469 Quotes by Aeschylus

The will was of Zeus, the hand of Hephaestus.

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.

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.

The saying goes that the gods leave a town once it is captured.

The high strength of men knows no content with limitation.

In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house.

As long as there are men the bulwark is safe.

My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you.

What good is it to live a life that brings pains?