Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Aeschyluswas an ancient Greek tragedian. His plays, alongside those of Sophocles and Euripides, are the only works of Classical Greek literature to have survived. He is often described as the father of tragedy: critics and scholars' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier tragedies is largely based on inferences from his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in theater to allow conflict among them, whereas characters previously had interacted only...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
ruins literature free-will
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.
tears gains trouble
To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.
hens boast
Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.
death literature tyranny
Death is softer by far than tyranny.
god work together
God always strives together with those who strive.
wise men knowing
The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise.
house guilt demise
A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
literature born easier
Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
fate justice anvils
The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance.
wise wisdom literature
The wisest of the wise may err.
afraid education greek-poet learning sail
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.