469 Quotes by Aeschylus

Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality.

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

Know not to revere human things too much.

Even the old should learn.

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.

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

Everyone is ready to speak ill of a stranger.

Truly even he errs that is wiser than the wise.

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