Fragments of Euripides
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Cp. also Stultum facit fortuna quern vult perdere (Publius Syrus, No. 612). He whom Fortune would ruin she robs of his wits.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Fragments of Euripides” mean?
Cp. also Stultum facit fortuna quern vult perdere (Publius Syrus, No. 612). He whom Fortune would ruin she robs of his wits.
Is “Fragments of Euripides” formal or informal?
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