Xerxes

“That mortal is a fool who, prospering, thinks his life has any strong foundation; since our fortune's course of action is the reeling way a madman takes, and no one person is ever happy all the time.”
― Euripides, Trojan Women

“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.”
― Euripides, The Bacchae

“The purpose of money was to purchase one's freedom to pursue that which is useful and interesting.”
― Ben Franklin

“I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.”
― Euripides