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Iphigenia in Tauris (c. 412 BC) l. 114 (tr. Richmond Lattimore, 1956)
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A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.

— Euripides

What It Means

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About Euripides

Euripides (Greek: Εὐριπίδης; c. 480 BC–406 BC) was a Greek playwright.