Aeschylus Quotes

525 BC–456 BC Greece

Aeschylus (Greek: Αἰσχύλος; 525 BC – 456 BC) was a playwright of ancient Greece, the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.

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Also known as: Aischylos, Æschylus

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For none is free but Zeus.

Quickly, with rapid steps, too credulous,
The limit which a woman sets to trust
Advances evermore; And with swift doom of death
A rumour spread by woman perishes. (tr. E. H. Plumptre)

Oresteia (-458)

Within one cup pour vinegar and oil,
And look! unblent, unreconciled, they war. (tr. E. D. A. Morshead)

Oresteia (-458)

Prolific truly is the impious deed;
Like to the evil stock, the evil seed. (tr. A. Swanwick)

Oresteia (-458)

I, of set will, speak words the wise may learn,
To others, nought remember nor discern. (tr. E. D. A. Morshead)

Oresteia (-458)

Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen.

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In war, truth is the first casualty.

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Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Aeschylus (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.