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Letter "A" » Aeschylus Quotes
«It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer»
«In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend»
«Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety»
«There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.»
«Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all passers-by none warns it away, none cries, 'Let no more riches enter!'.»
Author: Aeschylus
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Dramatist,
Playwright)
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About:
Mankind,
Prosperity
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Keywords:
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cries,
mansions,
opulent,
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Passer,
passers,
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totter,
tottering,
totters,
warns,
with pride
«Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting»
Author: Aeschylus
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Dramatist,
Playwright)
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Keywords:
blow,
blur,
blurred,
blurring,
blurs,
glitter,
misfortune,
paint a picture,
prosperous,
sponge,
Sponges,
wet
«Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.»
«It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.»
«Time as he grows old teaches all things.»
«Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?»