Aeschylus

Aeschylus

44 quotes

As a 5th century BC Athenian Greek tragedian, Aeschylus brought a distinctive perspective that shines through in every quotation. Aeschylus's observations on God are as sharp as their thoughts on Wisdom, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Browse 49 quotes by Aeschylus that cover ground from God, Wisdom, Death, Happiness, and Fear. As Aeschylus put it: "God always strives together with those who strive."

“Wisdom comes alone through suffering.”

— Aeschylus

Alone

All Quotes by Aeschylus

“When a match has equal partners then I fear not.”

— Aeschylus

Fear

“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

God

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

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Great

“Whoever is new to power is always harsh.”

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Power

“Memory is the mother of all wisdom.”

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Wisdom

“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.”

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Happiness

“Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him.”

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God

“It is always in season for old men to learn.”

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Education

“In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.”

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Trust

“I know how men in exile feed on dreams.”

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Dreams

“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.”

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Experience

“The words of truth are simple.”

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Truth

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

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Learning

“God always strives together with those who strive.”

— Aeschylus

God

“For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends.”

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Trust

“Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.”

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Wisdom

“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.”

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Happiness

“When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?”

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Strength

“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.”

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Great

“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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Happiness