It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
AESCHYLUSWhen a man’s willing and eager the god’s join in.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.
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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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A curse burns bright on crime
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If a man should wanton walk with crime, he shall find in death no great deliverance.
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By the sword you did your work, and by the sword you die.
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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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Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
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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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You shall learn, though late, the lesson of how to be discreet.
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Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.
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