Aeschylus ( 10 of 40 )
So, in the Libyan fable it is told
That once an eagle, stricken with a dart,
Said, read more
So, in the Libyan fable it is told
That once an eagle, stricken with a dart,
Said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft,
"With our own feathers, not by others' hand
Are we now smitten."
It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.
Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
Hold him alone truly fortunate who has ended his life in happy
well-being.
Hold him alone truly fortunate who has ended his life in happy
well-being.
Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]
Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]
To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]
