3 December 2020 Aeschylus By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
3 December 2020 Aeschylus 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.
3 December 2020 Aeschylus Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter – Like a fair picture when misfortune comes – A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.
3 December 2020 Aeschylus There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls.
3 December 2020 Aeschylus 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.
3 December 2020 Aeschylus For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another’s happiness.
3 December 2020 Aeschylus My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair.
3 December 2020 Aeschylus It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
