“There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.”
“It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.”
“For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune.”
“For there is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire.”
“Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.”
“Time as he grows old teaches all things.”
“To be free from evil thoughts is God’s best gift.”
“There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.”
“A prosperous fool is a grievous burden.”
“It is always in season for old men to learn.”
“For a house that is empty of greed and corruption is full of the blessings of the gods.”
“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.”
“God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.”
“Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.”
“The man who does ill must suffer ill.”
“Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things.”
“Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend’s success without envy.”
“For the imprudent, wisdom is only a burden.”
“It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers.”
“Words are the physicians of a mind diseased.”
“In every tyrant’s heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.”
“It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.”
“Memory is the mother of all wisdom.”
“For somehow this is tyranny’s disease, to trust no friends.”
“From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.”
“Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.”
“God loves to help him who strives to help himself.”
“Unanimous hatred is the greatest medicine for a human community.”
“The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise.”
Aeschylus Quotes :
“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”
“By suffering comes wisdom.”
“In the lack of judgment, great harm arises.”
“The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.”
“Words are the wine of the heart.”
“Men in exile feed on hopes.”
“To mourn and lament over evils is vain; to shun them is the virtue of a wise man.”
“Wisdom comes through suffering.”
“I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.”
“For know that no one is free, except Zeus.”
“Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny.”
“Call no man happy till he is dead.”
“In visions of the night, like dropping rain, descend the many memories of pain.”
“In war, truth is the first casualty.”
“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.”
“When a man’s willing and eager, the god’s join in.”
“I pray the gods will give me some relief and end this weary job. One long weary job.”
“Fear is stronger than arms.”
“For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone.”
“Only when man’s life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man happy.”
“By polluting clear water with slime, you will never find good drinking water.”