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. – Aeschylus
In every tyrant’s heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend. – Aeschylus
What exists outside is a man’s concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors. – Aeschylus
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. – Aeschylus
I, schooled in misery, know many purifying rites, and I know where speech is proper and where silence. – Aeschylus
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. – Aeschylus