It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill.

Quote by Aeschylus

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

Time as he grows old teaches all things.

Time as he grows old teaches all things.

For the impious act begets more after it, like to the parent stock.

For the impious act begets more after it, like to the parent stock.

The words of truth are simple.

The words of truth are simple.

Know not to revere human things too much.

Know not to revere human things too much.

Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to...

Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to...

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.

A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.

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

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

It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the...

It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the...

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls...

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls...

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

Time brings all things to pass.

Time brings all things to pass.

Mourn for me rather as living than as dead.

Mourn for me rather as living than as dead.

When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?

When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?

The man who does ill must suffer ill.

The man who does ill must suffer ill.

God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.

God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.