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
evil far ignorant rather wise
I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil.
men evil suffering
If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful.
feet evil offence
Truly upon mortals cometh swift of foot their evil and his offence upon him that trespasseth against Right.
evil sin young
The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
evil ignorant knowledgeable
I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.
evil evil-thoughts best-gift
To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.
wings evil literature
The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.
greek-poet man
The man who does ill must suffer ill.
greek-poet
Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind.
greek-poet spilt
What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?
greek-poet somehow trust
For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends.
greek-poet grows teaches time
Time as he grows old teaches all things.
good greek-poet learn men
It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.
happiness prayer mind
But from the good health of the mind comes that which is dear to all and the object of prayer-happiness.