Aeschylus quotes

Aeschylus was an ancient Greek playwright, often regarded as the father of tragedy. His surviving works, including the famous Oresteia trilogy, greatly influenced the development of Greek drama. He introduced important theatrical innovations and expanded the number of characters on stage. Here are 233 of his quotes:

In war, truth is the first casualty. (Aeschylus)
A prosperous fool is a grievous burden. View quote
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Do not kick against the pricks. View quote
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Wisdom cometh by suffering. View quote
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God's mouth knows not how to speak falsehood, but he brings to pass every word. View quote
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Reverence for parents stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness. View quote
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His resolve is not to seem the bravest, but to be. View quote
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I know how men in exile feed on dreams. View quote
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Bronze is the mirror of the form wine, of the heart. View quote
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Only when man's life comes to end in prosperity can one call that man happy. View quote
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It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath. (Aeschylus)
Death is softer by far than tyranny. View quote
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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. View quote
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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. View quote
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The man who does ill must suffer ill. View quote
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For somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends. View quote
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I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil. View quote
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Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might. View quote
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Words are the physicians of a mind diseased. View quote
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I think the slain care little if they sleep or rise again. View quote
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So in the Libyan fable it is told That once an eagle, stricken with a dart, Said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft, 'With our own feathers, not by others' hands, Are we now smitten.' (Aeschylus)
Good fortune is a god among men, and more than a god. View quote
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Of all the gods, Death only craves not gifts Nor sacrifice, nor yet drink-offering poured Avails no altars hath he, nor is soothed By hymns of praise. From him alone of all The powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof. View quote
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I pray the gods will give me some relief and end this weary job. One long full year I've been lying here, on this rooftop, the palace of the sons of Atreus, resting on my arms, just like a dog. I've come to know the night sky, every star, the powers we see glittering in the sky, bringing winter and summer to us all, as the constellations rise and sink. View quote
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From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow. View quote
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