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

Quote by Aeschylus

The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.

The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.

We shall perish by guile just as we slew.

We shall perish by guile just as we slew.

Call no man happy till he is dead.

Call no man happy till he is dead.

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

Death is softer by far than tyranny.

Death is softer by far than tyranny.

Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.

Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.

Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.

Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

When a match has equal partners then I fear not.

When a match has equal partners then I fear not.

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...

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

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...

Fear those who fear not God

Fear those who fear not God

His resolve is not to seem the bravest, but to be.

His resolve is not to seem the bravest, but to be.

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.

Only when a man's life comes to its end in prosperity dare we pronounce him...

Only when a man's life comes to its end in prosperity dare we pronounce him...

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.

From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.