Famous quotes by Playwrights

"Of all the gods, only death does not desire gifts"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"Time, as he grows old, teaches all things"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know, I forget"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

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

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"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"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"Mourn for me, rather as living than as dead"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"For the impious act begets more after it, like to the parent stock"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

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

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"Since long I've held silence, a remedy for harm"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

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

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"In the lack of judgment, great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"God always strives together with those who strive"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

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

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

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

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"By Time and Age full many things are taught"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"Ah, lives of men! When prosperous, they glitter - like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - a wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"Time brings all things to pass"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

"Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence"

Aeschylus, Playwright

Aeschylus

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