I love the old way best, the simple way of poison, where we too are strong as men.
EuripidesRead
Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor.
Interpretation
Youth offers unique opportunities for both wealth and poverty, highlighting the lessons each experience brings.
Euripides suggests that youth is a pivotal stage in life where one can experience the extremes of wealth and poverty. Being rich in youth allows for exploration and enjoyment of life, while being poor can foster resilience and character development. Each state holds valuable lessons that shape oneβs identity and perspective as an adult.
In practice
This quote could be shared in a financial literacy seminar focused on young adults.
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.
From the holy scriptures, heaven-sent lift will be found for heaven-sent duties.
I think one of life's great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.
Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.
If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
Happy the man who early learns the wide chasm that lies between his wishes and his powers.
It is necessary to constantly remind ourselves that we are not an abomination.
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