Aeschylus Quotes About Literature
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I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.
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The words of truth are simple.
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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.
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Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.
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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.
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Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.
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For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.
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By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
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Whoever is new to power is always harsh.
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Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
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If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful.
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Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him.
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Mourn for me rather as living than as dead.
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There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
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Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune.
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He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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We shall perish by guile just as we slew.
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And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.
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When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?
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What good is it to live a life that brings pains?
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Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
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To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.
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Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.
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I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
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Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
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Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts.
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For hostile word let hostile word be paid.
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