoVt/xos ei> f3pOTols' 
 dvd Se Aatc/)os ws 
 
 rts aKaTOV ^-oa? Tiva£as Aat/xcov 
 KaTeKXvcrev Setviov 7r6vo)V, a>9 7to^tov 
 
 Xd/3pOLS SXedplOLOTLV kv KVfJLa&LV. 
 
 587. 'El/ TOfcS KOLKOLCTLV djaOol 0-(X</>ecrTaT06 
 
 </>t'Aor rot xprjcrTa S' aiW cKaoV e^ec <$>i\ov<$. 
 
 588. ^ef; </>€u* /3pOTOL<Tiv cos too )(pr]crTa Trpdy/iaTa 
 Xpvjo-Twv dcfxyp/Jids evStcScocr' det Aoytoy. 
 
 589. Ke/o8>y Totairra ^p^ Tiva KTao-Qai [SpoTtov, 
 
 €</>' 01CT6 /XeAAct fXrj7To0 r V<TT€pOV 0~T€VetV. 
 
 590. ITaAata kcuvois SaKpvocs ov \prj o-Teveiv. 
 
 591. 'Act to /xei/ (rj, to 8e fxedio-TaTai KaKov, 
 to 8' €K7T€<prjvev avOts e£ dpyijs vkov. 
 
 592. Moiety dvdyKT)' tols 8e Acu/zovcoi/ Tir^as 
 
 00~TIS (j)€p€L KaWiCTT, dvYjp OVTOS CTO(f)6s. 
 
 593. Ta tol £evo)v 7rposu>7ra fevyovcrtv (fatXois 
 tv rjfjiap rj8v /JAe/x/z' 'ix €iv 4 >a<Jlv f^ovov. 
 
 594. "Eycoye ^/xt kgu vojjlov ye jjltj cre^eiv 
 ev tolctl SeivoLS tcov dvayKataiv irXkov. 
 
 595. e ^s rj8v SaKpva tols kolkojs Treirpayocn 
 ^prjvujv t' 68vp/Jiol /JLovcrd &' ij Xviras c^et. 
 
 596. Ot SvsTt^et? tol tolo-lv evTv^eo-Tepots, 
 avTOt /cameos 7rpd£avTts, ov fypovovcriv tv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 371 
 
 584. All in their day must eat their peck of dirt. 
 
 585. His Wisdom most our fancy takes, 
 
 That plays at hazard and wins the stakes. 
 
 586. Our cargo-laden ship doth sail the sea ; 
 Down comes the hurricane ; — and where 
 
 are we ? 
 
 587. Prosperity maketh friends, and Adversity 
 trieth them. 
 
 588. He speaketh best whose cause is best. 
 
 589. Make present gains that leave no after pains. 
 
 590. Wash not stale sorrow in fresh tears. 
 
 591. Sorrows wax and sorrows wane • 
 Come, and go, and come again. 
 
 592. What can't be cured must be endured. 
 
 593. A banished man will find his host 
 Smiles on him for a day at most. 
 
 594. In peril's hour we cannot pause to weigh 
 Our conduct in the scales of precedent. 
 
 595. If thou wouldest comfort Sorrow, thou must 
 weep with her. 
 
 596. Twelve beggar jurymen would spare, 
 Think you, an innocent millionaire % 
 
372 EURIPIDES. 
 
 597. 'H 7rov to fxeXXov €/c</>o/3et KaO' rj/Jbepav, 
 ws rov ye 7rarr^€tv Tou7riov fxeu^ov kolkgv. 
 
 598. A. 'H TOLpOL KdfJL7TT€LV TO) XpOVO) XvirOLS )(p€0)V. 
 
 B. X/)^* touto S' eliretv pdou rj <pepecv KdK(i. 
 
 599. Tovt ecrrt jmel^ov rrjs dXrjOetas kolkov, 
 
 OCTTLS Ta /XT] TTpOSOVTa KtKTrjTOLL KaKa. 
 
 600. X/oeta SiSdo-Keij Kav /3pa8vs res r/, cro(/>6V. 
 
 601. Ta7T€tva rot x/077 toijs Ka/cw? Treirpayoras 
 XeyetVy Is oyKoy 8* otj/c <xVg> /3Ae7retv Tin^s. 
 
 602. *0 ^-vfios dXytov dcr^dXeiav ov)( e^et. 
 
 603. 'Ek twi> aeA7TTcoi/ 7] x^P L<s / Aet 'C°- )l/ fipOTOLS. 
 
 604. II/oos KaKolts 7rpdcrcrovTds i(TTt Seivbv €vrv\(ov 
 
 dvrjp. 
 
 605. AetAoV &' 6 IIAotjtos kou cj)iX6\pV\OV KOLKOV. 
 
 606. 'E7T60-Tajuat rot kgu TreireLpapLai Xlolv, 
 
 0)S ToZv l)(OVTO)V 7rdvT€$ dvdpOJTTOi (f)iXoL. 
 
 607. Hevrjras ovfiels fiovXerai KTacrOai <f>tXovs. 
 
 608. Uevrjra irds tls CKWoSoyv favyec <fiiXos. 
 
 609. t H8i5 rot [xoyduv kXv€lv. 
 
 610. Ot y' evrv^ovvres ovk eVtcrravTcu fyepeiv. 
 
 611. e & ^5v Tot crojOevra fie/JLvrjcr 8 at ttovojv. 
 
 612. Mera/JoA?) Trdvrojv yXvKv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 373 
 
 597. The sorrow of Yesterday is as nothing ; that 
 of To-day is bearable ; but that of To-rnorrow is 
 gigantic, because indistinct. 
 
 598. Time cures our every ill : 'twere well, 
 If Time, the cure, were curable. 
 
 599. My own sorrows are enough for me. 
 
 600. To guide his steps if there be none, 
 The cripple gropes his way alone. 
 
 601. Poor folk should eye their shoon. 
 
 602. Moodiness and Discretion are at daggers 
 drawn. 
 
 603. A groat from him is worth a crown 
 
 That look'd as though he 'd knock you down. 
 
 604. More poignant what unto Distress 
 Than sight of alien happiness ? 
 
 CONCERNING POVERTY— MONEY— WEALTH— RANK. 
 
 605. If I were rich, I should be loth 
 
 To lose my breath and money both. 
 
 606. When God hath blessed thee, all the world 
 will say c God bless thee !' 
 
 607. As true as I am Christian sinner, 
 I hate to ask poor folk to dinner. 
 
 608. To poor relations no one is at home. 
 
 609. Sad things to bear are pleasant to hear. 
 
 610. He that hath been long prosperous getteth 
 to think he hath deserved prosperity. 
 
 611. All sailors love their shipwrecks to rehearse. 
 
 612. Which state were drearier of a dreary twain — 
 Eternal sunshine or eternal rain 1 
 
374 EURIPIDES. 
 
 613. ToV evrvyovvra xprj crcxpuv 7recj>vKevcu. 
 
 614. B/ooTotcrti/ evKpas ov yevoir dv rj8ea)<$. 
 
 615. Oil TOL KdXbv TO 8v<$TV)(€S. 
 
 616. "Av6pt07TOS OCTTfc?, €7; /3iOV K€KTr]fJL€VOS, 
 
 Tot /zey /car' olkovs dpceXta wapels la, 
 fioXiraicri 8 1 rjcrOels tovt 1 del ^rjpeverac, 
 dpybs /xev ot/cots /cat iroXei yevrjo~erat ) 
 cfriXoicrc 8' ov8ev y) cfyvcrcs yap otyerai, 
 orav yXvKeias rjSovrjs rjcrcrwv tl<$ rj. 
 
 617. Ka/coV n 7rat'8ei;/x' ?}i/ a/a' els evav8piav 
 
 6 UXovtos dvOp&TTOMTiv, at' t dyav rpvcjyat' 
 Ile^ta 8e SvcTTrjvov pev, dXX y 6/iws rp'efai 
 [xoy^Oovvr a/xetVa> re/cva /cat Spaom/jpca. 
 
 618. Trjv evyeveiav 7Tpls Qecov firj /xot Xeye' 
 
 ev \prjfJLa(Tiv rd 7rdvra' /cat kvkXo) /3porois 
 ra y^pripLaO 1 epirei' tw pev eo~6\ 6 8' ovk exec 
 /cotvotcrt 6" avrois xP^f^ 6 ^' <p &' dv ev 86pots 
 Xpovov £vvoik€l 7rAetcrTov, ovtos evTvyjlS> 
 
 619. n X/ouo-6, 8e^L0)/Jia KaXXccrrov /Sporois, 
 0)5 oi5Se p<r)Tr]p rj8ovds rotacrS' €^et ? 
 
 ou Trato^s dvOpdiiroicriv, ov <£tAos 7raTrjp, 
 otas cri) x°^ °"' ^v Sw/>tacrtv KeKrrjpevot' 
 et 8' ^ Ki;7r/3ts rotoirrov 6<f)QaXpois opa, 
 ov ^-avfji' epcoras pvpiovs avrrjv rpecfreiv. 
 
 620. Et Kav GeotcrtV Icrrt Kep8alveiv /caAoV, 
 ^avpd^erat 8' 6 7rXeicrTov ev vaois e^v 
 Xpvcrbv, Tt ^-1/77701/ dv8pa KwXvet Xafieiv 
 Kep8os : irapov ye, /ca£o/xotow 6 'at Geots ; 
 
EURIPIDES. 375 
 
 613. Wit is wise, but Luck is wiser, 
 
 614. There be dregs at the bottom of all bowls. 
 
 615. Misfortune hath an ugly face. 
 
 616. "When a man hath laid by money and 
 turneth himself to Pleasure, he is lost to his family, 
 his friends, and his country ; for Pleasure is a com- 
 panion that robs him of his manhood. 
 
 617. To a young man, endowed with courage and 
 ability, Poverty is a friend and Obstruction a helper. 
 
 618. A fig for blood and noble birth, 
 
 'Tis by the purse we weigh men's worth ; 
 And Money is fickle, and careth not 
 Long to bide in a single spot ; 
 But he with whom she doth reside 
 Is for the while half-deified. 
 
 619. Money, Money, we men do love thee more 
 than we love our fathers, our mothers, or our 
 children ; and girls would rather thou earnest with 
 their lovers than Comeliness, Integrity, and Youth. 
 
 620. The Gods do wealth and splendour love, 
 
 As all their shrines and temples show ; 
 Then what is right in Gods above 
 Cannot be wrong in men below. 
 
376 EURIPIDES. 
 
 621. TieWei Supa kcu Qeovs. 
 
 622. Xpvcros ye k peter criov {xvplwv Aoywv fiporols. 
 
 623. KeKT)|(ro y opOojs dv exi)S dvev xpoyov^ 
 
 KCU fJLLKpa <TGj£oi> TTj &LKT) £vV(i)V <X€6" 
 
 [xr]8\ d>s kolkos vavKXrjpos ev 7rpdgas 7tot€, 
 ^rjrojv rd 7r\eiov' ecra irdvra y d-KoXk(jr)<$. 
 
 624. 2ko7T66 Tot yjprjiiaff a)? €^et /xeya crOevoSj 
 cf>iXots re Sovvau crojLia t €6? vocrov 7recrov 
 Sa7ravat<x6 o-tocrar t/Js 8' e<\> rjLiepav fSopas 
 €6§ fJLLKpbv rjKer ttols yap efX7rXr]cr8els dvrjp 
 6 ttXovctlos re ^d> irevrjs ccrov (frepei. 
 
 625. Xpucrov /xaAicrr' av ev So/iois S-eAot/// e^eiv' 
 kcu SovXos i$v yap tllilos 7tAoitcov dvrjp' 
 eXevOepos Se, xpetos wv, ovSev crOevei. 
 
 626. 2/xt/cp' av ^eXoLjuu Kal koS rjLiepav eyu>v 
 aAi>7rov otKetv fiioTOV rj 7tXovt(Jjv vocreiv. 
 
 627. ^tAoucri 7ravr€5 rwv /zev 6X/3c(i>v /3porol 
 crexfcovs riOecrOai rovs Xoyovs' orav Se tl$ 
 Ae7TTc3v oV' oikcov eu Aey>y irevrjs dvijp } 
 yeXdv' eyo) 8e iroXXaKts crocf)(DTepovs 
 Trevrjras avSpas elsopoj twv 7rXovcri(j)V' 
 Kal Qeoiort LLLKpd X et P^ ^vovras reXrj 
 twv /3ov6vtovvtu)v ovras evo-e/3ecrTepovs. 
 
 628. Or8eiroT€ Kpetcrcrojv xprjLiaTiov dvrjp ecf)V 
 7rXr)v ei ns, octtls ovtos ecrrtv ov\ opw. 
 
 629. ^0 7rXovO\ ocra) crv pacrrov ec /3dpos <f>epeiv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 377 
 
 621. Money can warp the judgment of a God. 
 
 622. If ttiou wouldest convince a man of aught, 
 put thine arguments into the palm of his hand. 
 
 623. Seek profits small and envy- proof ; but shun 
 The curse that lights on gains unfairly won ; 
 And this remember — Luck may wax unkind 
 To such as tempt too oft the waves and 
 
 wind. 
 
 624. Of God I would in health implore 
 My daily bread, and nothing more ; 
 And only beg for cash to spend, 
 When sick myself, or sad my friend. 
 
