You shall learn, though late, the lesson of how to be discreet.
AESCHYLUSWho acts, shall endure. So speaks the voice of the age-old wisdom.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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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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Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.
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The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
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Know not to revere human things too much.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.
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Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
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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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Suffering brings experience.
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Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.
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It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
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Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
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To learn is to be young, however old.
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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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Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
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