Herodotus, Book 7, Ch. 49; Misattributed to Euripides in "The Imperial Four" by Professor Creasy in Bentley's Miscellany Vol. 33 (January 1853), p. 22
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Circumstances rule men and not men circumstances.
• Variant translation: Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.
— Euripides
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• Variant translation: Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances." in the context of "Herodotus, Book 7, Ch. 49; Misattributed to Euripides in "The Imperial Four" by Professor Creasy in Bentley's Miscellany Vol. 33 (January 1853), p. 22" 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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