Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Aeschyluswas an ancient Greek tragedian. His plays, alongside those of Sophocles and Euripides, are the only works of Classical Greek literature to have survived. He is often described as the father of tragedy: critics and scholars' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier tragedies is largely based on inferences from his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in theater to allow conflict among them, whereas characters previously had interacted only...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
men mind decency
God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
peace war fighting
In war, truth is the first casualty.
justice suffering coping
Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.
inspirational sympathy god
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.
feet libertarian knees
Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
mines
My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you.
friendship jealousy character
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
missing-you pain memories
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
inspirational may trunks
From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.
lying tyrants excellence
Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence.
strength success men
Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy.
marriage wedding men
Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
funny wise stupid
It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.
men pigs praying
But I will place this carefully fed pig Within the crackling oven; and, I pray, What nicer dish can e'er be given to man.