I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death.
AESCHYLUSBetter to die on your feet than live on your knees.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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It is always in season for old men to learn.
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To learn is to be young, however old.
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Wrong must not win by technicalities.
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Honor modesty more than your life.
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When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.
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My heart’s a dance of fear.
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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
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A curse burns bright on crime
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God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
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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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There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
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Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.
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Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.
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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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