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1. "And there they ring the walls, the young, the lithe. The handsome hold the graves they won in Troy; the enemy earth rides over those who conquered." ~ Aeschylus
2. "Nothing forces us to knowWhat we do not want to knowExcept pain" ~ Aeschylus
3. "Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?" ~ Aeschylus
4. "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
5. "It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered." ~ Aeschylus
6. "There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief." ~ Aeschylus
7. "I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." ~ Aeschylus
8. "From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow." ~ Aeschylus
9. "I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery." ~ Aeschylus
10. "The words of truth are simple." ~ Aeschylus
11. "Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times." ~ Aeschylus
12. "Wisdom comes alone through suffering." ~ Aeschylus
13. "Time brings all things to pass." ~ Aeschylus
14. "Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety." ~ Aeschylus
15. "For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight." ~ Aeschylus
16. "By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water." ~ Aeschylus
17. "For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life." ~ Aeschylus
18. "Hear the sum of the whole matter in the compass of one brief word — every art possessed by man comes from Prometheus." ~ Aeschylus
19. "Pain both ways and what is worse?" ~ Aeschylus
20. "I know the stars by heart,the armies of the night, and there in the lead the ones that bring us snow or the crops of summer, bring us all we have--our great blazing kings of the sky, I know them, when they rise and when the fall . . ." ~ Aeschylus
21. "ESORAIS M' HOS EKDIKA PASKHO!" ~ Aeschylus
22. "My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you." ~ Aeschylus
23. "It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish." ~ Aeschylus
24. "They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn" ~ Aeschylus
25. "There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain." ~ Aeschylus
26. "There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie." ~ Aeschylus
27. "The moving light, rejoicing in its strength, Sped from the pyre of pine, and urged its way, In golden glory, like some strange new sun..." ~ Aeschylus
28. "I know how men in exile feed on dreams" ~ Aeschylus
29. "ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Once I've picked the finest men in Athens, I'll return. They'll rule fairly in this case, bound by a sworn oath to act with justice." ~ Aeschylus
30. "Oh, the torment bred in the race, the grinding scream of deathand the stroke that hits the vein,the hemorrhage none can staunch, the grief,the curse no man can bear.But there is a cure in the house, and not outside it, no,not from others but from them,their bloody strife. We sing to you,dark gods beneath the earth.Now hear, you blissful powers underground --answer the call, send help.Bless the children, give them triumph now." ~ Aeschylus
31. "God loves to help him who strives to help himself." ~ Aeschylus
32. "He who goes unenvied shall not be admired." ~ Aeschylus
33. "God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard." ~ Aeschylus
34. "There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls." ~ Aeschylus
35. "But time growing old teaches all things." ~ Aeschylus
36. "God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind." ~ Aeschylus
37. "It is best for the wise man not to seem wise." ~ Aeschylus
38. "In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house." ~ Aeschylus
39. "It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath." ~ Aeschylus
40. "To learn is to be young, however old." ~ Aeschylus
41. "Call no man happy till he is dead." ~ Aeschylus
42. "I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death" ~ Aeschylus
43. "His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best." ~ Aeschylus
44. "Only through suffering do we learn" ~ Aeschylus
45. "Rumours voiced by women come to nothing." ~ Aeschylus
46. "Every medicine is vain." ~ Aeschylus
47. "When one is wise, it's wisest to seem foolish." ~ Aeschylus
48. "They came backTo widows,To fatherless children,To screams, to sobbing.The men came backAs little clay jarsFull of sharp cinders." ~ Aeschylus
49. "Horror gives place to wonder at your true account;The rest outstrips our comprehension; we give up." ~ Aeschylus
50. "A world of wealth is trash if men are wanting; men who have no wealth never find fortune smiling as their strength deserves." ~ Aeschylus
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