By the sword you did your work, and by the sword you die.
AESCHYLUSTake courage; pain’s extremity soon ends.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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Arrogance is truly the child of impiety, but from health of soul comes happiness, dear to all, much prayed for.
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For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
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Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.
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Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
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Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
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Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.
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The future you shall know when it has come; before then, forget it.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
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It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
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When evil come on those we dearly love, never shall we betray them.
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Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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Give me an answer which is plain to understand.
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Fear is stronger than arms.
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Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know except pain.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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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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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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Who acts, shall endure. So speaks the voice of the age-old wisdom.
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If a man should wanton walk with crime, he shall find in death no great deliverance.
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Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.
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Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain.
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The reward of suffering is experience.
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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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