 625. Above all things I would desire to be 
 wealthy ; for I see that everywhere slavery with 
 wealth is preferred before freedom with poverty. 
 
 626. I 'd rather be poor and sound of limb, 
 Than with the gout in ingots swim. 
 
 627. When a rich man standeth up in our 
 assemblies, we are all attention ; but, if a poor man 
 essay to speak, we cough and laugh and make a 
 shuffling with our feet ; and yet I have seen more of 
 wisdom with poor men than with rich, and I have 
 seen more of piety in such as offered frankincense 
 than in such as slew many oxen. 
 
 628. You may live to gray hairs, and you never 
 
 will see 
 A man that cares nothing for L. s. d. 
 
 629. No shoulders are so weak or old 
 As bend beneath their load of gold. 
 
378 EURIPIDES. 
 
 630. Ov rot -trapa Kprjrrjpa kolI ^olvyjv llovov 
 Ta -^prjixaT avdpu)7rot(TiV rj8ovas e^ei, 
 dXX 1 ev kclkol(Tl SvvapLiv ov jxiKpav <pepet. 
 
 631. Or y' evrv^ovvres iravr eirio-Tavrai KaXwi. 
 
 632. 'Avrjp orav 
 Trpd^rj kolkcos iifrjXbs, els drjOiav 
 
 TTLTTTei KaKLO) TOV TrdXiXl 8vs8(XlfJLOVOS. 
 
 633. "ASlkos ye ttXovtos ov fte/Satos dv jxevoi. 
 
 634. Tot xpr)fiaT dv6p(D7TOiO-i Tt/xtwrara 
 SvvaLiLv re TrXeLcrrrjv tojv ev dv9p(i>7rots ^X €L 
 
 635. Uevqs ovSev evyevrjs dvrjp. 
 
 636. 'Ei/ rw Liev SX/3cp cfaavXoTrjs evecrrt ns, 
 irevia 8e o-0(j>tav eXa^e 8ta to fivsrv^es. 
 
 637. OvTOL VOLLLCTfia XtVKOS dpyVpOS LLOVOV 
 
 /cat ^pvo-os ecrTLV' dXXd Kaperrj /SporoLS 
 vollio-liol Kelrai irawiv, y ^prjo-Oat yjyeuv. 
 
 638. K 6/3877 7rovrjpa {tjlllolv rjiietx/yaro. 
 
 639. Moyos ll\v ei crv, IlXovre, rot? cro^ols Geo?" 
 rd 8' aAAa kollttoi kcu Xoyuv ev/xopcfytai. 
 
 640. Moyojv o~v tclvt €K ^prjLidrojv ovk dv Aa/?ot? ; 
 yevvator-qra KdpeTrjv. 
 
 641. UXovrov re Kpeiacrov kolI 7roXvxpvo~ov ^XtSij^ 
 dvSptov oiKdiuv KayaOm' irapovo-'ia. 
 
 6 i2. WLfj ttXovtov eiTrrjS' ovyl ^-au/za£oj 0£OV. 
 ov \(o KaKicros /mSicos eKTrjo-aTO. 
 
EURIPIDES. 379 
 
 630. It is iu adversity rather than at the banquet 
 that the power of wealth is felt most. 
 
 631. Lucky men are wise men. 
 
 632. A man that stands in pride of place, 
 
 If he fall o'er will break his crown ; 
 But, in the mud who hath his face, 
 He cannot, though he try, fall down. 
 
 633. Gear ill-gotten is, all through, rotten. 
 
 634. Search the world o'er, and with this you'll 
 
 agree, 
 That there 'a nothing like money, and never 
 will be. 
 
 635. Poverty is Vulgarity. 
 
 636. To make a man's wits sharp indeed, 
 Just rub them on the hone of Need. 
 
 637. Silver is dross to virtue, but alas ! 
 
 Good deeds are coins that very few will pass. 
 
 638. If ill- made the profit, 
 No good will come of it. 
 
 639. Money alone is God unto the wise, 
 
 And all things else are mere tomfooleries. 
 
 640. Two things Money cannot buy, — 
 Breeding and Integrity. 
 
 641. If my friend be honest and true and fair, 
 His coat may be shabby, for all I care. 
 
 642. A poor thing Money is, I take it, 
 When any knave or fool can make it. 
 
380 EURIPIDES. 
 
 643. KdXXicrra Modctwv (pdkyyerat ttXovt^v dv r rjp. 
 
 644. "Acrrpojv av eXOoi/JL rjXcov irpos dvroXds 
 kolI y?js tvepOe^ Svvaros a!v Spdcrai rd8e, 
 tyjv Qeojy fJLeytcrTrjv ojctt 1 e^etv TvpavviSa. 
 
 645. Tt ttJs KaKicrr-qs AaifioviDV e<£i€crat 
 ^iXoTL/JbtaSy 7ra? ; /x^ <xi; y'* aStKos rj 0eoV 
 ttoXXovs 8' Is oTkovs KOU 7ToA€tS €v8aifJLOVaS 
 elsrjXde Ka^rjXO' kir y 6Xk6pco rwv xpajfikviDV' 
 €(/>' rj o~i> fMaivet. Ketyo xaAAtov, tIkvov, 
 'Io-OT^Ta Tt/xay, rj <p[Xovs del cfrtXois 
 
 TToXeiS T€ TToXtCTL CTVpLfJid^OVS T€ CTV/JL/Jid^OLS 
 
 <rvv8ei' to yap tcrov vo/xt/xov dv6p<x>iroLS €<£u, 
 
 tw 7rAeovt 8' aet iroXkixiov KaOidraTai 
 
 TovXacrcrov, k)^8pds & rjfikpas Kardp^erai' 
 
 kolI yap fxirp' dvdpuiiroLcri kol fikpr] crradpiiov 
 
 'IcroTrjs era^e KapiOfxav ScwpLore 
 
 ~Nvktgs r dcfreyyes /3Xk<f>apov t HXiov re (£a>s 
 
 tcrov f3aSi^€t rbv kviavcriov kvkXov, 
 
 KovSeTepov avriov (fidovov e^et viKWfievov. 
 
 Et#' "HAtos /xev Nt5£ re SovAcvct fipoTots, 
 
 crv 8' ovk dvkget 8(Ofxdr(ov epv tcroi/ 
 
 Kal to)8' d7rov€[JL€iv ) Kara 7rov cftiv rj oYkt} ; 
 
 tl rrjv rvpavvi8\ d8iKtav ei>Sat/xova, 
 
 Tifias virkp^ev kol \xky rjyrjcraL r68e y 
 
 Trept/SXeTrecrOaL tl/uuov \ Ktvbv fxlv ovv. 
 
 *H 7roAAa fioydtlv 7roAA' e^wv kv Sai/xao-i 
 
EURIPIDES, 381 
 
 643. More sweet than trill of skylark high in air 
 The croak beside us of a millionaire. 
 
 CONCERNING AMBITION— COVETOUSNESS-SELFISHNESS. 
 
 644. To win a crown I'd climb above the skies, 
 And dive to Hell, ere I would lose my prize. 
 
 645. Why art so eager, child, to climb and climb? 
 Ambition is a Goddess fear'd in Heaven ) 
 You greet her coming with a smile, but say 
 With tearful eyes and aching heart ' Fare- 
 well !' 
 
 The Power that interlinks or men or states 
 
 Is even-handed fair Equality ; 
 
 Peace and Prosperity prevail, so long 
 
 As from her hand the scales hang equiposed ; 
 
 But Strife steps in, if either scale sink down. 
 
 Behold, my son, through Nature's wide 
 
 domain 
 How reigns a calm and infinite content ; 
 There is no jealousy 'twixt Night and Day • 
 The Sun is brotherlike, and ne'er invades 
 With golden beams of warmth inopportune 
 The silvery coldness of a Sister's realm. 
 What is the winning of a kingly crown 
 But gilt-bedizen' d splendid robbery i 
 Dost long for Fame? — my son, it is a thing 
 Slipsome as water, thinner than thin air ; — 
 
382 EURIPIDES. 
 
 fiovXeh j TL 8' €0~T6 TO TrXkoV j OVOfX €)(€L fWVOV 
 
 €7T€L ra y' dpKovvd' tKava rots ye crwc^oocrtv. 
 Ovtol t<x ^p^/xar' t'Sta KeKrrjvTat /Sporol, 
 ra twv Oewv 8' e^ovres eirtp.eXovp.eOa' 
 orau Se XP^C a)cr? ? a ^ 7 ' d^atpovvrai TrdXiv. 
 
 646. EtVep 7TOT dStKeti/ X/ ^) TvpavvcSos Trepi 
 KaXXicrrov dSiKelv, rdXXa 8' evcre/Sety xpewv. 
 
 647. 'E/covres Iv tw Kapt /ai/Swevo/xev. 
 
 648. 'H xras Tts airrov row TreAas pdXXov cf)tXet. 
 
 649. 'O/ocoouv ot StSovTes €ts rot ^p-^/xara. 
 
 650. ^12 Ze{>, Tt 877 ^/di^ctoC p,€v os KtjSSrjXos y 
 
 T€KpbrjpL dv6p(07TOL<TLV GJ7TacraS (Ta^Tj^ 
 
 dvSpwv 6" oro) X/ 07 ) tov KaKov SteiSevou 
 ovSels ^apaKTYjp ejJL7re<pVKe o"w/xart ; 
 
 651. "RkzlvoSj octtis aStKos cov erodes Xkyeiv 
 
 7re<£>vK€, TrXeto'rrjv £rjjjLtav 6<$>Xi<TKavei. 
 
 652. Kyoetcro-oi/ ye to Sokzlv, k&v dX-qOetas diry. 
 
 653. ^H tolctlv dvOpojTroicrtv ovk e^prjv irore 
 
 rtov TrpayfjL&TMv rrjv yXcocrcrav io-yyeiv irXeov 
 dXX 1 elre X/ ^7 ] C^T, eopacre, ^prjerr eSet Aeyetv, 
 etV go; 7rovrjpa, tovs Aoyoi? etVcu craOpovs 
 kolI fJirj SvvacrOat rdStK ev Xeyecv irore. 
 
EURIPIDES. 383 
 
 For Wealth % — why every golden ingot 
 
 stored 
 Beyond the simple limits of Enough 
 Stores up a care and canker in the heart. 
 be content, my child, and murmur not 
 If God in wisdom circumscribe thy lot ; 
 Kemember, all we have, we have on loan, 
 And He, that lends, recalls at will bis own. 
 64:6. Be good in this, and that, and everything ; 
 But just a trifle bad, to be a king. 
 
 647. I can at hazard boldly play, 
 When I do throw, and you do pay. 
 
 648. Our tunic is close, but our skin is closer. 
 
 649. When I to others give, I fain would see 
 That they, to whom I give, can give to me. 
 
 CONCERNING TRUTH— UNTRUTH— HYPOCRISY— 
 TALKATIVENSS— ELOQUENCE. 
 
 650. We have easy ways whereby to distinguish 
 true and base coin ; but Honesty and Dishonesty 
 can be proved only by Time and Experience. 
 
 651. A glib-tongued rogue is a double rogue. 
 
 652. Beyond whose reach is full reality 
 Must with poor semblances contented be. 
 
 653. There be men that can prove black white, 
 and for a time their cunning prospereth ; but in the 
 end it is found to be very foolishness ; and the 
 
384 EURIPIDES. 
 
 *2o<f)ol fxev ovv elcr 1 ol rd8' rjKpLJSajKOTes, 
 dXX 7 ov SvvavTdL Sta reXovs etVat cro</>oi, 
 
 KaKWS 8' aTTU)XoVT K OVTIS €^TjXv^€ 7T(D. 
 
 654. AoAot re /cat crKOTeuva fx-qyavrniara 
 Xpeias dvdvSpov (fydpfxa^ evprjvrai fipoTOLS. 
 
 655. M^Seis eiTLopKOJV jxera o-V{jl7tX€lt<i). 
 
 656. ^H TTiOaVOV Iv /3pOTOLCTL to ^evSrjyopetVj 
 
 fccwrtcrr' dXrjOrj 7roAAa (rvfx/3atv€i fSporois. 
 
 657. Qevyeiv 7rpocj)(i)V(t) 7rao"t, ^Tjpevovcr' ocrot 
 cre/xvot? Aoyotcrtv alo~\pa firj-^avio/mevoL. 
 
 658. Ov/c eu Aeyetv ^p?) /JLYj Vt rots epyots kolXols. 
 
 659. 'AttAovs 6 fJivOos rrjs 'AXrjOetas €(/>v, 
 kot; 7tolklXcov Set ravSt)^ ipfXYjvevjJLdrcov' 
 *X €L 7^P aVT ^ Kaipov 6 8' adiKos Aoyos, 
 vocriov kv a^TWj c/>ap/xaK<ov Setrat croc^wi/. 
 
 660. Stya KaKO7ra0(jJV to yap dVa6cr>(WT0V Tt Setj 
 xJstvSfj Xeyovra, 7rposXa/3etv rrj (TVfKpopa. 
 
 661. e H yAuja-cr' av o/zocret', ^ Se c/>p^i/ aVco/xoTOS. 
 
