Aeschylus Quotes
Ancient Greek playwright who is often considered the father of tragedy.
(525 BC - 456 BC)
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A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
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Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.
[Acceptance]
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Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.
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Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.
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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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And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain.
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Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.
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Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind.
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But time growing old teaches all things.
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By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
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By Time and Age full many things are taught.
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Call no man happy till he is dead.
[Death]
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Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
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Death is preferable - it is a milder fate than tyranny.
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Delay not to seize the hour!
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Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.
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Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
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Everyone's quick to blame the alien.
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Excessive fear is always powerless.
[Fear]
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