Whoever is just willingly and without compulsion will not lack happiness; he will never be utterly destroyed. — Aeschylus Compulsion Copy Share Image
What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors. — Aeschylus Advice Copy Share Image
I pray for no more youth To perish before its prime; That Revenge and iron-heated War May fade with all that has… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn — Aeschylus Ashes Copy Share Image
Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
But I will place this carefully fed pig Within the crackling oven; and, I pray, What nicer dish can e'er be given… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
“A world of wealth is trash if men are wanting; men who have no wealth never find fortune smiling as their strength… — Aeschylus Money Copy Share Image
For in pure maidens, knowing not the marriage-bed, the glance of the eyes sinks from shame. — Aeschylus Beauty Copy Share Image
Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
“Neither the life of anarchy nor the life enslaved by tyrants, no, worship neither. Strike the balance all in all and god… — Aeschylus Balance Copy Share Image
But when once the earth has sucked up a dead man's blood, there is no way to raise him up. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
The gods at will can shape a gladder strain, and from the lamentations at the graveside, a song of triumph may arise. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Nor does night conceal men's deeds of ill, but whatsoe'er thou dost, think that some God beholds it. — Aeschylus Deeds Copy Share Image
No bribes. Nothing that passes under the roof of a temple Or under the roof of the mouth, can appease heaven's anger… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
For the marriage bed ordained by fate for men and women is stronger than an oath and guarded by Justice. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Obstinacy standing alone is the weakest of all things in one whose mind is not possessed by wisdom. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
For sufferers it is sweet to know before-hand clearly the pain that still remains for them. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Lustre of man walking proud beneath the sky diminishes to nothing and goes unregarded. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly. — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend. — Aeschylus Friendship Copy Share Image
When we sleep the soul is lit up... by many eyes, and with them, we can see everything that we cannot see… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