 662. Tt 7roT' alcr^pbv rjv jultj TOtcrt ^pco/xevots 8ok>J ; 
 
 663. Tout' tvd 1 o ^-v^twi/ eu 7roAets oiKov[xkvas 
 86/uLOvs T 9 dir6XXv(r\ ol KaXol Xiav Aoyot. 
 
 664. TldcTLV OVTOS KTJpV^L VO^LOSj 
 
 Sis rocra irvpyovv tcov ycyvofJLevwv. 
 
 665. Ov roLvrbv ecSos (paiverac t(jjv TTpay[xdrdiV 
 TTposwOev ovrojv kyyvOev ^-' opuyfikvoiv. 
 
 666. Hocf)6v tol to craves, ov to p,rj craves. 
 
 667. ^O TOt XoyiCTfJLOS TOVpyOV OV VLK<£ 7T0T6. 
 
EURIPIDES. 385 
 
 cunning man cometh to own with his neighbour that 
 * Honesty is the best policy. ' 
 
 654. Cunning is the shield of Cowardice. 
 
 655. The ship hath stormy weather that carrieth 
 on board a perjurer. 
 
 656. Truth is stranger than Fiction. 
 
 657. The most unholy thing thou canst carry into 
 a holy place is — Cant. 
 
 658. Call nasty things by nasty names. 
 
 659. Good wine requires no bush. 
 
 660. Art miserable ? — then make not misery 
 Worse by the base addition of a lie. 
 
 661. The tongue may swear and leave the heart 
 unsworn. 
 
 662. That is not bad which is not bad to me. 
 
 663. One-half the mischief that we see 
 Is done by Plausibility. 
 
 66i. A credulous simpleton is he 
 
 That trusteth lawyers, one in three. 
 
 665. All far-off hills look smooth and blue. 
 
 666. Plain words are wise words. 
 
 667. There are no arguments like facts. 
 
 2 B 
 
386 EURIPIDES. 
 
 668. Ei jjlIv /3poTOL<Tiv rjo~av (jjvtjtol Xoyoi, 
 ovSels av avTov ev Xkyeiv e/3ovXeTO' 
 vvv 8\ €K /3a0etas yap irdpecrTiv aWkpos 
 Xafielv d/xtcr^t, 7ra? ns rj8eTat Xkyetv 
 rd r ovra ko\ p.'q' ^rjpcav yap ovk ex €6 - 
 
 669. ^H Tap' dcf)opfxa<s rots Xoyoto-iv dyaOol 
 
 ^vrjrojv eyovviy kolv (3pa8vs ns r Q Xkyeiv. 
 
 670. 'Ek 7rai/T09 av Tts 7rpdypLaros 6W<xcoi/ X6yo)v 
 dyfova ^-eiY' av, el Xkyeiv eirj cro</>os. 
 
 671. TvpavviKov tl 7r6XX' e<fiiecr9ai Xkyeiv. 
 
 672. Et#' r^v a<f)0)vov direppa Bvcrrrjvov /3por<jjv. 
 
 673. IT/JWTOV cf)p€Va$ fJL€V YJ7TIOVS €)(€iV ^p60)V, 
 
 tw ttXovctio) re pij 8i8ov$ pei^ov p.kpos 
 icrov creavrov evcre/Seiv irdcriv 8i8ov. 
 Avoiv Trapovroiv npayparoiv 7rpos ^arepov 
 yvoyprjv 7rposd7rr(ov rrjv evavriav acres' 
 
 dSiKWS 8e pLY] KTtO KTrj/JLaT, TJV /3ovXy) 7ToXvV 
 
 Xpovov pieXdOpois epipeveiv ra yap Ka/cws 
 
 OLKOVS ZseXOoVT OVK €)(€t CTtoTrjpiaV 
 €\€LV 81 7T€tp(0' TOVTO ydp TO T €Vy€V€<$ 
 
 Kal toi>§ ya/xoi'5 8i8(oo~i tovs 7rpa>T0vs e^eiv 
 ev tw 7rkve<r0ai 8 1 ecrrlv rj r J dSo^ia, 
 
 KOLV y (TO(j)6s TiS, Tj T (XTt/Xta /3lOV. 
 
 674. Yvijjprj 7r6Xeis piev ev pev oiKovvrai, reKvov, 
 ev 8 1 olkos' els 8 9 av rroXepov lcr\vei pkya' 
 crocf)bv yap ev fiovXevpa rds 7roXXd<$ X*P as 
 VLKa* crvv o^Aa) 8' dpadia irXkov KaKov. 
 
EURIPIDES. 387 
 
 66$. A pity 'tis there is no tax on talk. 
 
 669. A bad cause needeth eloquence ; but a good 
 cause pleadeth for itself. 
 
 670. A clever tongue takes either side. 
 
 671. Talkers are nuisances. 
 
 672. We should rather have hospitals to make 
 men dumb, than to cure them when they are so. 
 
 COXCEKyiXG DISCRETIOX — FOLLY— C AUTIOX— SILEXCE— 
 TALK— HUMILITY— PRIDE- ARROGAXCE— FAME. 
 
 673. My son, be kindly and affable in thy deal- 
 ings with all men : make no distinction between rich 
 and poor ; but deal honestly with all. 
 
 If there be two sides to a question, cleave to the 
 one, and disregard the other. 
 
 If thou wishest thy money to abide long with thee, 
 let there be no dishonesty in the making of it. 
 
 Be diligent to make money ; for by money is a 
 house ennobled. 
 
 Hearken not to such as sing the praises of poverty ; 
 for they are liars at heart. 
 
 Intelligence is a good thing ; but poverty is a 
 disgrace to a man be he ever so wise. 
 
 674. It is by discretion that states and houses 
 are well administered, and wars conducted to success- 
 ful issue. One wise thought is worth a thousand 
 right hands : but, when Folly is leader, the more 
 she hath of followers, the more mischief will she do. 
 
388 EURIPIDES. 
 
 675. 'Avrjp 6 7rpd(T(T(x)v iroXXa, fxrj Trpavvtiv irapbv, 
 /xco^ooSj Trapbv £rjv rjSeo)s dirpdyfjiova. 
 
 676. To 7T0XXd 7Tpd(T(T€.LV OVK kv dcTcjxxXeL /3tOV. 
 
 677. ^0 7roAA' a/JLaprdvovres avOpuwoL /JLdrrjv, 
 re Syj re^vas /xev fivptas (H^aV/cere, 
 
 /cat Trdvra p J 7])^avdo'de Kd^evptcrKere, 
 
 eV 8' ovk eTTiorTaorO 7 ov& e9rjpdcracr6e 7T(d, 
 
 <j)pOV€LV 8t8d(rK€iV OiCTiV OVK €V€0~TL vovs. 
 
 678. <&tXovs o~v tovs fxev fifj -^aXcovras iv Xoyocs 
 KeKrrjao, tovs 8e 7rpos ydpiv £vv rjSovfj 
 
 rrj o~rj 7rovrjpovs KXeWpov elpyero) o~T€yrj<s' 
 6/xtAta? $e rds yepourepuyv </>:Aet, 
 aKoXao-ra 8' rjOrj, XafJL7rpd crvyyeXoiv fxovov, 
 fiio-ec /Spa^eta repxpts rj8ovrjs kolktJs. 
 
 679. 2/'ya crv Setvd TTpbs KaKtovoiV kXvojv. 
 
 680. E-uSat/xcov fJLev os Ik ^aAacrcras 
 €(j)vye ^€t/xa, At/xeva 8' tKiyzv 
 ctjSgu/xcov 8' os virepOe [xoyObiv 
 eyeveO 1 ' erepa 8' er epos Irepov 
 6X/3u> kcu 8vvdfJL€L 7raprjX0ev 
 pbvp[at 8e pLVpioiortv 
 
 ?r' etcr' JA7ri8es # at /xev 
 reXevTioo-Lv Iv oX/3a) 
 /3 porous, cll 8' a7re/3^o~av' 
 to 8e Kar' TJfxap orw /Sioros 
 ev^atfioiv, paKapifro. 
 
EURIPIDES. 389 
 
 675. That man to be a fool I take 
 
 "Who works, works, works for working's 
 sake. 
 
 676. He that looketh to his neighbour's steps 
 may fall himself into the ditch. 
 
 677. We teach our children many things, but too 
 often do we pass by the thing of most importance, — 
 Good sense. 
 
 678. My son, make friends of such as will freely 
 speak to thee their mind, and close thy door against 
 such as would stoop to wickedness to please thee. 
 
 Seek the companionship of thine elders, and 
 eschew the frivolously merry and the intemperate ; 
 for evil pleasures are short-lasting. 
 
 679. If thine inferior meet thee with railing, pay 
 him back in silence. 
 
 680. Happy is he that hath crossed the seas and 
 come into harbour ; and happy is he that hath 
 brought his toils to good issue. Some men excel in 
 riches, and others in power. The hopes and expec- 
 tations of men are infinite ; and some thereof attain 
 fulfilment, and some come to nothing. As for me, I 
 ask of God only to give what may be sufficient for 
 the day. 
 
390 EURIPIDES. 
 
 681. ' KyaXlvow (rro/xarcov 
 avofMov r' d<^poo"vvas 
 to TeAos Svsrv^ta' 
 
 6 8e ras rjcrv^tas 
 
 /Slotos kolI to cf>povecv 
 
 dcrdXevTov T€ fxkvec^ 
 
 Kal o~vvk)(ei Sio/JLOLTa' 7ro/)cra> yap o/xws 
 
 aWkpa vacovTts opw- 
 
 ctlv rot /SpoTwv Ovpaviftai. 
 
 To o~o<pbv 8' ot; o~o(f>ia 
 
 to T€ /x^ ^v^rot (jypoveiv. 
 
 Bpa^vs ataii/' €7rt tovt<£> 
 
 8e rts av jjLeydXa Slwkojv 
 
 to, irapovT ovyl cf>kpoi. 
 
 682. M^ckts ere <pavXov Kao-Qevrj vo/xi^eVto 
 /x^S' ^o-v^ato]/, aAAa ^aTepov Tpo7rov y 
 'iyOpoivi re /3apvv koll <^>lXolcflv ev/xevrj' 
 tojv yap tolovt(ov eTj/cAeecrraros /3tos. 
 
 683. Two" dvSpt y etrj fJLTjTe \pvorbs kv S6jjlols 7 
 fxrjT 'Op</>ea>s KaAAtov v/jLvfjvaL /xeAos, 
 
 et [xtj '7rtV>y/xo? ^ tv^ ykvoifl* a/xa. 
 
 684. T i2 Ao£(X ; Ao^a 7 jULVpLOLCTL 8yj fipoTiov 
 
 ovSev yeytoo-c /3lotov alyKwcras fxkyav. 
 
 685. IIoTe^a yevecrOai StJto, xpnorifJuoTepov 
 £vv€t6v aToXjJiov, 7] ^pacrvv re KafjiaOrj ; 
 to /xev yotyo avroiv otcouoi/, dAA' dfivvercu' 
 to 8' ^o-i'^atov dpyov kv 6" d/JLcf^otv vocros. 
 
EURIPIDES. 391 
 
 681. Mark well him that bridleth not his tongue 
 and runneth in quest of forbidden pleasures ; for his 
 end is unhappiness : 
 
 Mark well the man that loveth peace and discre- 
 tion ; for his habitation is founded on a rock. 
 
 Heaven is far above the earth ; but the Dwellers 
 therein behold all our doings. 
 
 A man may be clever and proud, and be a fool 
 for all his cleverness and pride. 
 
 Life is short \ and he that aimeth at the stars 
 may knock his forehead against a stone. 
 
 682. My son, when men speak of thee let them 
 not say : c He is a soft, but good, fellow.' 
 
 Nay, my son ; but love thy friends with love, 
 and hate thine enemies with hate. 
 
 683. Were choice 'twixt fair things given to me, 
 Eloquence, Wealth, and High Degree ; 
 I 'd choose the last of all the three. 
 
 684. How oft hath Fame in monumental brass 
 Immortalized the features of an ass ! 
 
 6 85. Whether is the better — a clever coward or 
 a rash fool ? 
 
392 EURIPIDES. 
 
 686. Mto*(o yeXotovs, ot yeAtoTos ovvckol 
 dcTKovcn yapiras Keprofiovs, o~oc/>a5v 8' tin 
 dydXtv 1 €ypv(Ti crro/xaTa, /cet? dvfyjfij' /xev ov 
 reXovcr dptOfxbv, Iv yeAam 8' ev-nrpeTrds. 
 
 687. Ot5k avfyn y' o</>€Aos, ov yvvaiKi 8' .cun/jaAes 
 7T€paiTcpix) to /cdAAos ry 'v /*ecr(o Aa/ictv. 
 
 688. Keo8o9 /xev ouSev etSevat, 7rd#os Sc Tts 
 ra twv </>iAa>v c^iXotav alo~6ko~dai Ka/ca. 
 
 689. E? /xot to NeorTopetov €i>yA(oo~crov /zeAt 
 
 'AvTT/VO/OOS T€ TOU ^pi'yOS £ot?7 0€O§, 
 
 ot5k av Swat firjv fJirj crreyovra TriinrXdvai, 
 <ro<fiovs eiravrXojv dvSpl fifj o~o<£o3 Adyou?. 
 
 690. NaSv roc \xV dyKvp' ovSapLios craifciv (ptXet. 
 
 691. 2oc£c3v toS' aVSpwv lo-rt, pLrjK/3dvTa<$ TV^S, 
 Kaipbv Xaf36vras, rjSovds aAAas ri^ety. 
 
