Aeschylus (525 to 456 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian. People call him the father of tragedy because he played a critical role in developing the genre from its early, more choral-based form into the dramatic and dialogue-driven format we recognize today. below are some of the famous Aeschylus quotes on love, grief and death :)
Aeschylus Famous Quotes On Death
"In death, all men are equal. There is no nobility in the grave."
On the Finality of Death:
"Once in the dust, who shall lay hands on him?"
On the Universality of Mortality:
"Mortal man must die, even if he has been a benefactor to his city."
On the Powerlessness in the Face of Death:
"Death is softer by far than tyranny."
On the Transformation Through Death:
"The first breath is the beginning of death."
"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."
"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."
Aeschylus Quotes On Grief
"In our misery, we think that we are alone. But in the tomb, we are all together."
"Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver."
"By suffering comes wisdom."
"Grief walks upon the heels of pleasure; married in haste, we repent at leisure."
"Grief is a yoke which becomes easy through toil."
"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."
"Time, which sees all things, has found you out."
Aeschylus Quotes On Love
"It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered."
"For the stain of bloodshed, once it has spread, is never washed away but with blood."
"Wisdom comes alone through suffering."
"In our toil we reach the stars."
"It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little."
"For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life."
"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."
Aeschylus Quotes On War
"In war, truth is the first casualty."
"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."
"In war, the way to avoid what is dangerous is to be dangerous."
"Justice somnolent, shrouded, nodded; and when she awoke, young men were dead."
"For War’s a banker, flesh his gold."
"In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons."
"In later life, man knows less and less that youth may profit by his acknowledged wisdom."
Inspirational Aeschylus Quotes
"In our toil we reach the stars."
"It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered."
"By suffering comes wisdom."
"It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little."
"Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver."
"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."
"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."
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