Euripides, quoted by Emerson.
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Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much.
— Euripides on Action
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Zeus hates busybodies and those who do too much." in the context of "Euripides, quoted by Emerson." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Action" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922): Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 6-9.)
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About Euripides
Euripides (Greek: Εὐριπίδης; c. 480 BC–406 BC) was a Greek playwright.
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