From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.
AESCHYLUSThere is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.
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It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
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Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.
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By time and age full many things are taught.
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When a man’s willing and eager the god’s join in.
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In war, the first casualty is truth.
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Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.
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Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house.
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Nothing forces us to know, What we do not want to know except pain.
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For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one’s life.
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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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