From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.
AESCHYLUSWhen a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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Wrong must not win by technicalities.
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Take courage; pain’s extremity soon ends.
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It is easy for the one who stands outside the prison-wall of pain to exhort and teach the one who suffers.
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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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Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain.
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To learn is to be young, however old.
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Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
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Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
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A curse burns bright on crime
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We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
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Nothing forces us to know, What we do not want to know except pain.
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.
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In every tyrant’s heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
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Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.
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