What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest? Aeschylus More Quotes by Aeschylus More Quotes From Aeschylus 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 god sympathy inspirational There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief. Aeschylus pain missing-you memories Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times. Aeschylus positivity effort happiness For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight. Aeschylus sight justice men In war, truth is the first casualty. Aeschylus fighting war peace Oh, it is easy for the one who stands outside the prison-wall of pain to exhort and teach the one who suffers. Aeschylus wall pain suffering For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness. Aeschylus hate hatred heart Better to die on your feet than live on your knees. Aeschylus knees libertarian feet The man who boldly transgresses, amassing a great heap unjustly--by force, in time, he will strike his sail, when trouble seizes him as the yardarm is splintered. He calls on those who hear nothing and he struggles in the midst of the whirling waters. The god laughs at the hot-headed man, seeing him, who boasted that this would never happen, exhausted by distress without remedy and unable to surmount the cresting wave. He wrecks the happiness of his earlier life on the reef of Justice, and he perishes unwept, unseen. Aeschylus hot-headed struggle men To learn is to be young, however old. Aeschylus be-young thought-provoking young Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things. Aeschylus self doe men Wiles and deceit are female qualities. Aeschylus deceit female quality Obstinacy standing alone is the weakest of all things in one whose mind is not possessed by wisdom. Aeschylus obstinacy standing-alone mind Wrong must not win by technicalities. Aeschylus technicalities winning Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all passers-by none warns it away, none cries, 'Let no more riches enter!'. Aeschylus riches pride fall My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you. Aeschylus mines Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win. Aeschylus fighting strength winning I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils. Aeschylus ignorant literature evil Call no man happy till he is dead. Aeschylus happiness men death It is best for the wise man not to seem wise. Aeschylus wise inspirational men
