Quotes by Aeschylus

“It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.””

“For somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends.””

“In war, truth is the first casualty.””

“There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.””

“To learn is to be young, however old.””

“In war, the first casualty is truth.””

“They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn””

“Time, as it grows old, teaches all things.””

“Oh, the torment bred in the race, the grinding scream of deathand the stroke that hits the vein,the hemorrhage none can staunch, the grief,the curse no man can bear.But there is a cure in the house, and not outside it, no,not from others but from them,their bloody strife. We sing to you,dark gods beneath the earth.Now hear, you blissful powers underground --answer the call, send help.Bless the children, give them triumph now.””

“Memory is the mother of all wisdom. ””

“There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.””