Willingly no one chooses the yoke of slavery. Aeschylus More Quotes by Aeschylus More Quotes From Aeschylus Pain lays not its touch upon a corpse. Aeschylus pain dying death Be it mine to draw from wisdom's fount, pure as it flows, that calm of soul which virtue only knows. Aeschylus calm flow soul He hears but half who hears one party only. Aeschylus prejudice party half I know how men in exile feed on dreams. Aeschylus literature dream men A prosperous fool is a grievous burden. Aeschylus burden fool stupidity Delay not to seize the hour! Aeschylus delay hours procrastination Take courage; pain's extremity soon ends. Aeschylus extremity pain ends Rumours voiced by women come to nothing. Aeschylus agamemnon rumours Words are the parents of a causeless wrath. Aeschylus wrath parent For in pure maidens, knowing not the marriage-bed, the glance of the eyes sinks from shame. Aeschylus bed eye knowing Old men are always young enough to learn with profit. Aeschylus learning age men By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water. Aeschylus environmental drinking water Even the old should learn. Aeschylus should Long tarries destiny, But comes to those who pray. Aeschylus destiny praying long Success is man's god. Aeschylus success men The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all. Aeschylus earth air heaven Success! to thee, as to a God, men bend the knee. Aeschylus knees success men They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn Aeschylus battle home men For a single path leads to the house of Hades. Aeschylus path house death ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Once I've picked the finest men in Athens, I'll return. They'll rule fairly in this case, bound by a sworn oath to act with justice. Aeschylus two-sides party men
