It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
AESCHYLUSA world of wealth is trash if men are wanting; men who have no wealth never find fortune smiling as their strength deserves.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
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Fear is stronger than arms.
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There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls.
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In war, the first casualty is truth.
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Time, as it grows old, teaches all things.
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Give me an answer which is plain to understand.
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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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Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods.
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God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
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The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
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I have not need to promise what I cannot do.
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To learn is to be young, however old.
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When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.
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When a man’s willing and eager the god’s join in.
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The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
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