The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if foret…

Euripides
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The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought. ✨ Euripides (1959). Euripides: Ion. Rhesus. The Suppliant women. Orestes. Iphigenia in Aulis. Electra. The Phoenician women. The Bacchae
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