Aeschylus quotes - page 8

I say that oaths shall not enforce the wrong. (Aeschylus)
Quickly, with rapid steps, too credulous, The limit which a woman sets to trust Advances evermore; And with swift doom of death A rumour spread by woman perishes. View quote
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For love unlovely, when its evil spell 'Mong brutes or men the feebler sex befools, Conjugial bands o'errules. View quote
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New-made kings are cruel. View quote
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When a tongue at the wrong moment shoots off sharp-pointed words to rouse and hurt the spirit, speech may well soothe speech. View quote
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To me, long disciplined in woe, are known Divers lustrations; when to speak I know, When to be silent. View quote
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Gain upon gain, and interest to boot! View quote
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Within one cup pour vinegar and oil, And look! unblent, unreconciled, they war. View quote
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No boaster he, But with a hand which sees the thing to do. View quote
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A speech well-mouthed In th' utterance, and full-minded in the sense, As doth befit a servant of the gods! View quote
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On me the tempest falls. It does not make me tremble. (Aeschylus)
Therefore, while thou hast me for schoolmaster, Thou shalt not kick against the pricks. View quote
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The guardian of poor suffering mankind. View quote
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Learn to know thy heart, And, as the times, so let thy manners change, For by the law of change a new God rules. View quote
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Repute of justice, not just act, thou wishest. View quote
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And corpses, piled up like sand, shall witness, Mute, even to the century to come, Before the eyes of men, that never, being Mortal, ought we cast our thoughts too high. View quote
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The show of weeping and of ruth To the forlorn will all men pay, But of the grief their eyes display, Nought to the heart doth pierce its way. And, with the joyous, they beguile Their lips unto a feigned smile. View quote
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If any one bear evil, let it be Without disgrace, sole profit to the dead; On base and evil deeds no glory waits. View quote
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In every enterprise is no greater evil than bad companionship. View quote
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I, of set will, speak words the wise may learn, To others, nought remember nor discern. View quote
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The field of Sin Brings forth the fruits of Death. (Aeschylus)
Too true it is! our mortal state With bliss is never satiate. View quote
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The jealous poison, lodged within the heart, Tortures with twofold pang whom it infects; By his own griefs oppressed, the envious man Groans also to behold another's joy. View quote
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While from inward health doth flow, Beloved of all, true bliss which mortals seek. View quote
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Life envy-free is life unenviable. View quote
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Aeschylus

Aeschylus - Image
Photo: Tilemachos Efthimiadis, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: Greek Poet
Born: 525 BC
Died: 456 BC
Quotes count: 233
Wikipedia: Aeschylus

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