Sophocles, Oedipus Rex l. 1529
• Cf. Herodotus, bk. 1 ch. 32: But refrain from calling him fortunate before he dies; call him lucky. (tr. A. D. Godley, 1920)
• Cf. Herodotus, bk. 1 ch. 32: But refrain from calling him fortunate before he dies; call him lucky. (tr. A. D. Godley, 1920)
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Account no man happy till he dies.
— Euripides
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• Cf. Herodotus, bk. 1 ch. 32: But refrain from calling him fortunate before he dies; call him lucky. (tr. A. D. Godley, 1920)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Euripides
Euripides (Greek: Εὐριπίδης; c. 480 BC–406 BC) was a Greek playwright.
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