It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
AESCHYLUSFor there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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Give me an answer which is plain to understand.
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Honor modesty more than your life.
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It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.
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Do not labor uselessly at what helps not at all.
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Excessive fear is always powerless.
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For wherein is life sweet to him who suffers grief?
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Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know except pain.
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We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
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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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Nothing forces us to know, What we do not want to know except pain.
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Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods.
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Arrogance is truly the child of impiety, but from health of soul comes happiness, dear to all, much prayed for.
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The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.
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