Aeschylus Quotes

Know'st thou not well, with thy superior wisdom, that
On a vain tongue punishment is inflicted?

Ἢ οὐκ οἶσθ' ἀκριβῶς ὢν περισσόφρων ὅτι
γλώσσῃ ματαίᾳ ζημία προστρίβεται.

Therefore, while thou hast me for schoolmaster,
Thou shalt not kick against the pricks.

Οὔκουν ἔμοιγε χρώμενος διδασκάλῳ
πρὸς κέντρα κῶλον ἐκτενεῖς.

Γίγνωσκε σαυτὸν καὶ μεθάρμοσαι τρόπους
νέους. νέος γὰρ καὶ τύραννος ἐν θεοῖς.

Easy, whoever out of trouble holds his
Foot, to admonish and remind those faring
Ill.

Ἐλαφρὸν ὅστις πημάτων ἔξω πόδα
ἔχει παραινεῖν νουθετεῖν τε τοὺς κακῶς
πράσσοντας.

ἔνεστι γάρ πως τοῦτο τῇ τυραννίδι
νόσημα, τοῖς φίλοισι μὴ πεποιθέναι.

Τὴν πεπρωμένην δὲ χρὴ
αἶσαν φέρειν ὡς ῥᾷστα, γιγνώσκονθ' ὅτι
τὸ τῆς ἀνάγκης ἔστ' ἀδήριτον σθένος.

Innumerable twinkling of the waves of the sea.

Ἐλεύθερος γὰρ οὔτις ἐστὶ πλὴν Διός.

Ἅπας δὲ τραχὺς ὅστις ἂν νέον κρατῇ.

"Reverence for parents" stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.

I would far rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evil.

When a tongue at the wrong moment shoots off sharp-pointed words to rouse and hurt the spirit, speech may well soothe speech.