A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
Aeschylus

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.
Aeschylus

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.
Aeschylus

And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.
Aeschylus

And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain.
Aeschylus

Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.
Aeschylus

Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind.
Aeschylus

But time growing old teaches all things.
Aeschylus

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
Aeschylus

By Time and Age full many things are taught.
Aeschylus


Call no man happy till he is dead.
Aeschylus

Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
Aeschylus

Death is softer by far than tyranny.
Aeschylus

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might.
Aeschylus

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
Aeschylus

Everyone's quick to blame the alien.
Aeschylus

Excessive fear is always powerless.
Aeschylus

For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone.
Aeschylus

For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.
Aeschylus

For hostile word let hostile word be paid.
Aeschylus