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."

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

— Aeschylus

Trust

All Quotes by Aeschylus

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

— Aeschylus

Learning

“By Time and Age full many things are taught.”

— Aeschylus

Age

“Memory is the mother of all wisdom.”

— Aeschylus

Wisdom

“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.”

— Aeschylus

Experience

“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

“Whoever is new to power is always harsh.”

— Aeschylus

Power

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

— Aeschylus

Dreams

“God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.”

— Aeschylus

God

“I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.”

— Aeschylus

Education

“But time growing old teaches all things.”

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Time

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

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Best

“Call no man happy till he is dead.”

— Aeschylus

Death

“Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.”

— Aeschylus

Success

“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.”

— Aeschylus

Happiness

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

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Great

“God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.”

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God

“What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?”

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Newyears

“God loves to help him who strives to help himself.”

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God

“Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.”

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Nature

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

— Aeschylus

Happiness