Helen, ll. 1617-1618 (tr. Richmond Lattimore, 1956)
There is naught more serviceable to mankind than a prudent distrust. (tr. E. P. Coleridge, 1891)
There is naught more serviceable to mankind than a prudent distrust. (tr. E. P. Coleridge, 1891)
“
Man's most valuable trait
is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
— Euripides
What It Means
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is a judicious sense of what not to believe." in the context of "Helen, ll. 1617-1618 (tr. Richmond Lattimore, 1956)
There is naught more serviceable to mankind than a prudent distrust. (tr. E. P. Coleridge, 1891)" 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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