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genius aeschylus

Aeschylus

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

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genius aeschylus

In war, the first casualty is truth.

genius aeschylus

They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn

genius aeschylus

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

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There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.

genius aeschylus

For somehow this is tyranny's disease, to trust no friends.

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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

genius aeschylus

Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.

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For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life.

genius aeschylus

Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain.

genius aeschylus

My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you.

genius aeschylus

Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain, Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep, So men against their will Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.

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Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

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Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.