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- Aeschylus
From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow- Aeschylus
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief- Aeschylus
God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard- Aeschylus
Memory is the mother of all wisdom- Aeschylus
I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery- Aeschylus
Time brings all things to pass- Aeschylus
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered- Aeschylus
Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety- Aeschylus
Wisdom comes alone through suffering- Aeschylus
It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath- Aeschylus
There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie- Aeschylus
Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind- Aeschylus
Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly- Aeschylus
It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer- Aeschylus
The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance- Aeschylus
You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense- Aeschylus
By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water- Aeschylus
It is always in season for old men to learn- Aeschylus
God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind- Aeschylus
Memory is the mother of all wisdom- Aeschylus
Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him- Aeschylus
The man who does ill must suffer ill- Aeschylus
In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house- Aeschylus
Whoever is new to power is always harsh- Aeschylus
In every tyrant’s heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend- 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
What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?- Aeschylus
It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath- Aeschylus
Everyone’s quick to blame the alien- Aeschylus
Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel- Aeschylus
Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?- Aeschylus
Words are the physicians of a mind diseased- Aeschylus
You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense- Aeschylus
It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers- 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
I, schooled in misery, know many purifying rites, and I know where speech is proper and where silence- Aeschylus
What exists outside is a man’s concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors- Aeschylus
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- Aeschylus
A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house- Aeschylus
Only when a man’s life comes to its end in prosperity dare we pronounce him happy- Aeschylus
Of prosperity mortals can never have enough- Aeschylus
Since long I’ve held silence a remedy for harm- Aeschylus
We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity- Aeschylus
To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble- Aeschylus
And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain- Aeschylus
There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy’s hand, when you hate mutually- Aeschylus
For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one’s friends- Aeschylus
We shall perish by guile just as we slew- Aeschylus
The words of truth are simple- Aeschylus