You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense.

Quote by Aeschylus

What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?

What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?

What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no...

What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no...

We shall perish by guile just as we slew.

We shall perish by guile just as we slew.

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity...

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity...

Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters...

Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters...

I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.

I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.

The wisest of the wise may err.

The wisest of the wise may err.

What good is it to live a life that brings pains?

What good is it to live a life that brings pains?

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust...

In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust...

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.

From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.

From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.

Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of...

Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of...

The words of truth are simple.

The words of truth are simple.

Everyone's quick to blame the alien.

Everyone's quick to blame the alien.

Few men have the natural strength to honour a friend's success without envy.

Few men have the natural strength to honour a friend's success without envy.

For hostile word let hostile word be paid.

For hostile word let hostile word be paid.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging...

In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging...

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Nature has neither kernel nor shell; she is everything at once

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise....