Aeschylus Quotes - Page 13

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• From him [Death] alone of all the powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof.

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  Heaven, Persuasion, Aloof

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• A people's wrath voiced abroad bringeth grave Danger, no less than public curse pronounced.

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  Wrath, People, Danger

  Aeschylus (2014). “The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides”, p.16, Everyman's Library

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• Chorus: Zeus, who guided men to think who laid it down that wisdom comes alone through suffering. Still there drips in sleep against the heart grief of memory; against our pleasure we are temperate.

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  Memories, Grief, Heart

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• In war the first casualty is the truth.

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  War, Political, Politics

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• Hungry wailing standeth not aloof.

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  Hungry, Wailing, Aloof

  Aeschylus (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated)”, p.395, Delphi Classics

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• When the black and mortal blood of man has fallen to the ground ... who then can sing spells to call it back again?

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  Men, Blood, Black

  Aeschylus (2013). “Aeschylus II: The Oresteia”, p.54, University of Chicago Press

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• Only when a man's life comes to its end in prosperity dare we pronounce him happy.

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  Life, Men, Inspire

  Aeschylus (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated)”, p.160, Delphi Classics

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• When a man dies, flesh is frayed and broken in the fire, but not his will.

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  Men, Fire, Broken

  Aeschylus (1964). “The Libation Bearers: And The Eumenides: The Oresteia, Parts II and III.”

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• Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?

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  Pain, Forever, Without Pain

  Aeschylus (2013). “Aeschylus II: The Oresteia”, p.39, University of Chicago Press

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• Fortune is for all, judgment is theirs who have won it for themselves.

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  Judgment, Fortune

  Aeschylus (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated)”, p.418, Delphi Classics

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• And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.

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  Literature, Ruins, Free Will

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• From a just fraud God turneth not away.

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  Fraud

  Aeschylus (1868). “The Tragedies of Aeschylos: The Persians. The seven who fought against Thebes. Prometheus bound. The suppliants. Fragments. Appendix of rhymed choruses”, p.234

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• Ask the gods nothing excessive.

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  Inspirational, Asks

  Aeschylus (1956). “Aeschylus”

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• Obedience, you know, is Good Luck's mother, wedded to Salvation, they say.

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  Mother, Good Luck, Obedience

  Septem contra Thebas, l.224-5 (translated by C M Dawson).

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• For sufferers it is sweet to know before-hand clearly the pain that still remains for them.

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  Sweet, Pain, Hands

  Aeschylus (1956). “Aeschylus: The suppliant maidens, The Persians, translated by S. G. Benardete. Seven against Thebes, Prometheus bound, translated by D. Grene”

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• Every ruler is harsh whose laws is new.

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  Leadership, Law, Society

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• For the lips of Zeus do not know how to lie, but bring to fulfilment every word.

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  Truth, Lying, Lips

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• Death hath a fairer fame than a life of toil.

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  Toil, Fame

  Aeschylus (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated)”, p.340, Delphi Classics

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• Making it a valid law to learn by suffering.

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  Learning, Law, Suffering

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• When a man's willing and eager the god's join in.

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  Motivational, Success, God

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