469 Quotes by Aeschylus


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    Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man fortunate.

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    They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn

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    You are young and young your rule and you think that the tower in which you live is free from sorrow: from it have I not seen two tyrants thrown? The third, who now is king, I shall yet live to see him fall, of all three most suddenly, most dishonored.

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    βροτοὺς θρασύνει γὰρ αἰσχρόμητις, τάλαινα παρακοπὰ πρωτοπήμων.

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    Shameless self-willed infatuation Emboldens men to dare damnation,And starts the wheels of doom which rollRelentless to their piteous goal.

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