It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
AESCHYLUSIt’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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The high strength of men knows no content with limitation.
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Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
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Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
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I have not need to promise what I cannot do.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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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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Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.
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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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Suffering brings experience.
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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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Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.
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A curse burns bright on crime
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For somehow this is tyranny’s disease, to trust no friends.
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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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Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods.
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