God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
AESCHYLUSKnow yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
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My will is mine, I shall not make it soft for you.
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It is always in season for old men to learn.
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When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.
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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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Simple is the speech of truth.
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Excessive fear is always powerless.
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Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.
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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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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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By the sword you did your work, and by the sword you die.
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If a man should wanton walk with crime, he shall find in death no great deliverance.
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Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.
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Take courage; pain’s extremity soon ends.
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