50 Quotes By Aeschylus


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

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

The words of truth are simple.
Aeschylus on truth

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
Aeschylus on wisdom

Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.
Aeschylus on wisdom

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 on wisdom

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
Aeschylus on wisdom

It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.
Aeschylus on wisdom

What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
Aeschylus on new years

Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
Aeschylus on marriage