Unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Beyond age, leaf withered, man goes three footed no stronger than a child is, a dream that falters in daylight. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
For there below ground sits the Dark God, strong to call men to judgment; he sees all, and writes it in his… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging him. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
God planteth in mortal men the cause of sin whensoever he wills utterly to destroy a house. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
When the black and mortal blood of man has fallen to the ground ... who then can sing spells to call it… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Out of respect, a man must veil his words when talking with a woman, but with a man he can frankly say… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
But who can describe the overweening pride of men? Or women mad with passion, reckless in their hearts, soulmates to every kind… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
The so-called mother of the child isn't the child's begetter, but only a sort of nursing soil for the new-sown seed. The… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
I pray the gods some respite from the weary task of this long year's watch that lying on the Atreidae's roof on… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Chorus: Zeus, who guided men to think who laid it down that wisdom comes alone through suffering. Still there drips in sleep… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate,… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Yet though a man gets many wounds in breast, He dieth not, unless the appointed time, The limit of his life's span,… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
You'll see all other mortal sinners, the ones who flout the honor owed to gods or guests, or loving parents--you'll see them… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
The man who boldly transgresses, amassing a great heap unjustly--by force, in time, he will strike his sail, when trouble seizes him… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
The great and amorous sky curved over the earth, and lay upon her as a pure lover. The rain, the humid flux… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
When a man dies, flesh is frayed and broken in the fire, but not his will. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
“Hear the sum of the whole matter in the compass of one brief word — every art possessed by man comes from Prometheus.” — Aeschylus Copy Share
May dawn, as the proverb goes, bring happy tidings coming from her mother night. — Aeschylus Copy Share
In visions of the night, like dropping rain, Descend the many memories of pain. — Aeschylus Copy Share
The cure is in the house, not brought by other hands from distant places, but by its own, in agony and blood. — Aeschylus Copy Share
The holy heaven yearns to wound the earth, and yearning layeth hold on the earth to join in wedlock; the rain, fallen from the… — Aeschylus Copy Share
Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals? — Aeschylus Copy Share
God planteth in mortal men the cause of sin whensoever he wills utterly to destroy a house. — Aeschylus Copy Share
Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by… — Aeschylus Copy Share
“If libations were proper to pour above the slain, this man deserved, more than deserved, such sacrament. He filled our cup with evil things… — Aeschylus Copy Share
For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of… — Aeschylus Copy Share
