From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.
AESCHYLUSHorror gives place to wonder at your true account; The rest outstrips our comprehension; we give up.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
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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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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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We should know what is true before we break our rage.
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Wiles and deceit are female qualities.
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By time and age full many things are taught.
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The future you shall know when it has come; before then, forget it.
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Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.
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Words are doctors for the diseased temper.
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Call no man happy till he is dead.
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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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Take courage; pain’s extremity soon ends.
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Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.
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It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
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