Electra (413 BC) l. ? (tr. Gilbert Murray, 1906)
“
I care for riches, to make gifts
To friends, or lead a sick man back to health
With ease and plenty. Else small aid is wealth
For daily gladness; once a man be done
With hunger, rich and poor are all as one.
— Euripides
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I care for riches, to make gifts
To friends, or lead a sick man back to health
With ease and plenty. Else small aid is wealth
For daily gladness; once a man be done
With hunger, rich and poor are all as one." in the context of "Electra (413 BC) l. ? (tr. Gilbert Murray, 1906)" 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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