Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts. – Aeschylus
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. – Aeschylus
It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer. – 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
I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery. – Aeschylus
Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly. – Aeschylus
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls. – Aeschylus
