Aeschylus

Showing quotations 1 to 12 of 12 total He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. AeschylusIn war, truth is the first casualty. AeschylusIt is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish. AeschylusDeath is better, a milder fate than tyranny. Aeschylus, Agamemnon I know how men in exile feed on dreams of hope. Aeschylus, Agamemnon It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. Aeschylus, Agamemnon Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man happy. Aeschylus, AgamemnonFor somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends. Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound Time as he grows old teaches all things. Aeschylus, Prometheus BoundWords are the physicians of the mind diseased. Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might. Aeschylus, The Libation BearersHis resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best. Aeschylus, The Seven Against Thebes

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