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		<title>Euripides -- Medea [Μήδεια], l.  319ff (431 BC) [tr. Vellacott (1963)]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CREON: A woman of hot temper &#8212; and a man the same &#8212; Is a less dangerous enemy than one quiet and clever. [ΚΡΈΩΝ: Γυνὴ γὰρ ὀξύθυμος, ὡς δ᾽ αὔτως ἀνήρ, ῥᾴων φυλάσσειν ἢ σιωπηλὸς σοφή.] Expressing his mistrust of how reasonably, if tragically, Medea is presenting herself. (Source (Greek)). Other translations: For &#8216;gainst those [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="hangingindent">CREON:  A woman of hot temper &#8212; and a man the same &#8212;<br />
Is a less dangerous enemy than one quiet and clever.</p>
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<p class="hangingindent">[ΚΡΈΩΝ: Γυνὴ γὰρ ὀξύθυμος, ὡς δ᾽ αὔτως ἀνήρ,<br />
ῥᾴων φυλάσσειν ἢ σιωπηλὸς σοφή.]</p>
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<br><b>Euripides</b> (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist<br><i>Medea</i> [Μήδεια], l.  319ff (431 BC) [tr. Vellacott (1963)] 
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Expressing his mistrust of how reasonably, if tragically, Medea is presenting herself.<br><br>

(<a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0113%3Acard%3D292#:~:text=%CE%B3%CF%85%CE%BD%E1%BD%B4%20%CE%B3%E1%BD%B0%CF%81%20%E1%BD%80%CE%BE%CF%8D%CE%B8%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82,%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%89%CF%80%CE%B7%CE%BB%E1%BD%B8%CF%82%20%CF%83%CE%BF%CF%86%CE%AE.">Source (Greek)</a>). Other translations: <br><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab"><span class="tab">For 'gainst those <br>
Of hasty tempers with more ease we guard. <br>
Or men or women, than the silent foe <br>
Who acts with prudence.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/nineteentragedi01wodhgoog/page/262/mode/2up?q=%22for+%27gainst+those%22">Wodhull</a> (1782)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>A woman, or a man, whose fiery spirit<br>
Flames out with anger, puts us on our guard,<br>
More than the prudent calmness that conceals<br>
Its hate in silence.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Bacch%C3%A6_Ion_Alcestis_Medea_Hippolytu/L8tCAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22a%20woman%20or%20a%20man%22">Potter</a> (1814)]  </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>For a woman passionate, yea and a man,<br>
Is easier warded than a silent plotter.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Medea_(Webster_1868)#:~:text=For%20a%20woman,a%20silent%20plotter.">Webster</a> (1868)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>For cunning woman, and man likewise, is easier to guard against when quick-tempered than when taciturn.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Plays_of_Euripides_(Coleridge)/Medea#:~:text=for%20a%20cunning%20woman%2C%20and%20man%20likewise%2C%20is%20easier%20to%20guard%20against%20when%20quick%2Dtempered%20than%20when%20taciturn.">Coleridge</a> (1891)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>For a woman that is quick to anger, and a man likewise, is easier to guard against, than one that is crafty and keeps silence.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/15081/pg15081-images.html#MEDEA:~:text=For%20a%20woman%20that%20is%20quick%20to%20anger%2C%20and%20a%20man%20likewise%2C%20is%20easier%20to%20guard%20against%2C%20than%20one%20that%20is%20crafty%20and%20keeps%20silence.">Buckley</a> (1892)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The vehement-hearted woman -- yea, or man --<br>
Is easier watched-for than the silent-cunning.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Tragedies_of_Euripides_(Way)/Medea#:~:text=The%20vehement%2Dhearted%20woman%E2%80%94yea%2C%20or%20man%E2%80%94%0AIs%20easier%20watched%2Dfor%20than%20the%20silent%2Dcunning.">Way</a> (Loeb) (1894)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>A woman quick of wrath, aye, or a man,<br>
Is easier watching than the cold and still.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35451/pg35451-images.html#:~:text=A%20woman%20quick%20of%20wrath%2C%20aye%2C%20or%20a%20man%2C%0AIs%20easier%20watching%20than%20the%20cold%20and%20still.">Murray</a> (1906)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>A sharp-tempered woman, or, for that matter, a man, <br>
Is easier to deal with than the clever type<br>
Who holds her tongue.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/euripides-medea-warner.ocr/page/68/mode/2up?q=%22sharp-tempered%22">Warner</a> (1944)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>A woman, just like a man, who is quick to wrath <br>
