Aeschylus
By Time and Age full many things are taught.
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age
Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
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alone
It is best for the wise man not to seem wise.
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best
To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.
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best
Call no man happy till he is dead.
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death
Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.
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death
Death is easier than a wretched life and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.
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death
Death is softer by far than tyranny.
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death
For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.
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death
I know how men in exile feed on dreams.
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dreams
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
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education
It is always in season for old men to learn.
-Aeschylus
education
By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
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environmental
My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair.
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experience
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.
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fear
When a match has equal partners then I fear not.
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fear
Excessive fear is always powerless.
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fear
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
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god
God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard.
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god
God always strives together with those who strive.
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god
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
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god
God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
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god
Whenever a man makes haste, God too hastens with him.
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god
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
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great
For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
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great
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.
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happiness
Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.
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happiness
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness and he will never come to utter ruin.
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happiness
I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
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learning
Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.
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learning
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
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men
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.
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men
Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
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nature
Whoever is new to power is always harsh.
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power
Excessive fear is always powerless.
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power
When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?
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strength
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