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Heraclidæ (c. 428 BC), l. 722 (ed. H. L. Mencken, 1942, '60)
Ares hates the sluggard most of all. (tr. David Kovacs)

Ares hates those who hesitate.

— Euripides

What It Means

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Ares hates the sluggard most of all. (tr. David Kovacs)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Euripides

About Euripides

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