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.
AESCHYLUSBy the sword you did your work, and by the sword you die.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
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Only one accomplishment is beyond both the power and the mercy of the Gods. They cannot make the past as though it had never been.
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His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.
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Wrong must not win by technicalities.
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Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
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Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.
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There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
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Horror gives place to wonder at your true account; The rest outstrips our comprehension; we give up.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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Time brings all things to pass.
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The future you shall know when it has come; before then, forget it.
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The reward of suffering is experience.
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To learn is to be young, however old.
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God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
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I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death.
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