Quote by Euripides

Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails.

Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sai

Summary

This quote suggests that happiness is ephemeral and fleeting. Despite human efforts to hold onto happiness, external forces, represented metaphorically by God battering at its sails, intervene and disrupt its presence, causing it to dissipate. It implies that happiness is temporary and that it cannot be sustained indefinitely, reminding us that life's joys are often transient and subject to unexpected challenges.

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