I know how men in exile feed on dreams.

Quote by Aeschylus

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Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.

Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.

We shall perish by guile just as we slew.

We shall perish by guile just as we slew.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity.

We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity.

In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right...

In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right...

Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.

Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.

Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female...

Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female...

Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.

Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.

When a man's willing and eager the god's join in.

When a man's willing and eager the god's join in.

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.

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety

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

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

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's...

Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's...

For know that no one is free, except Zeus.

For know that no one is free, except Zeus.

Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune...

Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune...

Excessive fear is always powerless.

Excessive fear is always powerless.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend...

It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend...