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
death men blood
But when once the earth has sucked up a dead man's blood, there is no way to raise him up.
speech might tongue
When a tongue fails to send forth appropriate shafts, there might be a word to act as healer of these.
men blow glitter
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.
truth lying men
Oaths are not the credit of men but men of oaths.
learning law suffering
Making it a valid law to learn by suffering.
inspirational wise men
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
wisdom prosperity enough
Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.
hate heart hatred
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.
god winning sky
The power that holds the sky's majesty wins our worship.
death desire doe
Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.
hate disease traitor
I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery.
simple literature
The words of truth are simple.
drinking water environmental
By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
evil ignorant knowledgeable
I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.