Death quote by Aeschylus

Mobile Desktop
Call no man happy till he is dead
Like

"Call no man happy till he is dead"

- Aeschylus

About this Quote

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.

About the Author

Aeschylus 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.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: I feel happy to terrify kids - R. L. Stine
R. L. Stine
"I feel happy to terrify kids"
R. L. Stine, Writer
Small: There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you - David D. Burns
"There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you"
David D. Burns, Writer
Small: I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my w
Frederick Sanger
"I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home"
Frederick Sanger, Scientist
Small: Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is
Robert G. Ingersoll
"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so"
Robert G. Ingersoll, Lawyer
Small: Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for
Arnold H. Glasow
"Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future"
Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman
Small: No man is happy who does not think himself so - Publilius Syrus
Publilius Syrus
"No man is happy who does not think himself so"
Publilius Syrus, Poet
Small: No man is happy but by comparison - Thomas Shadwell
"No man is happy but by comparison"
Thomas Shadwell, Dramatist
Small: Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come, as though that time should
Thomas Fuller
"Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come, as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you a
Albert Camus
"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life"
Albert Camus, Philosopher
Small: Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life - William Ellery Channing
William Ellery Channing
"Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life"
William Ellery Channing, Writer