I love the old way best, the simple way of poison, where we too are strong as men.
EuripidesRead
A second wife is hateful to the children of the first; A viper is not more hateful.
Interpretation
This quote expresses the animosity that children may feel towards a stepmother, comparing her to a venomous snake.
Euripides highlights the struggles and tensions that can arise in blended families, particularly the resentment that children may harbor towards a stepmother. The comparison to a viper underscores the intensity of this animosity, suggesting that these feelings can be deeply rooted and difficult to overcome, often complicating familial relationships.
In practice
This quote can be used in discussions about blended families and their dynamics.
I love the old way best, the simple way of poison, where we too are strong as men.
Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by. It was she who gave to man his nourishment of grain. But after her there came the son of Semele, who matched her present by inventing liquid wine as his gift to man. For filled with that good gift, suffering mankind forgets its grief; from it comes sleep; with it oblivion of the troubles of the day. There is no other medicine for misery.
Money is far more persuasive than logical arguments.
Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad.
Who then will dare to say I'm weak or timid? No, they'll say I'm loyal as a friend, ruthless as a foe, so much like a hero destined for glory.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Don't you ever orget that in the end, our future is tied to people, that it's more about ideas than a tax.
There are many tough conversations, but one of the most difficult is between a parent and an adolescent daughter, partly because as a parent we are almost always attempting to relate to someone who is no longer there.
If we approach other people understanding our own value, being confident in who we are, being centered and grounded, it's actually easier for us to connect with them because we can listen more deeply and we can express ourselves more authentically without fear of being judged or not being enough.
And most of the failures in parent-child relationships, from my observation, begin when the child begins to acquire a mind and a will of its own, to make independent decisions and to question the omnipotence or the wisdom of the parent.
To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to.
It's easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman.
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