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I've been trying to find the Euripides quote "Nothing is hopeless; we must hope
for everything" in the original ancient Greek. Can you give me the translation?

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Hello,

Here’s the Greek text you asked me:

-“Oudén  esti anélpiston. Deî  elpízein aeí “ (Latin transliteration)

-“Ουδέν εστι ανέλπιστον. Δεϊ ελπίζειν αεί “ (Ancient Greek letters)

Note that the Latin transliteration is nothing but the Greek text written in Latin alphabet we use still today.

I don’t know in fact whether you can read the Greek letters, as the system often does not allow it.

Best regards,
Maria

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