“Of troubles none is greater than to be robbed of one’s native land.”

— Euripidés, Medea

Variant translation (by Paul Roche): For nothing is like the sorrow or supersedes the sadness of losing your native land.
Source: Medea (431 BC), Line 653 (translated by David Kovacs: Perseus Digital Library)

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