Aeschylus
An ancient Greek tragedian, often described as the father of tragedy.
Quotes by Aeschylus
The tongue of a wise man is in his heart.
He who learns must suffer.
The best savior of all is a good counselor.
Fate rules over all.
A woman's counsel is not worth much.
The light of the sun is the same everywhere.
Reverence for parents and for the gods is the first step to virtue.
The one who acts wisely is the one who learns from experience.
Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?
The path to wisdom is paved with suffering.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
The reward of suffering is experience.
In every tyrant's heart there is a tyrant born.
The wise man knows that the gods are the cause of all things.
Hunger is a tyrant.
The deeds of the guilty come back to haunt them.
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
A curse is like a stone thrown into water; it creates ripples that affect all.
The eye of heaven watches all.
Justice will overtake the guilty in time.