469 Quotes by Aeschylus

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    Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.

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    This is the law: blood spilt upon the ground cries out for more.

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    The so-called mother of the child isn't the child's begetter, but only a sort of nursing soil for the new-sown seed. The man, the one on top, is the true parent, while she, a stranger, foster's a stranger's sprout.

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    To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

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    Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.

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