469 Quotes by Aeschylus

But concern not thou thyself vainly with matters that are of no advantage.

Time, as it grows old, teaches all things.

Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.

For Ares, lord of strife, Who doth the swaying scales of battle hold, War’s money-changer, giving dust for gold, Sends back, to hearts that held them dear, Scant ash of warriors, wept with many a tear, Light to the hand, but heavy to the soul; Yea, fills the light urn full With what survived the flame— Death’s dusty measure of a hero’s frame!

Learning comes through pain.

Nothing forces us to knowWhat we do not want to knowExcept pain

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

There is no avoidance in delay.