Aeschylus on justice
Aeschylus106 quotes“Give me an answer which is plain to understand.”
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Sweet is a grief well ended.
AeschylusAeschylus In war, the first casualty is truth.
AeschylusAeschylus Rumours voiced by women come to nothing.
AeschylusAeschylus Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
AeschylusAeschylus Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
AeschylusAeschylus God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
AeschylusAeschylus Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
AeschylusAeschylus They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn.
AeschylusAeschylus It is always in season for old men to learn.
AeschylusAeschylus His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.
AeschylusAeschylus Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
AeschylusAeschylus Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.
AeschylusAeschylus Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.
AeschylusAeschylus For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?
AeschylusAeschylus Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
AeschylusAeschylus Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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