"Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts."
Aeschylus"Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly."
Aeschylus"I know how men in exile feed on dreams."
Aeschylus"The wisest of the wise may err."
Aeschylus"There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls."
Aeschylus"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."
Aeschylus"God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard."
Aeschylus"God always strives together with those who strive."
Aeschylus"There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief."
Aeschylus"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times."
Aeschylus"From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow."
Aeschylus"God loves to help him who strives to help himself."
Aeschylus"It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered."
Aeschylus"Excessive fear is always powerless."
Aeschylus"Whoever is new to power is always harsh."
Aeschylus"Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety."
Aeschylus"But time growing old teaches all things."
Aeschylus"Time brings all things to pass."
Aeschylus"Wisdom comes alone through suffering."
Aeschylus"Of prosperity mortals can never have enough."
Aeschylus"Memory is the mother of all wisdom."
Aeschylus"It is always in season for old men to learn."
Aeschylus"By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water."
Aeschylus"What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?"
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