 692. Tov ayyeAcv XP € ^ v f 
 Xe^avff 1 ocr 7 dv rd^rj ns, wg ra^os 7raAtv 
 ^copetv. 
 
 693. MrjSets Trod' lotto) Ktiv a o-cydorOai ^peojv 
 jjLLKpov yap €K Xa/JL7rrrjpos ISatov Ae7ras 
 
 7Tpr)0'€L€V dv TtS' K€6 7T0GS dvfy)' €L7TOLS tVa, 
 
 Trv^ot^T' av acrTot 7rdvTes a Kpvirreiv \peojv. 
 
 694. 2o(/>wrepot rot crv/jLcfxypds rds tQv 7reAas 
 7TavrfS Statpetv rj rvx ^ Tas oiKodev. 
 
EURIPIDES. 393 
 
 686. Avoid the wretch that is at all times funny. 
 
 687. For a man it is not an advantage, and for a 
 woman it is perilous, to be over good-looking. 
 
 688. It may be little profitable, but still it is 
 pleasurable to hear tell of the misfortunes of friends. 
 
 689. Seek not to fill the vessel of a fool ; for the 
 hull thereof is full of chinks ; and the counsel thou 
 throwest into the hold will be lost in the sea. 
 
 690. A ship needs at least two anchors. 
 
 691. A little success is perilous to a fool ; for he 
 sitteth down and dreameth, and letteth the main 
 chance go. 
 
 692. If thou hast a message to give, give it ; but 
 a messenger, remember, hath no tongue of his own. 
 
 693. My son, tell not a secret to thy wife or to 
 thine own pillow ; for a single spark may set a 
 forest on fire. 
 
 694. If four play whist, and I look on, 
 They make blunders, and I make none. 
 
394 EURIPIDES. 
 
 695. Toy 7reAas kpojrtov €iKOT €lk6t av kXvols. 
 
 696. 2ty>} fxlv dvSpus (rretjxivos eu/cooyxos irpkirtL. 
 
 697. "0 y' 7)crv)(0S <\>iXouri r dcrc^aAry? c/hAos 
 7roAet r aptcTTos' fiy] rd klvSv vevpaT ovv 
 alveir\ ey<x> yap ovre vavrtXov </>tAa> 
 ToA/xaWa XLav, ovre irpoo-rdnqv ydovos. 
 
 698. ' Kvrjp os ai)TOU ras Tv;( a s ^Kpaprvpet 
 
 eis 7rdvTas dpiaOrjs' to 8' kiriKpinrreo'dai, o~ocj)6v. 
 
 699. ITavTCov Kopos tol' Kacyap Ik KaXXiovuv 
 XeKTpocs kv alcrxpoLS eidov e/CTreTrA^y/xeVous* 
 Scuros Se Trkrjpiodeis tls aoyxevos irdXiv 
 <f)av\r) StaiTrj 7rpos/3a\ibv rjaOr] aro/ia. 
 
 700. "Eo-Ttv oiu o~6yr) Adyov 
 
 Kp€Lcrcro)V ykvotr av, eart 8 7 ou o-tyrjs Adyos. 
 
 701. Ta paKpd tq)v (T[UKpu)v Xoyiov 
 hriirpovQkv ko~ri kolI cracj^rj fxdXXov kXv€lv. 
 
 702. Avirrj '(ttlv drrj irepiirecreiv alcr^pa rtvi' 
 el 6" ovv ykvoiro, xprj TrepicrreiXai /caAcos 
 KpvTTTOvra, kolI prj irdcrt Krjpvao'eLV Ta6V 
 yeXu)s yap kyQpols yiverai ra rotaSe. 
 
 703. KeiVos dA/?icoTaros 
 otco kolt rjpap rvyyjdvei prjSev kolkov. 
 
EURIPIDES. 395 
 
 695. Ask reasonable questions, and you will get 
 reasonable answers. 
 
 696. A crown of honour is the government of the 
 tongue. 
 
 697. My son, I needed once a pilot for my vessel; 
 and there came one, and said : ' I will steer thy 
 vessel within an ell of any rock ;' and there came 
 another, and said : < I will steer thy vessel within a 
 hair's-breadth of anything ; ' and there came another, 
 and said : ' I will keep thy vessel evermore in mid- 
 channel ; ' and this latter man I chose to be my pilot. 
 
 698. The fool calleth on all his friends, and to 
 each one he saith : <I tell thee this in secret ;' and 
 thus his doings in the closet become the gabble of 
 the town. 
 
 699. Of everything there is satiety ; so have I 
 known men, tired with beauty, become enamoured 
 of plain faces ; and men, used to luxury, turn to 
 peasants' fare. 
 
 700. My son, learn when to speak, and when to 
 refrain from speaking. 
 
 701. When thou hast aught to tell, be not 
 sparing of thy words ; for oftentimes men, mistak- 
 ing brevity for wit, make themselves unintelligible. 
 
 702. If disgrace befall thee, keep thine own 
 secret ; for, if thou makest it known, thou wilt 
 amuse thine enemies without benefiting thyself. 
 
 703. Freedom alone from misery 
 Is happiness enough for me. 
 
396 EURIPIDES. 
 
 704. 'Hrot crto)7rry rots (robots airoKpivLS. 
 
 705. e H X^P iS ^V 7rov T0 ^ (Ti <T(ocj)po(riv /SpoTiov 
 jityaXoivi yatpeiv (TfitKpd &' fjSeojs €\€iv, 
 
 706. M?7 fjioi ykvoiro Xv-irpus evSat/niyv /Icos, 
 firj^ 6X/3o<$ ocrris rrjv kfiijv kvl^ol cfrptva. 
 
 707. "Airavris ecr/iev els to vovOeretv croc^ofc, 
 avrol 8' otolv crt/xxAw/zei/, ov ycvoxrKopLtv. 
 
 708. MaKapios, ocrns tvrvyfiv olkol /xevet, 
 
 kv yrj 8 J 6 <£>6pTO$, kov irdXtv vavTcXXerat. 
 
 709. TaS' kv (jocf)OLS TOtj XavOdveiv rot /jlyj KaXd. 
 
 710. Mtcret crv tot'S alvovvras, rjv aii/wcr' dyav. 
 
 711. MyyTroTe rot woppo), rdyyvOev fieOels, (TKoirei. 
 
 712. "Ovacr&xt, //,>) iiaOeiv /3ovXov. 
 
 713. *H Aeye n cnyrjs KpeirTOV, rj o-cyrjv k\e. 
 
 714. ITpos K€vrpa /xrj XaKn^e rots Kparovcrt (rov. 
 
 715. 2o</>ot ye <TvyKpvTTTOV(Tiv OLKetas /3\d/3as. 
 
 716. Ae6 7rore pLeraTrecreLv' dvSpos ov kolkov Tpoirdt 
 toiouoV, )(f>r)cr6aL TOtcrt /ScXtlcttols del. 
 
 717. IlatSes, o-ocf)OV irpbs dvSpos, octtls kv fipayel 
 woXXovs Xoyovs otos re o-vvrefiveiv kclXws. 
 
 718. 'H y EuAa/Jeta xp^o-fc^coraT^ Gcwv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 397 
 
 704. Silence is Wisdom's eloquence. 
 
 705. Content will make a palace of a cot. 
 
 706. Decline such riches, my son, as are bought 
 with the loss of self-respect. 
 
 707. Our purses have two pockets; the one 
 carrieth money for keeping, and the other advice 
 to be given away. And yet he is a fool that giveth 
 counsel to any ; for a wise man needeth it not, and 
 a fool will never take it. 
 
 708. When thou winnest at hazard, remember 
 that thy chief wisdom is to know when to stop. 
 
 709. Wise men know when to wink. 
 
 710. Who praise thee grossly to thy face 
 Behind thy back will make grimace. 
 
 711. A bird in the hand is worth two in the 
 bush. 
 
 712. If this or that thy needs supply, 
 Care not to know the how or why. 
 
 713. If you have nothing worth saying to say, 
 say nothing. 
 
 714. Spare not the fool that doth a strife begin 
 Knowing beforehand that he cannot win. 
 
 715. A wise man sheweth no man his bruises. 
 
 716. The wise will time to suit the sky 
 
 His coming and his going ; 
 But fools the weathercock will tie 
 To keep the wind from blowing. 
 
 717. Wisdom at once saith little and saith much. 
 
 718. Caution is best of Goddesses to serve. 
 
398 EURIPIDES. 
 
 719. SiyaV ajMivov ralcr^pd. 
 
 720. T/307TO? ye ^prjcrrus dcrcfiaXecrTepos vo/jlov. 
 
 721. TeKfxaipofiecrOa tols 7rapovcrt rdcjyavrj. 
 
 722. '0 7rAetcrTa 7rpdrT0)v irXeia-Q' daaprdvei fiporQtv. 
 
 723. "Opa to /xeAAov* ttoXX' dvacrTpe^ec Qeos. 
 
 724. TeKTOvt yeyam, izpaKTeov ^vXovpyiKa. 
 
 725. A. To ^v a<£es, rt/xa 8c to /caTa yrjv fiovov. 
 B. Kevak y*' 6Vav yap £fj tis, ci'Ti^etf -^peiov. 
 
 726. Eu y' kKfxa8b)V 
 
 TTpus Tot? Tir^as to ydp[xa rovs yoovs t' e^e. 
 
 727. Qvfxov crocjzbvs 8eu Kpeicrcrova yvcjfirjv e^etv. 
 
 728. IIAoi;To{)o-t jULTj /3ovXoV (TV 8(Op€L(r6aL 7T€]/^9, 
 
 jultj <t > a<fipova KptVaxr', rj SiSovs alrelv SokyJs. 
 
 729. Tlpos tovs crOevovras Qeovs dfiiXXdcrOai kolkov. 
 
 730. Aet fJLerpLtos tol tols kolkolctlv acr^aAai/, 
 fjLtrpiios T€ yalpeiv tolo-lv e^wy/cco/xevot?. 
 
 731. lias Tt? pidXurTa, ^etpa^ 07rAtcr#eis, dvTyp 
 
 Tot 7Tlct9 j eavrco tou ^-pacrovs Tcape^erai. 
 
 732. 'Acti'vctos oo"Tis €F ^o/Sa) /xev dcrOevrjs, 
 Aa/3a>v Ss puKpbv rrjs rv\r]s $povel /xeya. 
 
 733. To viKav ecrrl 7raV ev/3ovXia. 
 
EURIPIDES. 399 
 
 719. Speak not of what brings thee or thine 
 discredit. 
 
 720. Good habits are better than good laws. 
 
 721. Infer, my son, from what is seen 
 That which may be, or may have been. 
 
 722. Who tries most things makes most mistakes. 
 
 723. Think ever of To-morrow ; God is given to 
 change. 
 
 724. Ne sutor ultra crepidam. 
 
 725. A. Throw silly thoughts of life away, 
 
 And think upon thy bed of earth. 
 B. So long as here we needs must stay, 
 
 'Twere well to make life living worth. 
 
 726. Or ere you laugh, or ere you cry, 
 Be sure you know the reason why. 
 
 727. Let thy judgment have the whip-hand of 
 thy temper. 
 
 728. Present not a gift to one wealthier than 
 thyself ; for he will suppose either that thou art a 
 fool, or that thou givest a little to receive more in 
 return. 
 
 729. Strike not at those who stand on vantage- 
 ground. 
 
 730. Curb with tight reins Elation and Despair. 
 
 731. If thou wouldest dwell securely, be thine 
 own sentinel. 
 
 732. A little good-luck turns a fool's head round ; 
 And small reverses bow him to the ground. 
 
 733. The best of all leaders is General Caution. 
 
400 EURIPIDES. 
 
 734. Kpeicrcrov cfrpovrjcns Kaprepov /3pa^covos. 
 
 735. Ov TOi 7Tp€7T€L TVpCKVVOV, 0)s €yO) cftpOVCJj 
 
 ovS' avSpa xprjcrrbv v€lkos atpecr8at KaKots' 
 rLfMrj yap avrrj tol(tlv dcrOeveo-repOLS. 
 
 736. To ttXtjOos o tl to cj>av\6r€pov 
 evofJLLcre xprjraL T€ ; rob" dv StyolpLav. 
 
 737. Upbs crcxfiov 'cttlv dvSpbs do-Ktiv vcxxfipov 1 
 
 evopyrjo-tav. 
 
 738. BouXt/s rparrecrOai, ^vrjrbv 6v0\ 68ovs XP e ^ v 
 7rao~as o-€, 7rplv klvSvvov els a7ra£ /jboXetv. 
 
 739. e i2s a A, A.' iir 1 aXXrj cfadpfxaKov kcltou voo~(i)' 
 
 XvTTOVfJbeVO) )jL€V /JivOoS €VfJL€V7]S ^tAw, 
 
 dyav Se [Mopaivoirc vovOeTrj/JLara. 
 
 740. Ei0€ /xot ev^ajJLevay QeoOev rd8e [xolpa irapacrypi, 
 rvyav pier 6X/3ov 
 
 Kal aKTjparov dXyean S-v/xoV 
 
 §6£a Se firjT 1 drpeKrjs p J y]T av Trapdcrrjixos iveirj' 
 
 pddta 6" r^Oea rbv avpiov 
 
 /xeTa/3aAAo/xei/os y^povov del 
 
 /3lov <rvvevTV)(OLr)v. 
 
