Orestes

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. II. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1891.

  1. And why not? He is the son of one whom I loved.
Tyndareus
  1. This is his son, this creature here?
Menelaus
  1. Yes, his son; if he is in misfortune, he ought to be honored.
Tyndareus
  1. You have been so long among barbarians that you have become one of them.
Menelaus
  1. Always to honor one’s kin is a custom in Hellas.
Tyndareus
  1. And another custom is to yield a willing deference to the laws.
Menelaus
  1. The wise hold that everything which depends on necessity is a slave.
Tyndareus
  1. Keep that wisdom for yourself; I will not have it.