This quote by Aeschylus is a reminder to not be too fast to evaluate someone's life and joy. It is a warning to not be too quick to label someone as "delighted" until they have lived their life and died. It is a suggestion that life is unforeseeable which what might seem like a delighted life today might not be so in the future. It is also a reminder that we should not be too quick to evaluate somebody's life and happiness, as we do not understand what the future holds. This quote is a reminder to be mindful of our words and to be cautious not to evaluate somebody's life and joy too rapidly. It is a suggestion to be patient and to wait up until someone has actually lived their life and died prior to we can truly evaluate their happiness.
This quote is written / told by Aeschylus between 525 BC and 456 BC. He was a famous Playwright from Greece, the quote is categorized under the topic Death. The author also have 84 other quotes.
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