Aeschylus Quotes

Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Greek Poet
Died: 456 BC
God Good Man Men Will You
Related authors: Archilochus Aristophanes Euripides Hesiod Homer Menander Pindar Sophocles
Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen. Aeschylus
Beside Like Just Boast Bold Hen
Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel. Aeschylus
Good Wise Better Pride Will Believe Counsel Well Nor Than Search Ever
It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer. Aeschylus
Advice Easy Easy Thing Give Outside Foot Calamity Whose Rebuke Thing
Mourn for me rather as living than as dead. Aeschylus
Me Living Rather Dead Than Mourn
Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind. Aeschylus
Mind Wine Mirror Bronze Form
Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature. Aeschylus
Love Nature Man Woman Guarded Married Oaths Between Than Bigger Right
What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth? Aeschylus
Earth Spilt Atonement Blood
Excessive fear is always powerless. Aeschylus
Fear Excessive Powerless Always
Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things. Aeschylus
Man Reckon Weakest All Things Wisely Does Itself Who Things
Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune. Aeschylus
Good Few Too Friend Fortune Good Fortune Rejoice
To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble. Aeschylus
You Worth Will Trouble Those Mourn Listen Gain Your Who Tear
We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity. Aeschylus
Life Prosperity Must Pronounce Fair Him His Ended Fortunate Who
We shall perish by guile just as we slew. Aeschylus
Shall Perish Just
For children preserve the fame of a man after his death. Aeschylus
Death Man His Fame Children After Preserve
And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain. Aeschylus
Single Vain Though Hasten Cleanse Course Hand Blood Polluted Streams Flow
The man whose authority is recent is always stern. Aeschylus
Man Stern Always Authority Whose Recent
When a man's willing and eager the god's join in. Aeschylus
God Man Willing Join Eager
Time as he grows old teaches all things. Aeschylus
Time Old All Things He Teaches Grows Things
For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone. Aeschylus
Atone Blow
What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors. Aeschylus
Man Woman Advice Doors Give Mischief Outside Concern Within Exists
A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house. Aeschylus
God Guilt He Implants Mortal House Whenever Wants Confound Utterly
For hostile word let hostile word be paid. Aeschylus
Word Hostile Paid
Know not to revere human things too much. Aeschylus
Too Much Too Know Revere Human Much Things
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
Men Picture Painting Misfortune Sponge Fair Glitter Like Prosperous Wet Blow Blurred Lives
Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might. Aeschylus
Man Free Alike Enslaved Destiny Free Man Well Him Another Waits Might
Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime's length? Aeschylus
Pain Lifetime Without His Gods Apart Length Who Whole
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