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Man must suffer to be wise. Head-winds heavy with past iol Stray his course and cooud his heart; Sorrow takes the blind soul's part — Man grows wise … - Aeschylus
" "Man must suffer to be wise.
Head-winds heavy with past iol
Stray his course and cooud his heart;
Sorrow takes the blind soul's part — Man grows wise against his will.
For powers who rule from thrones above
By ruthlessness commend their love.
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About Aeschylus
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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Αἰσχύλος
Alternative Names:
Æschylus
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Aeschylos
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