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
good greek-poet learn men
It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.
men doors giving
What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors.
men love-is fortune
For not many men, the proverb saith, can love a friend whom fortune prospereth unenvying.
men age agamemnon
Old men are always young enough to learn with profit.
men fallen mankind
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
men shadow wipe
Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.
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.
party men two-sides
ATHENA: There are two sides to this dispute. I've heard only one half the argument. (...) So you two parties, summon your witnesses, set out your proofs, with sworn evidence to back your stories. Once I've picked the finest men in Athens, I'll return. They'll rule fairly in this case, bound by a sworn oath to act with justice.
home men battle
They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn
men sky proud
Lustre of man walking proud beneath the sky diminishes to nothing and goes unregarded.
men envy
The unenvied man is not enviable.
lying home men
It's a man's jobno place for women's plans here!what lies outside. Stay home and cause no trouble.
men blood dust
But when the dust has drunk the blood of men, no resurrection comes for one who's dead.
men deeds looks
No man looks with love on deeds that to the high Gods hateful prove.