Quotes By Aeschylus

It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.

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

If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful.

Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.

The wisest of the wise may err.

Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.

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

Time brings all things to pass.

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

To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.

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.

The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts.

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

The words of truth are simple.

Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house.

I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery.

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.

It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.

When a match has equal partners then I fear not.

I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.

Whoever is new to power is always harsh.

Call no man happy till he is dead.

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Everyone's quick to blame the alien.