Is easier guarded than one wise and silent.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/euripides-medea-podlecki_20220818/page/27/mode/2up?q=%22just+like+a+man%22">Podlecki</a> (1989)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>A hot-tempered woman -- and a hot-tempered man likewise -- is easier to guard against than a clever woman who keeps her own counsel.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0114%3Acard%3D292#:~:text=A%20hot%2Dtempered%20woman%E2%80%94and%20a%20hot%2Dtempered%20man%20likewise%E2%80%94%20%5B320%5D%20is%20easier%20to%20guard%20against%20than%20a%20clever%20woman%20who%20keeps%20her%20own%20counsel.">Kovacs</a> (1994)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>A woman who is hot-tempered, and likewise a man, is easier to guard against than one who is clever and controls her tongue.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/medeaotherplays0000euri_d3q9/page/58/mode/2up?q=%22hot-tempered%22">Davie</a> (1996)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>You’re too silent now and whilst it is easy to protect oneself from a hot-headed man or woman, it is impossible to do so when the woman is scheming and silent.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://bacchicstage.wpcomstaging.com/euripides/medea/#:~:text=You%E2%80%99re%20too%20silent%20now%20and%20whilst%20it%20is%20easy%20to%20protect%20oneself%20from%20a%20hot%2Dheaded%20man%20or%20woman%2C%20it%20is%20impossible%20to%20do%20so%20when%20the%20woman%20is%20scheming%20and%20silent.">Theodoridis</a> (2004)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>For a quick-tempered woman -- the same goes for a man --<br> 
is easier to guard against than a silent clever one.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://diotima-doctafemina.org/translations/greek/euripides-medea/#:~:text=For%20a%20quick%2Dtempered%20woman%20%E2%80%94%20the%20same%20goes%20for%20a%20man%20%E2%80%94%C2%A0%0Ais%20easier%20to%20guard%20against%20than%20a%20silent%20clever%20one.">Luschnig</a> (2007)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Passionate people, women as well as men,<br>
are easier to protect oneself against,  <br>
than someone clever who keeps silent.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://johnstoniatexts.x10host.com/euripides/medeahtml.html#:~:text=Passionate%20people%2C%20women%20as%20well%20as%20men%2C%0Aare%20easier%20to%20protect%20oneself%20against%2C%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%5B320%5D%0Athan%20someone%20clever%20who%20keeps%20silent.">Johnston</a> (2008)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>It is easier to guard against a hot-headed woman, or a man, than against one who is scheming and silent.<br>
[ed. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Dictionary_of_Classical_Greek_Quotatio/knv1DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22it%20is%20easier%20to%20guard%20against%20a%22">Yeroulanos</a> (2016)] </blockquote><br>

<blockquote>A woman of sharp temper or indeed a man is easier to guard against than one who's clever and stays silent.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Euripides_Medea/kNBUEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22a%20woman%20of%20sharp%20temper%22">Ewans</a> (2022)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>For a woman with a sharp <i>thūmos</i>, and likewise a man, is easier to guard against than a <i>sophē</i> one who is silent.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://chs.harvard.edu/primary-source/euripides-medea/#:~:text=For%20a%20woman%20with%20a%20sharp%20th%C5%ABmos%2C%20and%20likewise%20a%20man%2C%20%7C320%20is%20easier%20to%20guard%20against%20than%20a%20soph%C4%93%20one%20who%20is%20silent.">Coleridge / Ceragioli / Nagy / Hour25</a>]</blockquote><br>						</span>
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		<title>Antrim, Minna -- Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions (1902)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I learn that husband and wife never quarrel, I know that indifference has set in, and after that &#8212; the deluge. King Louis XV of France is attributed with saying, &#8220;Après moi, le déluge [After me, the flood]&#8221; to Madame Pompadour in 1757.]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I learn that husband and wife never quarrel, I know that indifference has set in, and after that &#8212; the deluge.</p>
<br><b>Minna Antrim</b> (1861–1950) American epigrammatist, writer<br><i>Naked Truth and Veiled Allusions</i> (1902) 
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King Louis XV of France is attributed with saying, <i>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apr%C3%A8s_moi,_le_d%C3%A9luge">Après moi, le déluge</a></i> [After me, the flood]" to Madame Pompadour in 1757.						</span>
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