Nought is there in wealth That serves as bulwark 'gainst the subtle stealth Of Destiny and Doom. Aeschylus More Quotes by Aeschylus More Quotes From Aeschylus To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble. Aeschylus gains tears trouble Obedience, you know, is Good Luck's mother, wedded to Salvation, they say. Aeschylus obedience good-luck mother Ask the gods nothing excessive. Aeschylus asks inspirational To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift. Aeschylus evil-thoughts literature evil But when the dust has drunk the blood of men, no resurrection comes for one who's dead. Aeschylus dust men blood Alas, poor men, their destiny. When all goes well a shadow will overthrow it. If it be unkind one stroke of a wet sponge wipes all the picture out. Aeschylus destiny shadow men The force of necessity is irresistible. Aeschylus irresistible force Every ruler is harsh whose laws is new. Aeschylus society leadership law The people's awe and innate fear will hold injustice back by day, by night, so long as the people leave the laws intact, just as they are: muddy the cleanest spring, and all you'll have to drink is muddy water. Aeschylus law spring night Truly even he errs that is wiser than the wise. Aeschylus wiser wise Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain? Aeschylus without-pain pain forever To be fortunate is God, and more than God to mortals. Aeschylus fortunate mortals fortune Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts. Aeschylus doe desire death High fortune, this in man's eye is god and more than god is this. Aeschylus eye fortune men If you are not envied, you are not enviable. Aeschylus envied ifs This is the law: blood spilt upon the ground cries out for more. Aeschylus cry law blood They who prosper take on airs of vanity. Aeschylus vanity air Watchful are the Gods of all Hands with slaughter stained. The black Furies wait, and when a man Has grown by luck, not justice, great, With sudden overturn of chance They wear him to a shade, and, cast Down to perdition, who shall save him? Aeschylus justice men hands Number, the most excellent of all inventions. Aeschylus excellent numbers science We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well. Aeschylus scruples wells long
