Agamemnon

Aeschylus

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain, Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep, So men against their will Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.”

“My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you.”

“In war, the first casualty is truth.”

“They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn”

“There is no avoidance in delay.”

“Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?”

“She looked just like a painting dying to speak.”

“Rumours voiced by women come to nothing.”

“In visions of the night, like dropping rain, Descend the many memories of pain”

“For many men value appearances more than reality—thus they violate what’s right. Everyone’s prepared to sigh over some suffering man, though no sorrow really eats their hearts, or they can pretend to join another person’s happiness forcing their faces into smiling masks. But a good man discerns true character— he’s not fooled by eyes feigning loyalty, favouring him with watered-down respect.”

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