It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
AESCHYLUSSimple is the speech of truth.
More Aeschylus Quotes
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Know not to revere human things too much.
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My heart’s a dance of fear.
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It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
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Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain.
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Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.
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For somehow this is tyranny’s disease, to trust no friends.
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Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
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Don’t try to make intelligent decisions when your brain is hyped.
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It’s not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
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It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
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For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
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There is no avoidance in delay.
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Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.
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I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death.
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It is always in season for old men to learn.
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