His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.
AESCHYLUSMany among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
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Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.
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There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.
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Who acts, shall endure. So speaks the voice of the age-old wisdom.
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Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.
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It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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It is easy for the one who stands outside the prison-wall of pain to exhort and teach the one who suffers.
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But when once the earth has sucked up a dead man’s blood, there is no way to raise him up.
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Give me an answer which is plain to understand.
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The high strength of men knows no content with limitation.
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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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You shall learn, though late, the lesson of how to be discreet.
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It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
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Time, as it grows old, teaches all things.
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