When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.
AESCHYLUSSearch well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?
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Horror gives place to wonder at your true account; The rest outstrips our comprehension; we give up.
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You shall learn, though late, the lesson of how to be discreet.
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Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
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Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain.
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We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
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In every enterprise is no greater evil than bad companionship.
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Know not to revere human things too much.
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It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
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Excessive fear is always powerless.
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They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn.
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The high strength of men knows no content with limitation.
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A world of wealth is trash if men are wanting; men who have no wealth never find fortune smiling as their strength deserves.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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Who acts, shall endure. So speaks the voice of the age-old wisdom.
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