 741. Ov 7ro\\aKLS rot to ra^v rfjv Slktjv e'x 61 ' 
 /SpaSeLS 8e julv9ol irXeicrTov dvvovcriv cro<j)6v. 
 
 742. °0 /SovXerat Tts fiovov opwv Kal 7rpos8oKiov 
 dXoytcTTOs (<ttl rrjs 'AXrj Betas Kptrrjs. 
 
 743. Ovros cro<j>bs irecfiVKev, els to crvficfrepov 
 
 OCTTtS V€JJL€L KaXXl<TTa TTJV aVTOV <j>VO~LV. 
 
 744. At Sevrepat ttcos <f>povTi8es cro^iorepai. 
 
EURIPIDES. 401 
 
 734. Wise men, like rams, fight only with the 
 head. 
 
 735. Aye give the wall to miller's-men and sweeps. 
 
 736. In matters of religion, my son, go ever with 
 the tide. 
 
 737. Good temper is good manners. 
 
 738. Think a thousand times, my son, ere thou 
 stake thine all on one throw. 
 
 739. This cure and that cure for this and that 
 disease ; consolation for the distressed, and counsel 
 for the fool. 
 
 740. Pray to God, my son, for success in life and 
 a mind at ease ; 
 
 Care little for renown at its best, and care less for 
 renown bought at the expense of thine integrity ; 
 
 Wear habits loosely fitting, that thou mayst change 
 them with the change of circumstance about thee. 
 
 741. When Impulse passeth sentence, Judgment 
 reverseth in the court of Appeal. 
 
 742. How oft our creeds are fashioned by our 
 wills ! 
 
 743. 'Twere better to be idle than to work to no 
 profit. 
 
 744. Second thoughts are best thoughts. 
 
 2 c 
 
402 EURIPIDES. 
 
 745. "Orav 7rpls vxfsos ypfxevov tlv elstSys, 
 Aa/x7rpw§ T€ ttXovto) Kal yevec yavpovfievov, 
 ocf>pvv T€ fiet^u) tt)s rv^qs kirrjpKOTa, 
 tovtov Ta^etaj/ vefiecnv ev6v 7rposSoKa' 
 tTraiperai yap fxei^ov Iva /zet£ov 7T€0~r). 
 
 746. YLpivei tls avrov wwiror 1 dv6pi07ro)v /xeyav, 
 ov e£ttA,et</>€£ 7rp6cf>acrts rj rvyovv oXov ; 
 
 747. BpoTots t<x jU,ei£a> twv peo~iov tlkt€l vocrovs, 
 Qewv Se ^rvrjTovs Kocrfxov ov irpkira (pepecv. 
 
 748. Tolctlv Qeotcri /jlt] fxd^ov^ ^vtjtos yeycos* 
 <1AA' etK 'AvdyKrj, koll $povr)p,aTos, T€kvov> 
 ^aAa* rd tol fxeyta-ra iroWaKis 0eos 
 
 Ta7T€LV Wt]K€^ KCtX CTWeCTTetAeV irdXlV. 
 
 749. V Ep(OT€9 ^/XtV €6G*t 7ravrotot /3low 
 
 6 fiev yap evyeveiav IfietpeL Aa/?eiV 
 ra) S 1 oi)(l tovtov (/)/)0VTt5 ? aAAa Xprj/JLaTCDV 
 iroXXwv KtKXrjcrOaL /3ovXeTaL 7raTrjp 86/j.ols' 
 aAAa) 8 1 dpeo~Kei, fxrjSev vyth €K (fipevuv 
 XeyovTt, ireiOeiv tovs 7reAas toXjultj KaKrj' 
 06 8' alcrxpd KepSrj irpocrOe tov KaXov fiporHv 
 ^rjTOvcnv' ovtoj /3 lotos dv9p(i>7r(Dv TrXdvrj' 
 eya> Se roirrajv oij^evo? XPVfa tv X € ^ v j 
 8o£av 8' £fiovX6fxr)V dv evKXetas ^X eLVm 
 
 750. Tou £771/ 7rap eo-QXoiS ecrTtv alo")(yvr] irdpos. 
 
 751. "AvSpes 7TV€ovt€s fieydXa tovs KptLo-crovs Aoyov? 
 
 TTLKptOS <j>€pOVO~L TWV eAaCTCTOVtoV U7TO. 
 
EURIPIDES. 403 
 
 745. Pride shuts her eyes and up the ladder goes, 
 To tumble soon, and tumble on her nose. 
 
 746. Remember, fool, for thine own sake, 
 What Chance hath made, can Chance un- 
 make. 
 
 747. When I was young, I heard a wise man 
 
 say : 
 
 1 Who hath too much, should something 
 throw away.' 
 
 748. Fight not against God, my son, and kick 
 not against the Inevitable ■ for, if there be one thing 
 that God abhorreth, it is Pride. 
 
 749. Some would to rank and pride of place 
 
 aspire ; 
 Some would grub money out of muck and 
 
 mire ; 
 Some would their breeches pawn to learn 
 
 the trick 
 Of wheedling fools with windy rhetoric ; 
 If pure my fame be and my conscience 
 
 clear, 
 I '11 freely say 'good-bye' to Hope and Fear. 
 
 750. Honour before Life. 
 
 751. It is hard to take reproof in good part from 
 a superior ; very hard, from an equal : impossible, 
 from an inferior. 
 
404 EURIPIDES. 
 
 752. AvTTTJpa TToWd' KtlVO 8' OVK aVa<7V€T0V ' 
 
 €lk€lv o8ov ya\b)vra roU KaKtocriv. 
 
 753. Ov tovs Kparovvros XPV Kpu-Tetv a fitj xp€<)n\ 
 ovS 1 €vrv)(ovi'Ta> ev Sokzlv irpd^eiv det. 
 
 754. t Opco Ta tw Gecjv, w; rd pXv jrvpyovcr' aVa>, 
 tol fMrj^eu ovtcl, rd SI Sokovvt aVoSAecrai/ 
 
 755. '0 Zeus KoXacrrfjs rcov dyav V7repcjjp6v(j)v. 
 
 756. <&66vov ov cre/Jor </>#oret<x#at 8' 
 kOkkoip 1 dv IV ecrOXois. 
 
 757. Ets rot Vtcny/i' etuOev efcirrjSdv ^Oovos. 
 
 758. Oi5 Set (fiOovecv Tots /at/ Kakws ciy/<a)//eVoi9. 
 
 759. 'Aet 7rovrjp{ov yAtocrcr' IttJ <f)66vov cro^. 
 
 760. Tts apa jjL^rr]p y 7] Trarrjp, kcikov pAya 
 
 BpOTOLS €</>i>CT€, ToV SvSiOVVfJLOV <&86vOV ; 
 
 77o{> /cat k<xtolk€l craj/zaro? Aa^a^ jikpos ; 
 lv yepcriv i) cr7rAayxvotcrti/, ?/ 7rap' o/x/xara 
 ecr^' 17/ztV j 0)9 tJv fJi6)(6os tar pots //eyas 
 lopals a<£atpetv 5 ?y TroTOts, ?J cf^ap/jidKotS; 
 7racrtov /xeytcmyi/ twv eV aV#^a>7rotg vocrov. 
 
 761. Ai7ra)V aotSa? 7rpayfJLdr(i)v ev/iovcrtav 
 dcrK€i' Toiavr aet8e ; Kat Sonets cfapovdv, 
 
EURIPIDES. 405 
 
 752. 'Tis a vexation in the street to pass 
 And give the side of honour to an Ass. 
 
 753. Wise men press not their mastery, 
 Nor count they on prosperity. 
 
 754. 'Tis very sad, but very true j 
 
 When up with me, 'tis down with you. 
 
 755. God dealeth strictly with the proud at heart. 
 
 CONCERNING ENVY. 
 
 756. I hate envy ; but I would fain be envied 
 for good cause. 
 
 757. The lightning falleth down on high peaks, 
 and Envy flieth up at them. 
 
 758. Envy not well-won success. 
 
 759. The tongue of a fool is clever at disparage- 
 ment. 
 
 760. Who bare thee, Envy'? who begat thee? — 
 
 tell; 
 Where in the human body dost thou dwell ] 
 make us of thine habitation sure, 
 And we '11 take means to either kill or cure ; 
 For thou of all sin-maladies accurst 
 The vilest art, the meanest, and the worst ; 
 give me potion, drug, or cautery, 
 Or anything, so I be rid of thee. 
 
 CONCERNING INDUSTRY— PERSEVERANCE— RESOLUTION- 
 COURAGE— CO WARDICE— WAR— ATHLETIC SPORTS. 
 
 761. Leave thou the lute to idle hands, 
 
 And trim thy hedges, and plough thy lands \ 
 
406 EURIPIDES. 
 
 (TKaTTTU>v, dpuiv yyjv, 7rotfiviii)v eTricrrariZv 
 aAAois ra KopLXpa, tzkvov, d(£eis cro</)t(T/xaTa ; 
 e£ 10V KtvoicTLV eyKOLTOLK'qcreLS Soloes. 
 
 762. To (Tweets epyov 7ravTos evpicrKet reAos. 
 
 763. OvK €(TTLV OCTTLS TjSeiOS £r)T(x)V /Stovv 
 
 evKXeuav elseKTrjcraT '• a A Act ^p^ Trovecv. 
 
 764. Ilai/Tt T06 7rpos/cet/xevov 
 KtpSos Trpbs %pyu> tt)v x^P iV TLKTec SnrXfjv. 
 
 765. Ovk av Swcuo /a?) KapLwv evSatfiovetv. 
 
 766. Mo^etv kolkmttov pbrj S-eAeiv vmviav. 
 
 767. 'Ek tcoV 7rovu>v tol rayo.d 1 av^erac fipoTols' 
 6 8' ^8i>s atwv 77 Ka/07 r' dvavSpta 
 
 ovt olkov, ovre 7t6\lv, is ovSev uxfceXei. 
 
 768. Ta Tot [Mey terra iravT aTrecpyacrTaL fiporols 
 
 ToA/XOUS TO VLKOLV OVT6 y<X£> TVpOLVVtdeS 
 
 X^opls ttovov yevoivr av, ovt oikos ptyas. 
 
 769. TLovos — 7ra\aibs cuVos — Ev/cAetas iraTi]p. 
 
 770. IToAAot Pporojv tol tovto Trao-yovcriv KaKoV' 
 yvtopLY] (fipovovvT€S ov SeAoucr' vwrjpeTeiv 
 foXVi T< * 7ro ^^ < ^ 7rpos <ptXa>v vtKcu/xei'ot. 
 
 771. Ov^ airros el/ 7rovotcrtV €0"r' oi'^ets dv>)/3 ; 
 orav T€ 7rpos to S-dporos ck <^6/3ov 7rtcnj. 
 
EURIPIDES. 407 
 
 And tend thy flocks and herds that feed 
 On sunny hill-side or grassy mead ; 
 Up with the lark, and to bed with the Sun, 
 Toil and sweat till thy work be done ; 
 For, remember, the idlers that slumber in 
 
 Spring, 
 And fiddle through Summer and dance and 
 
 sing, 
 Will have dance without music for wintering. 
 762. Is thy task hard and wearisome, my son] — 
 
 If thou wilt never let a day pass o'er 
 
 Without its share of effort, less or more, 
 Thou 'It wake one morn and find the task is 
 done. 
 7^3. There is no carriage-road to Glory. 
 
 764. Trouble on trouble, pain on pain, 
 
 To work, and know you work in vain. 
 
 765. When waters take to running up-hill, 
 Then will they prosper that sit still. 
 
 766. Which of the two would the Devil take, — 
 A sluggard youth or a greyhaired rake 1 
 
 767. Luxury and Idleness 
 
 Are elder sisters of Distress. 
 
 768. Faint heart never won fair lady. 
 
 769. Labour hath many sons, and all well thought of. 
 
 770. 'Tis but a little word ; e'en so ; 
 
 And yet how hard to say < No ! No ! ' 
 
 771. We bate our breath as we put harness on ; 
 But how we bluster when the peril 's gone ! 
 
408 EURIPIDES. 
 
 772. Mo^Oetv SlKOLLOV' TtS 6" a/JLO)(0oS tVKXtrjS ', 
 
 773. 'OAtyot fiev ecrdXol Kpeicrcrovfs 7toX\gjv KaKiov, 
 
 774. Ovk av ykvoiro rpavp,ar\ 6? Tts ky^ecrrj 
 ^-a/xvois lActots* oi;S' ai/ Ik [ir]Tpbs KaKrjs 
 i(r0Xol yevoLvro Tratces ets cxAk^v '8o/of$s. 
 
 775. Eil^a^oi/ dvSpa 7ro\€jjLL(jt)v ^avov#' wo 
 Kovcjyrj KarapLTTio-yovcriv ev rvpfSco \6ov\, 
 
 KOLKOVS S' 6<f>' €pJJLd <TT€p€OV €K/3dXXoV(Ti y'fjS. 
 
 776. ^H airdvLS 
 twv aya#a>r ; orav y 
 
 SvsdXcov kv ireXdyei^ koX craAei^ 
 ttoXis. 
 
 Ill . Ovx 178 vs atwv ^ t' dvavSpta kolkt) 
 
 OVT* OLKOV OVT€ TToXlV OLV 6p6(D(T€l€V dl'. 
 
