I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.

Aeschylus

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

Aeschylus

I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery.

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

I know how men in exile feed on dreams.

Aeschylus

Wisdom comes alone through suffering.

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

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

Aeschylus

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

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