44 quotes by Aeschylus

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“But time growing old teaches all things.”— Aeschylus
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“God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.”— Aeschylus
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“What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?”— Aeschylus
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“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.”— Aeschylus
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“In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.”— Aeschylus
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“He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.”— Aeschylus
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“Wisdom comes alone through suffering.”— Aeschylus
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“Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.”— Aeschylus
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“There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.”— Aeschylus
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“When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?”— Aeschylus
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“My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair.”— Aeschylus
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“By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.”— Aeschylus
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“There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.”— Aeschylus
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“When a match has equal partners then I fear not.”— Aeschylus
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“Excessive fear is always powerless.”— Aeschylus
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“God loves to help him who strives to help himself.”— Aeschylus
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“God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.”— Aeschylus
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“God always strives together with those who strive.”— Aeschylus
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“Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him.”— Aeschylus
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“For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.”— Aeschylus
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“By Time and Age full many things are taught.”— Aeschylus
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“Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.”— Aeschylus
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“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.”— Aeschylus
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“Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.”— Aeschylus
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“Whoever is new to power is always harsh.”— Aeschylus