phoenix Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 ' The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate '( Euripides ). Euripides , Ancient Greek , (ca. 480 BC – 406 BC) was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens , the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.He was unique too among the writers of ancient Athens for the sympathy he demonstrated towards all victims of society, including women. His conservative male audiences were frequently shocked by the 'heresies' he put into the mouths of characters, such as these words of his heroine Medea: Sooner would I stand Three times to face their battles, shield in hand,Than bear one child! His contemporaries associated him with Socrates as a leader of a decadent intellectualism, both of them being frequently lampooned by comic poets such as Aristophanes. Whereas Socrates was eventually put on trial and executed as a corrupting influence, Euripides chose a voluntary exile in old age, dying in Macedonia. Link to comment
Chrisyboy81 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I reckon the Broonster could use some of his legendary sympathy. Link to comment
tup Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 ' The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate '( Euripides ). I was saying something similar on the Euromillions thread a couple of months back, money will make you more unhappy should you be pissed off at present, and it's certainly not the key to happiness folk would have you believe as they constantly bang on about lottery wins when in fact they have a far higher chance of being hit by a refridgerator sized lump of NASA satellite than winning the fucking thing, ever, a classic tax on stupidity if ever I seen one. Link to comment
terenceandphilip Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 what about nice wealthy men? Are they good company? Link to comment
BrianFaePerth Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 what about nice wealthy men? Are they good company? You calling tup a rentboy? It would all make sense Link to comment
tup Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 what about nice wealthy men? No such thing. Link to comment
tommo1903 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 No such thing. Rupert Murdoch is a fine chap. Link to comment
360 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 My favourite "rich-o" is Stewart Milne. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 what about nice wealthy men? Are they good company? No such thing. Ahem. One evening in October, when I was one-third sober,An' taking home a Link to comment
Dandyjam Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Today's has to be: 'Take the good with the smooth.' (James Calderwood) Link to comment
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