It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
AESCHYLUSHorror gives place to wonder at your true account; The rest outstrips our comprehension; we give up.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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In every enterprise is no greater evil than bad companionship.
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From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.
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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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Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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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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Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
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Know not to revere human things too much.
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It is always in season for old men to learn.
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There is no avoidance in delay.
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The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.
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In every tyrant’s heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
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When evil come on those we dearly love, never shall we betray them.
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By time and age full many things are taught.
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We should know what is true before we break our rage.
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