 778. Ov8ets itot dpyus Qeovs e^wv dvd crro/xa 
 /3lov 8vvcut av £i;AAeyeiv dvev 7rovov. 
 
 119. Wo^Oelv dvdyKrj rovs ^eXovras evrvyelv. 
 
 780. Tw rot ttovovvtl koX 060? avXXafifidvci. 
 
 781. 2w tolctl SecvoiS ai^eTat /cAeos /Jpcrots. 
 
 782. ^[JLLKpoiS ttovoktlv ov rd /xeyaA' e'Aot ns av. 
 
 783. 'Ev x 66 /^ T 27 °77 ^oVt' c'xets /cat tt? tv^'q. 
 
 784. OvSets eVaivov fjSovats eKryjcraro. 
 
 785. 2l V jJLVpLOLCTL TO, KaA<X yiyV€TO.L TTOVOLS. 
 
 786. To /xeAAov tcrov dirpa^ca Aeyoj. 
 
EURIPIDES. 409 
 
 772. The sons of honest Work and Industry 
 Do make a land's true aristocracy. 
 
 773. One brave man is worth a bushel of cowards. 
 
 774. A spear cannot be made of a bulrush, nor a 
 brave son be born of a bad mother. 
 
 775. Let a brave man, that hath fallen in battle, 
 be laid gently in his grave 3 but throw out upon 
 a dunghill the carcase of a coward. 
 
 776. When winds are steady and skies are clear, 
 Every hand the ship would steer ; 
 
 But, soon as ever the wild winds blow, 
 Every hand would go below. 
 
 777. The ruin betimes of that country is sure, 
 Whose rich men are dainty and idle whose 
 
 poor. 
 
 778. Labor are est orare. 
 
 779. The cat would have the fish, but feared to 
 wet her paws. 
 
 780. God helps him that helps himself. 
 
 781. Past Danger's toll-gate runs the road to Fame. 
 
 782. Little pains, little gains. 
 
 78.3. To win one groat take time and trouble, 
 And trust to Luck to make it double. 
 
 784. No man e'er danced and fiddled into Fame. 
 
 785. Honour is a berry that grows on prickly 
 bushes. 
 
 786. What must be done were well done, if 
 'twere done quickly. 
 
410 EURIPIDES. 
 
 787. Ovtoi vo/al£o) (rcxfcoV) os dv fieWiDV ^ravelv 
 olkto} to Seifia rovXeOpov vlkolv ^eXrj, 
 criOTYjpias dveXiriS' a>s Sv e£ fi/09 
 
 KaK(o £vva7rT€L, fJLWpioiv t d<£A,io-KaVei, 
 §-vrj(rK€L &' 6/xotojs* tJ)v rv)(rjv 8' eaV \ped)v. 
 
 788. Otjk ets r<x iravra 7r6XefjLos €t5ti>;)(€u/ </>iAcr 
 tcrOXQv 8e yaipti 7rra>fJiacriv veai>i(3i/* 
 kolkovs Se {jLio-ei' rrj woXec fxkv ovv vocros 
 toS' ecru* rots Se Kardavovcriv evitXees. 
 
 789. "Amoves ocrot ras dperas 7roAe/x(^> 
 KTawOe 8opbs olXkollov Aoy^ac- 
 crti/ Ko^TOLTravojJLevoL iro- 
 
 vovs ^varwv dfiaOcos' 
 €L yap dfJLiXXa Kptvet viv 
 atparos, ovttot epts 
 Xelxpet Kar' dvOpMTrwv 7roAets. 
 
 790. To rot 0-rparrjyecv tovt eyco Kptvd), KaAak 
 yviovou rbv kyOpbv, y pLaXccrO' aXwcn/uLos. 
 
 791. 'OXiyov olXkl/jlov Sopv 
 Kpelo~(Tov crTparrjyov pLvpiov o~r/)aT€u/xa,TOS. 
 
 792. OvSels dvrjp exixpv^os d^tot XdOpa 
 KTetvai rbv kyQpbv, dXX 1 iuv Kara crro/xa. 
 
 793. Ovk eoV ei/ o^et r/oaiyxa /xt) Spaxrrjs X e /° os - 
 
 794. "Apyjs o-rvyei pLeXXovras. 
 
 795. Ouro6 K€vot rot twv t' cxkovovtcdv Xoyot 
 /cat rou Aeyovros, ocrrts iv f^dyyj /?€/3a>9, 
 X6yx*]S lovcrYjs 7rp6cr6ev d/x/zarcov irvKvrjs, 
 o"a(/)Q)S a7r^yy€tA' ocrrts IcrTty aya#6s. 
 
EURIPIDES. 411 
 
 787. Death will come in his own dread day \ 
 Then meet him, brothers, as best ye may \ 
 For weeping and prayers are wasted upon 
 His dull deaf ears and his heart of stone. 
 
 788. We all love to read of the glories of War ; 
 but we forget that War taketh off the valiant, and 
 spareth the cowards. So the valiant reap only glory, 
 and their country has to bear their loss. 
 
 789. Ye are fools that choose War for the arbitra- 
 ment of your quarrels ■ for War leadeth to War, and 
 thus there can be no end to your quarrelling. 
 
 790. Better than to know your own strength is 
 to know the weakness of your enemy. 
 
 791. Ten good soldiers wisely led 
 
 Will beat a hundred without a head. 
 
 792. An honest man will hold it a disgrace 
 To stab an enemy, save face to face. 
 
 793. There be generals that in war will demon- 
 strate, and demonstrate, and demonstrate. 
 
 794. The God of War abhors a lingerer. 
 
 795. The stories of special achievements in battle 
 are pleasant to hear ; but they are all stories. 
 
412 EURIPIDES, 
 
 796. Oifioij kclO' 'EAAao"' d>s kolkws vo/u^erai' 
 
 OTOLV TpOTTCLlOL TToXe/liiOV CTTlj(Ty] CTT/3aT09, 
 
 OV TtW TTOVOVVTiiiV rovpyov rjyovvrai To^C, 
 aAA' 6 (TTpaTrjyos rrjv Sokyjctlv dpvvrai. 
 os, €t§ fX€T 7 dXXo)v pLvptojv irdXXow Sopv, 
 ovSev 7rAeoi/ Spojv evos e^ei TrXetu) Xoyov. 
 
 797. "EAey^os dvSpls oi)(l to£' ev\pv^[as y 
 
 dAA' 09 fJL€V(Jt)V f3\e7T€i T€ KOLVTiSepKeTOLL 
 
 Sopos Tayjdav dXoKa rd^iv e/z/3e/3oj9. 
 
 798. 'Avrjp oirXtrrjs 8ovX6s Ivti twv o7tAoji/ 
 kcu rotcrfc o~L'vra^^€to"tv overt /x^ 'yaOocs 
 avrbs re6vrjK€ SecXia rrj tojv 7reAas, 
 ^■pavcras re Xoy)(Yjv ovk e^et no o~co/xaT6 
 ^ayaTov djjivvai, pLtav €\(x)v dXKrjv julovov 
 ocroi 8e robots X € W %X 0V(rLV tvvTGyov, 
 
 eV /xev to Awcttoi/, fjivptovs olcttovs ac/)€ts 
 aAAois to cr(o/xa pverat fxr] KarOaveiV, 
 e/<a§ 8' ac^ecrTWS iroXepbtovs d/JLVverac 
 TvefrXoLS cptevras ovrdo-as TO^ev/JLacrt, 
 to o-w/xa t' pv 8l8(dctl rocs evavriois 
 iv €v<j)vXdKTO) 6" Icttv toGto 8' kv fio-XV 
 cro(f)uv /xaAtcrTa, Spujvra iroXejuLcovs Ka/ccus 
 crco{€tv to o-co/xa, /x^k tl'^s ojpp.to-fxevov. 
 
 799. 'Ai/avSyota Tot ; to 7rA<ov ocrrts aTroAea-as 
 TOi'Aao~croy eXa/3e. 
 
EURIPIDES. 413 
 
 796. When booty is divided, count how much 
 falleth to a captain, and how little to a common 
 man. And yet either of the twain risked a life. 
 
 "97. You may grip your bow like a vice, and aim 
 
 your arrows aright, 
 If the foe be within your reach, and you be 
 
 without his sight ; 
 But it needs a spirit of steel to view with 
 
 a steady glance 
 The gleam of a furrow plough' d by an 
 
 onward -quivering lance. 
 
 798. A man-at arms may owe his death to the 
 cowardice of his fellows ; and, if he break his pike, his 
 chance is gone ; but an archer hath arrows for offence 
 and defence ; he striketh as it were in secret ; and 
 so he showeth his wisdom ; for he dealeth mischief 
 among his foes, and trusteth not his skin to Fortune. 
 
 799. If wrong be done thee, let the cost 
 Be tit for tat with what was lost. 
 
414 EURIPIDES. 
 
 800. Ov xprj iroieiv ottXokti rd$ 8taAAayas 
 avSpas iroXeptovs* irav yap e^aipel Adyos, 
 o /cat criSrjpos iroXepiuv Spdcretev av. 
 
 801. H rot Xiyovcriv cos irpus dvSpus evyevovs 
 
 ev £v jJL<]x) paler i SaKpv 7 air 6cf>6aXpo)v fiaXetv. 
 
 802. IIoAAoi ye ^rvt)ro)v toj ^tpderec rds frvpapopas 
 (rjrovcr' d/jLavpovv KairiKpvTTTeo~Qai KaKa. 
 
 803. ' ASvvara roXpav dv8pij<$ ovk ecniv crocfrov. 
 
 804. ToA/xa crv, kolv Tt rprjxv veipiocnv Geot. 
 
 805. "Icrov <j)€p€L N"i;£, rots 8e roA/xwcrtv 7rAeov. 
 
 806. 'EvSvcTTi'^crat 8etvov evefrpovrjs Kvecfras. 
 
 807. "ATrai/ KaKtov rod (fivXdcrcrecrOac KaAws. 
 
 808. Ets d]/?)p oij irdvO 1 opa. 
 
 809. n^e7T€t crTpaTrjyuj £vv (ppevuiv evftovXia 
 to ^rdperos. 
 
 810. "A7rai/ra roc roA/xwcrt (kti/a (^atVerat, 
 oVai/ St' e^Opds ttovs dpeifi-qrai x#oyds. 
 
 811. Neavtas /xey oorns (Sv"Apr] crrvyel^ 
 koijlt] povov Kal craves, epya S' ov8apLov. 
 ^Opas rbv evrpdire^ov, a>s 7761:9 /3tos, 
 
 tqv r o/3Xov, a>s e£a>#ev ecrrt 7rpaypaT(DV 
 dXX' ovk evecrrt crrecf>avos, ov$' evavcpia, 
 el parj Tt Kal ToXpbU)o~i klvSvvov /Z6Ta' 
 ot yap 7rovoi tlktovo-l ttju evav&pcav 
 r) 8' evXdfieta otkotov e^€t KaO 1 'EAAaCa, 
 to Si.a/3iO)vaL pLovov del ^rjpcopLevrj. 
 
 812. Oi58ets, crrparevcras d8iKa, crcus ?jA6 ) ei/ 7raAiv. 
 
EURIPIDES. 415 
 
 800. If steel be bared, farewell arbitrament. 
 
 801. Brave men will weep when cowards' eyes 
 are dry. 
 
 802. Some men, when beaten, do not know it ; 
 At all events, they never show it. 
 
 803. Temerity is the valour of fools. 
 
 804. Let Fortune frown, and frown, and frown ; 
 A brave heart will live Fortune down. 
 
 805. Darkness is on the side of Audacity. 
 
 806. If you wish to make a blunder, take a step 
 in the dark. 
 
 807. Who by his foe is sleeping found 
 
 Is beaten, though he hold his ground. 
 
 808. One pair of eyes cannot see everything. 
 
 809. Think well, and, having thought, think well 
 
 again ; 
 Then use thine hands as though thou hadst 
 no brain. 
 
 810. Every step to an invader is fraught with 
 fear, because fraught with uncertainty. 
 
 811. The youth that shirketh War is mere flesh 
 and bones. 
 
 Luxury and Wealth keep out of reach of peril ; 
 and Glory keepeth out of reach of them : 
 
 He that would win Glory must stake for it with 
 his life j and he that seeketh only how to lengthen 
 his clays is accursed of his Fatherland. 
 
 812. He that makes war, where war is sin, 
 Will fare the waur, although he win. 
 
416 EURIPIDES. 
 
 813. 2uv rots OeoLcri to us o~ocj>ovs Kivi.lv Copy 
 (TTpaTrjXdras XP1> T( ~ )V ©^wv Se fxrj /3ta. 
 
 814. "Ai/Spa roc xpeajv, 
 
 octtis crrpaT-qyetv c/^cr' e7rtcrTacr#ai /caAws, 
 ouk ayyeAotcrt roi'S €vavTioi>s opav. 
 
 815. 'E^pos cr' orav 7reo £w 6YK/7 f^Xdirretv ^eA>/, 
 SeSoi/ceVcu x/>*? /xt) o-kottwo-' 6p6o)S Geo/'. 
 
 816. AeiAoi /3pOTol Sfjr' ovk tyovcriv kv fvixv 
 
 dpid/JLOV, dXX J a7T€tCT6 ? KOLV TTapUQT 0/XC09. 
 
 817. "Ecttlv dcnfiaXrjs dfxetvojv rj ^pavvs crTpaTrj- 
 
 Xdrrjs. 
 
