Aeschylus ( 10 of 40 )
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.
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.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
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.
To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]
To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]
It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
