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."
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.
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.
What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
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.
Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]
Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
Necessity is stronger far than art.
Necessity is stronger far than art.