 818. J E/xe/x^a/x^v eyw rov 'EAA^van' vo/jlov, 
 oi ToXXaKis 8rj o"6XXoyov 7TOLOVJJL€VOl 
 Tt/xtoo"' d)(p€L0vs fjSovas Satris yaptv 
 Tts yap TraXatcras tv, ris d>KV7rovs dvrjp, 
 rj Slctkov apas, rj yvdQov 7rato-as KaAtos, 
 
 7T0A€6 TTO.Tpiia CTTecjxtVOV 7]pK€0-€V Xa/3(DV , 
 
 7roT€pa fiaypvvrai iroXtpiio iviv kv yzpolv 
 Sio-kovs e^ovres, rj 8Y do-7rt8o)v ttoctI 
 ^revovres e/c/JaAAovcrt TroXe/itovs 7rdrpas ; 
 ouSeis cnSrjpov tolvtol fJLO)patv€t 7reAas 
 crrdV avSpa? ovv k)(prjv crocfiovs re KayaOovs 
 (pvXXots crre(/>eo-#at, ^oo"Tt9 ^yen-ou TroXei 
 KaAAtcrra, crc5(£pcov kcu Slkcuos dlv dvrjp' 
 octtls ye /jlvOols epy 1 aVaA AdVo-ei Ka/ca, 
 jLta^as r dcjxiipwv kolI crrdcrei^' roiavra yap 
 7roAet re Trdcry Trdcri & "JLXXrjcriv KdXa. 
 
EURIPIDES. 417 
 
 813. If thou go to war, see that Heaven be on 
 thy side. 
 
 814. Who leads a host, if he be wise, 
 Will trust only his own eyes. 
 
 815. Think well before to war ye go, 
 
 If right, ye think, be with the foe. 
 
 816. Cowards go for nothing in battle ; they are 
 there, and not there. 
 
 817. A general should be all head, and a soldier 
 all arm. 
 
 818. I must blame my countrymen in this, that 
 they bestow crowns for no cause. For, when an 
 enemy is at our gates, of what use is he that can 
 wrestle with skill, or run like a hound, or hurl a 
 quoit to a distance, or break with a blow the jaw of 
 an antagonist 1 Will a quoit or a kick drive an enemy 
 away? — Nay, nay; on battle-field there is no thought 
 of these tomfooleries. The men that deserve honour 
 are such, as by wisdom and integrity, direct the 
 counsels of our country, that forewarn against peril, 
 and intermediate between contending factions. These 
 men are the glory of our own land, and a blessing 
 to the great commonwealth of all lands. 
 
 2d 
 
418 EURIPIDES. 
 
 819. Ka/ca v fxev ovtcov Livptoyv kclO' 'EAAaSa, 
 ovSev kolklov evriv dOXrjrojv yevovs' 
 
 ot TTp&ra Liev (fjv ovre pavOdvovcrtv ev, 
 
 OVT' OLV SvVOLLVTO' 71709 ydp, OCTTIS €CTT aVYJp 
 
 yvdOov re SovXos, vrjSvos §■' rjcrcrrjfxevos, 
 KTrjcraLT av oXftov eis virepfioXrjV irarpos ; 
 ov$ av irevecrOai Ka^v7rrj pertly rv^at^ 
 oloi t'* €07] yap fiovov eOta-Sevres KaXd 
 cn<\r)p(i)S aTraXXdcrcrovcrLV €is ra/x/y^ava' 
 \ajLL7rpol 8 ev rj/3rj kolI 7r6Xe(ns dydXfxara 
 ^otTCocr'* orav 8e irpo^irecrrj yrjpas iriKpov, 
 
 Tpi/3(i)V€S €KXei7TOVT€S OiyOVTdL KpOKOLS. 
 
 820. "Qcroi ye 8rj XPVC ovcriV luTpeveiv KaAojg, 
 7rpbs rots Statras ra>v eVotKowrajv 7rdAtv 
 
 rrjv yrjv t iSovras ras voctovs o-Koireiv y^peu'w. 
 
 821. MeAAcov loLTpbs, rfj vocro) StSovs \povov, 
 Idcrar rjSrj [xaXXov, rj rejxvuyv XP° a ' 
 
 822. Tot Kaiva y 1 eK tgjv rj6d^(DV r)8iova. 
 
 823. ^Hroi to cruxfipov eoS' diravTayov KaAov, 
 /cat 86£av ecrdXrjv ev /Sporots Kapiri^erat. 
 
 824. AlSovs eya)ye SvsKptrws e^co irepf 
 
 Ka\ 8el yap avrrjs, KacrTtv ov KaKov /xeya. 
 
 825. Bapos rt Kav tojS' ecrrlv, alvelvOai Xiav. 
 
 826. AiSgjs ev 6cf>6aXfxoicri yiyverai fipordv. 
 
 827. MijScts o-' dpecrKrj vvktI ^avLLacrrbs Geon. 
 
EURIPIDES. 419 
 
 819. My countrymen are foolish in many things, 
 and foolish especially in their admiration for pugilists 
 and athletes ; for these latter are so far the slaves 
 of their training, that they cannot devote themselves 
 to the calling of their fathers ; and they are so well 
 cared for, that they submit reluctantly to hardship. 
 In the vigour of their manhood they strut about to 
 the admiration of all beholders ; but, when age 
 cometh on them, they are as napless as worn-out 
 blankets. 
 
 CONCERNING MEDICINE. 
 
 820. When a physician hath a patient brought to 
 him, he must first ask to what place he belongeth, 
 and how people live in that same place. 
 
 821. That leech his craft best understands, 
 Who leaveth most to Nature's hands. 
 
 CONCERNING NOVELTY. 
 
 822. What is new, for a while is true. 
 
 CONCERNING MODESTY. 
 
 823. There can be neither time nor place, my 
 son, wherein modesty will misbecome or harm thee. 
 
 824. Modesty doth as much of mischief as of good. 
 
 825. Give not a man more praise than he can 
 swallow. 
 
 826. Modesty dwelleth in the eyes of man or 
 woman. 
 
 827. Revere no God whom men adore by night. 
 
420 EURIPIDES. 
 
 828. Ei 7rao-t ravro KaXbv €cj>v crcxfrov &' dp. a, 
 ouk ryv av tt/z</>tA.€KTOS dvOpuHTOLS lots' 
 
 VVV OV0' OfJLOLOV OV&6V OVT LVOV /3pOTOtS, 
 TtXyjV OVO/JLOLO'LV, TO 8' ZpjOV OVK €0~TiV To8e. 
 
 829. T/)ets €to-tv dperar ras Se xpyj cr' avKtiv, tzkvov 
 Qeovs T€ TLfxav tovs T€ ^pex^avras yoveis, 
 vo/zoi'S re koivovs 7rarpi8os' koX ravra Spoiv 
 
 KaXXiCTTOV €^€LS CTTecfxiVOV tVKXetaS <X€i. 
 
 830. ^vyyvwjJLOvas tol tovs Qf.ovs etvai 8ok€ls, 
 otolv rts opKO) ^-dvarov €K(f)€vyecv ^eXr), 
 rj Secr/JLoVj yj /Siaca iroXepLiiDV Kat<a, 
 
 rj roicrcv avOkvraicri kolvuvtj 86/judv ; 
 rj rupa ^rvrjTiov elvlv dcrvvercorepoi^ 
 el rd-mecKr) irpocrOev rjyovvrat Alktjs, 
 
 831. "KaKovpyos-dv dvr)p 
 
 parj <xoi, to rrpojTov /3rjfjL' lav 8pdparj KaXois, 
 
 VIKOLV 8oK€LT(0 TTiV AiKTJV^ 7Tplv dv TcXoS 
 
 ypaiJLjuLrjs iKyirai, kolI irkpas KaLi^rj /3lov. 
 
 832. Ov tol irposeXOovo-' r) Alktj a^, fir) rpko-ys, 
 7rat(r€i wpls rjirap, ov8e twv aAAcov f3pOT(ov 
 tov olSlkov, dXXd crtya /cat /3pa8ei 7ro8t 
 (TTeiyovcra pdpirrei rovs kolkovs, orav tv^tj. 
 
 833. ; Eyw fxeVj octtls, pr) Sikollos wv dvrjp, 
 fiiopbv irposi^eL, rbv vopiov yaipeiv ccd^, 
 7rpbs rr)v Slktjv dyot/x dv, ov Tpevas Qeovs' 
 kolkov yap dvSpa xpr) KaKws Trdo-\€tv act. 
 
EURIPIDES. 421 
 
 CONCERNING INTEGRITY— RIGHTEOUSNESS-JUSTICE— 
 FAIR-PLAY— RETRIBUTION. 
 
 828. We all agree that right is right, and wrong 
 is wrong ; but no two of us agree what is right, 
 and what is wrong. 
 
 829. Honour God, my son ; honour thy father 
 and thy mother ; and honour the laws of thy 
 country. For therein is contained the whole duty 
 of man. 
 
 830. Thinkest thou, my son, that the Gods will 
 pardon one that seeketh to escape death or bonds by 
 swearing a false oath or by abetting others in crime ? 
 Nay, my son ; the Gods were more foolish than 
 mortal men, if they preferred Expediency to Right- 
 eousness. 
 
 831. An unrighteous man may run his race for a 
 while ; but wait thou, my son, till he have reached 
 the life-goal, ere thou say of him : ' He hath out- 
 stripped Retribution.' 
 
 832. My son, Retribution cometh not upon the 
 unrighteous in the noonday, striking them upon the 
 face ; but cometh behind them stealthily, and 
 graspeth them suddenly, or ever they be aware. 
 
 833. If a transgressor should flee for refuge to 
 God's altar, I would fear not to remove him thence, 
 and carry him to trial ; for I am sure of this, that 
 he who doeth badly should be badly done by. 
 
422 EURIPIDES. 
 
 834. Ai&rjs T(i)(vs ye ppoTOS dvSpl Svscrc/fct. 
 
 835. Ov8e7ror evrv^tav 
 
 kolkov ai'fipos v7T€p(f}pova t oXBov 
 
 (ikfiaiov eiKacrai \pe(ov, 
 
 ovS 1 olSlkojv yevedv o yap ovSenh 
 
 €K<j)VS XpOVOS, 81KO.IOVS 
 
 €7ray(i)v KavovaSj SetKvvcriv 
 av6piD7T(DV KaKorrjras. 
 
 836. Bta VVV €\K€T t3 KCLKol Tt/XttS fif)OTol, 
 
 Kal Krd&Oe ttXovtov, TrdvToOev ^///ico/xcvot 
 crvppiKra^ prj St/caia Kal 8tKat f opov' 
 eiretT dpdorde rcov^e 8vcrTr]Vov ^epos. 
 
 837. OvSet's 7tot r]VTV)(r]0€v ZkSlkos yeyok, 
 ev no StKaia) 8' eA^Ses cro)Trjpta^. 
 
 838. "OA/?os ns dStKws Kat perd oTcaiwr £vvd)V 
 e^eirrar oikwv, crpiKpbv dvOipras \povov. 
 
 839. ^H /3acbs SX/3os d/3Aa/3?y9 Kpeicrcrwv /3poroiS 
 
 7] 8(Opa 7r\oVT0) Sl'SO"€/?toS d)yK(i)p€VOV. 
 
 840. ra /xt) KaXd 
 
 Trpacrcreiv ye roXpo)V rXqcreTat ra prj cj)iXa. 
 
 841. Wi pappevov rot twv KaKWV fiovXevpdnov 
 KaKas dpoi/3ds ecrrt KapTrovcrOat fiporovs. 
 
 842. "EoT* dv8/30S IdOXov TTj AtKYj §■' V7T7Jp€T€LV 
 
 Kal tovs KaKovs Spav iravrayov KaKtos aei. 
 
 843. Tis dv 8lkt]v Kpiveiev rj yvotrj Aoyov, 
 
 irplv dv Trap' dpcfroiv pvOov eKpddrj (ra(£a)$ ; 
 
 844. KaKrjs cwr' dp)(rjs yiyverai KaKtv reXo^. 
 
EURIPIDES. 423 
 
 834. When ye have convicted a knave, despatch 
 him quickly ; for that will save his brethren from 
 uneasiness and himself from sin. 
 
 835. Think not that the prosperity of the wicked 
 can endure ; for Time eternal hath a rule in his 
 hand, and what is crooked He will one day make 
 straight. 
 
 836. He that soweth in sin shall reap in sorrow. 
 
 837. Honesty is the best policy. 
 
 838. Short-lived the luck of rogues and fools. 
 
 839. Better a cot with Innocence within 
 
 Than crown crime-bought and palace built 
 of Sin. 
 
 840. Who takes the sweets to please himself will 
 take the bitters to please another. 
 
 841. The wages of Sin is Sorrow. 
 
 842. It is a sin against Justice to deal kindly 
 with a rogue. 
 
 843. Before you answer 'Yea' or 'Nay,' 
 Hear what both sides shall have to say. 
 
 844. What's bred in the bone will out in the 
 skin. 
 
424 EURIPIDES. 
 
 845. Aoyoc ykvotVT av KaTairaXaur Sevres \6yocs. 
 
 846. AoKets rov AcSrjv ctujv rt cj^povrt^etv ydcov, 
 koX 7rat8' dvrjoretv rbv crov, el S-eAeis (rreveiv ; 
 Travcrai' /3Xe7rovcra 8' els ra tQ>v ireXas kcikcl 
 pd(DV yevoi ai> ? el Xoy[£e<r8ai ^eXocs, 
 
 ocroi re Sec fio is e K/jLefx6)^drj vrat fiportov, 
 ocroi re yrjpdcrKovcnv 6p<fiavol reKViov, 
 rovs t eK jxeyi(TTr]S 6X/3cas rvpavvi8os 
 to fJLrjSev ovras' ravrd ere (TKoirelv xpewv. 
 
