Aeschylus
Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
alone
Aeschylus
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
best
Aeschylus
To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.
best
Aeschylus
Call no man happy till he is dead.
death
Aeschylus
Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.
death
Aeschylus
Death is easier than a wretched life and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
death
Aeschylus
Death is softer by far than tyranny.
death
Aeschylus
For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.
death
Aeschylus
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
dreams
Aeschylus
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
education
Aeschylus
It is always in season for old men to learn.
education
Aeschylus
By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
environmental
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.
experience
Aeschylus
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.
fear
Aeschylus
When a match has equal partners then I fear not.
fear
Aeschylus
Excessive fear is always powerless.
fear
Aeschylus
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
god
Aeschylus
God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.
god
Aeschylus
God always strives together with those who strive.
god
Aeschylus
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.
god
Aeschylus
God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
god
Aeschylus
Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him.
god
Aeschylus
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
great
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.
great
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.
happiness
Aeschylus
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
happiness
Aeschylus
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness and he will never come to utter ruin.
happiness
Aeschylus
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
learning
Aeschylus
Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.
learning
Aeschylus
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
men
Aeschylus
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.
men
Aeschylus
Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
marriage