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.
What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
To the man who himself strives earnestly, God also lends a
helping hand.
To the man who himself strives earnestly, God also lends a
helping hand.
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]
Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]
Words are the physicians of a mind diseased.
Words are the physicians of a mind diseased.