 847. "Eywye tovto irapd cro(f>ov tlvos fJLaOcov 
 els <f>povrtSas vovv crvfjujyopas e/3aXX6fJLrjv 
 <f>vyds T e/JLavTip 7rposri0els war pas */*?}$, 
 ^tavdrovs T dwpovs, kolI kolkwv dXXas 68ovs, 
 &Sj €6 Tt Trdvypip? wv e86£a£6v irore^ 
 
 p:!\ fioi veoprov 7rpos7recrbv /xdXXov 8di<oi. 
 
 848. 01 rds 7rapovcras oi5^t craS£ovT€s rv^as 
 (jjXovt\ epojvres [Aet£6vu)v, d/SovXta. 
 
 849. 'AvSpwv r68' ecrrlv ev8iK0)V re kolI o-oc/xSv, 
 kolv Toicri Seivois prj reOv/JLOjerOai Qeois. 
 
 850. e fts ecrn. wdvTayv 7rpiorov elSevac r68e, 
 (pepetv Tot crv(JL7ri7rTOVTa fir] TraXiyKOTUts. 
 Kelvos 8 J avrjp apicrros, ov y' ou (rv/JLcj^opac 
 SaKVovo-LV us rjKKTTa' ravra 8rj Xeyetv 
 eTna-rapeo-da, 8pdv 8' dpLrj^dv^s *X €tm 
 
EURIPIDES. 425 
 
 845. What you say is true till I hear what he 
 
 says. 
 
 CONCERNING PATIENCE— RESIGNATION— ANGER- 
 DESPAIR— HOPE. 
 
 846. father bereaved of thy child ! thinkest 
 thou that Death is moved by thy tears 1 
 
 Consider the sufferings of others ; how kings have 
 been hurled from thrones into the dust ; how men 
 have pined in prison ; how fathers have grown old 
 in childlessness : 
 
 Compare the sufferings of humanity with thine 
 own sorrow ; and refrain from lamentation. 
 
 847. I am wont at times to fancy myself an exile 
 from my country, or to think that I have lost this 
 or that friend by an untimely death ; and so in 
 fancy I run the round of sorrows ; and I do so 
 from a something that I heard once from a man of 
 wisdom, that my fancy may have anticipated any 
 sorrow that can befall me. 
 
 848. A man may strive to better himself, and 
 yet be not discontented ; but he that grumbleth at 
 his lot ofttimes grumbleth away his all. 
 
 849. Even in adversity a man should not think 
 an angry thought against the Gods. 
 
 850. Resignation under sorrow and adversity is 
 the greatest of all virtues ; it is one which we all 
 inculcate upon our brethren, but which we all, alas ! 
 find it hard to put in practice. 
 
426 EURIPIDES. 
 
 851. f Paov irapaiveiv rj iraOovra Kaprepclv. 
 
 852. 'Qcnrep to crca/xa ^tvijro^ dv9p(!)iroL<$ ^(f> v i 
 ovTb) 7rposrjK€i p-rjre rrjv opyrjv %X €tv 
 dOdvarov, ocnts (roxppovetv €7ricrra7ou. 
 
 853. H irXelov 6py?js (bfaXet y alSojs (ipoTovs. 
 
 854. Ai>o?i/ Xeyovroiv, ^arepov ^vpLov/xtvov, 
 6 fxrj 'vtlt€lv(dv to is Adyois crocfx^repos. 
 
 855. TtJ twi/ Gewi/ cru /X77 TrpoOvfxta jidypv 
 
 TOL yap 7T€7rpO)JJL€V OV)( V7T€p/3atr]S 7TOT ay. 
 
 856. Yvvrj fxev 6£v8v/jlos, ojs 8' avrios dvyjp, 
 pdojv <fiv\dcr(T€LV rj crKDTrrjXos o-o<£ds. 
 
 857. 'Opyfj y dvrjp os €v8eo)S yapl^tTai, 
 Ka/cco? reXevra. 
 
 858. TtyrwcTKe Tavdpwireia, p,r)& v7r€ppL€Tp(os 
 aAyei* kolkols yap ov ov 7rposK€io~at ^xdvos. 
 
 859. "Ocrrts ye irpos to ttltttov evXoyws <£epei 
 rov Aai/zov' ; ovto9 ?ycro"6V cctt' aVdA/3ios. 
 
 860. Qv/JLGS fXeyt(TTO)V atTtOS KaKWV fipOTOLS. 
 
 861. ToiJ7rt€t/ces oxfreXet crvfufropas. 
 
 862. Koix/xo? <j)€p€LV xprj ^vrjrbv ovra crv/A(f)Opds. 
 
 863. Ilacr^w^ aVe^ou' 8/owv y<x/> croupes. 
 
 864. *£2s pacrra rdvayKala rov fSiov <pepe. 
 
 865. OuSeis /x€T dpyyjs ovSev tv /3ovXeverat. 
 
EURIPIDES. 427 
 
 80 1. With all of us it is an easy part 
 
 To say c Bear up' to a poor broken heart. 
 
 852. Let not thy temper remain hot too long, 
 my son, for fear it consume its weak and mortal 
 covering. 
 
 853. Anger is a clumsy instrument ; but kind- 
 ness, though it work slowly, yet worketh well. 
 
 854. My son, if thou contend with a friend, and 
 he be waxing hot, see thou say nothing to justify 
 his anger. 
 
 855. Fight not, my son, against the will of God. 
 
 856. In men and women, hot temper is better 
 than quiet cunning. 
 
 857. Impulse is a Will-o'-the-Wisp, and leads into 
 ditches and quagmires. 
 
 858. Put limits to your sorrow, ye that mourn ; 
 For Grief was in the world, ere ye were 
 
 born. 
 
 859. Sorrow is sad of itself, and fretting but 
 doubleth its sadness. 
 
 860. Of all the ills that happen to men 
 Temper is cause of nine in ten. 
 
 861. Resignation is Consolation. 
 
 862. Beneath what weighs on us and all 
 We well may stoop, but may not fall. 
 
 863. Who yesterday boldly drain' d the cup, 
 To-day under headache should bear up. 
 
 864. What can't be cured must be endured. 
 
 865. As salt in wine, so is anger in deliberation. 
 
428 EURIPIDES. 
 
 866. QavXrj y ev opyy 7roAA' evevr' do-\rjpova. 
 
 867. Xat crvfJLcfaopal Kdfivov(TLV aOXtots /3porots, 
 /cat irvevpar dvep(DV ovk del po'jprjv e^et, 
 
 Ot T €VTVXOVVT€S 8lOL TtXoVS OVK €VTU)^€tS' 
 
 c£t<TTaTGU yap irdvr air dAA^Awv 8iy^a % 
 ovros 8' avrjp apccrTos, oo~Tts kXirlo-i 
 ireTTOidev dec' to 6" diropeiv dvSpus kolkov. 
 
 868. Tlpo/JLavTLS dXyeoyv p,r\ yoovs 7rpoXd/x/3av€. 
 
 869. Ets to (peprepov riOet 
 
 to LieXXov, o tl yevrjorerat. 
 
 870. 'Octtls ye AuVas </>^crt irrjpaiveiv /Sporovs, 
 Selv 8' dyypvSiv T€, /cat irerpwv piinuv ouro, 
 ovk Iv o*o</>otcrtV icTTtv tvyko-Qu 8' o/xa>s 
 a7T€Lpo<s etVat ttJs vdo~ou Tavrrjs dec. 
 
 871. "AAoyot cf>p€vas \f/€v8ovo~iv ZXirtSes fiporols. 
 
 872. M^t' cvtv^wv crt> 7racrav rjviav X°^ a > 
 kcik{qs T€ 7rpdo-o~u)v eA^t'Sos Ke8vrjs ^X ov ' 
 
 873. 'Eo^Aous ^-vpatcov 7rrjpdTU)V 8aKV€L /3porors 
 atcrOrjcris. 
 
 874. "Eveo-Ttv olktos dpadca per ov8apov, 
 o~o(f>oio-t 8' dv8pu)V /cat yap ov8 7 d^/xtov 
 yvwprjv evetvat Tot? o*o<£ots Atav crocf>rjv. 
 
 875. Ot; twv KaKovpyoiV olktos, dAAd ttJs 8tKr)s. 
 
 876. ^H vaus Tt§ evradeia-a wpos (5iav iro8l 
 
 e/3a^ev, ecrTT? 8' avOis, rjv X a ^"f ^o8a. 
 
EURIPIDES. 429 
 
 866. A well-bred man may feel angry, but he 
 will never show it. 
 
 867. Sorrow gets tired of her sadness, as the 
 Wind gets tired of blowing. 
 
 The prosperous are not always prosperous, or else 
 they were not prosperous. 
 
 Change is the mistress of all things ; therefore, he 
 that hopeth is wise, and he that despaireth is a fool. 
 
 868. "lis time to weep when sorrow's come. 
 
 869. Hope for the best, until you know the worst. 
 
 870. There be times when a man saith to his 
 heart : < It were better to die than to live.' 
 
 Pray God, my son, that thou fall not on such times. 
 
 871. We cling to hope, as drowning men to straws. 
 
 872. Be not elated by success, my son ; and be 
 not cast down in sorrow. 
 
 CONCERNING PITY— SYMPATHY— KINDNESS— HARSHNESS. 
 
 873. The sorrows of my kind are sorrow unto me. 
 
 874. There be men, accounted wise, that say : 
 ' Rest contented with thine own sorrows, and take not, 
 through pity, alien burdens on thy shoulders.' 
 
 my son, these men, accounted wise, are the 
 fools of fools. 
 
 875. Pity is due not to the wrongdoer, but to 
 Justice which he hath wronged. 
 
 876. When on a sudden the squall comes down, 
 Slack sheet, my son, or mayhap you '11 
 
 drown. 
 
430 EURIPIDES. 
 
 877. To.? ydptTas ootis evyevo)$ yapt^erat^ 
 rjSiCTTOv kv jSpoTOtcrtv' ol &e 8pu)crt pev, 
 Xpovip Se Spcocri, Svsyeveo'Tepot 7roXv. 
 
 878. NiKa y IcrrjpeLs ocrrts dv \frj<fiovs Xdfirj. 
 
 879. ^Hrot to ^rpkxpai y kv /3pOTOto~t ttoWolkls 
 irXetis> iropt^ei <pi\rpa rov <f>v<rai TeKva. 
 
 880. "OXfitos o? yrjs IcrTopias 
 ecr^6 paOrjcrLV, prjTe 7ro\iT(ov 
 €7rt 7rY]fjLocrvvr]v, p r qT els olSlkovs 
 tt payees oppiov, 
 
 dXX' dOavdrov Kadopwv c^Txreco? 
 Kovpov dyrjp(s)j 7rrj re orvvecrrr]' 
 rots ye tolovtois ovSewoT atvypdv 
 epywv pteXeTrjpa 7rpost£et. 
 
 881. Ov croi SoKet Tt Setvbv, et yrj pev kolkyj, 
 rvypvera Katpov ^eoOev, ev (rrdyyv cfaepet, 
 XprjcTTrj 8', dpapTOVcr' <Sv ypecov avrrjv Tvyetv. 
 kolkov 6Y8(o<xi Kap-irov ; di9po)7rot 8' del 
 
 6 pev 7rovrjpbs ovSev dXXo wXrjv kolkos, 
 6 8' kcrdXbs lcr#Aos, ovSe ervpepopds vtto 
 cjyvcriv SteipOetp'j dXXd \p-qo~Tos ear del ; 
 dp ol reKovres Stacfiepovcrtv rj rpocpat \ 
 eyet ye pevrot Acat to ^pezfidrjvat kolXcos 
 8tSa^6v eo-QXov' tovto S' rjv ns ev pddrj, 
 otSev to y' aio~xpbv, Kavovt tov kcjlXov pa9a>i'. 
 
EURIPIDES. 431 
 
 877. A man, that does me good, I hold not kind, 
 If, doing it, he leave a grudge behind. 
 
 878. He that is not condemned is acquitted. 
 
 CONCERNING EDUCATION. 
 
 879. It hath ofttimes been more fatherly to have 
 reared lads well than to have begotten them. 
 
 880. My son, if thou wouldest pass a blameless 
 life, turn away from law and state-craft, and study 
 the book of Nature that God hath spread out before 
 thee, and so thou wilt store up knowledge in thy 
 brain and peace within thine heart. 
 
 881. Poor soil, if well manured, will yield a good 
 crop ; and rich soil, if neglected, will yield little or 
 nothing. But with ninety-nine of a hundred men, 
 a bad nature is bad, and a good one is good, to the 
 end. 
 
 Is the fault in our blood, or in our training ? 
 
 Believe me, brethren ; not a little thereof is in 
 our training ; for evil is a thing that may be un- 
 learned, and good is a thing that teaching may teach. 
 
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