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All Quotes by author - Aeschylus

" A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house. "

" 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. "

" Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away. "

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

" And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain. "

" Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen. "

" Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind. "

" But time growing old teaches all things. "

" By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water. "

" By Time and Age full many things are taught. "

" Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly. "

" Death is softer by far than tyranny. "

" Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might. "

" Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment? "

" Everyone's quick to blame the alien. "

" Excessive fear is always powerless. "

" For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone. "

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

" For hostile word let hostile word be paid. "

" For know that no one is free, except Zeus. "

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

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

" 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. "

" For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight. "

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

" From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow. "

" God always strives together with those who strive. "

" God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard. "

" God loves to help him who strives to help himself. "

" God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind. "

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