Aeschylus Quotes

It is always the season for the old to learn.

Honor modesty more than your life.

Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.

There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you hate mutually.

Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy.

For know that no one is free, except Zeus.

Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.

For somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends.

It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.

We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity.

And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.

Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain

We shall perish by guile just as we slew.

We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.

Suffering brings experience.

Pleasantest of all ties is the tie of host and guest.

High fortune, this in man's eye is god and more than god is this.

My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair.

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

They who prosper take on airs of vanity.

For the lips of Zeus do not know how to lie, but bring to fulfilment every word.

For not many men, the proverb saith, can love a friend whom fortune prospereth unenvying.

The moving light, rejoicing in its strength, Sped from the pyre of pine, and urged its way, In golden glory, like some strange new sun.

Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.

In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging him.

The words of truth are simple.

Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.

Wrong must not win by technicalities.

When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.

. . . it is yours women's to be silent and stay within doors.

Of all the gods, Death only craves not gifts: Nor sacrifice, nor yet drink-offering poured Avails; no altars hath he, nor is soothed By hymns of praise. From him alone of all The powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof.

Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.

Justice shines in very smoky homes, and honors the righteous; but the gold-spangled mansions where the hands are unclean she leaves with eyes averted.

When a tongue fails to send forth appropriate shafts, there might be a word to act as healer of these.

From him [Death] alone of all the powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof.

Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime's length?

But from the good health of the mind comes that which is dear to all and the object of prayer-happiness.

Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts.

The wisest of the wise may err.

For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone.

For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.

I know how men in exile feed on dreams.

Bonds and the pangs of hunger are excellent prophet doctors for the wits.

Oaths are not the credit of men but men of oaths.

Black smoke, the flickering sister of fire.