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

Quote by Aeschylus

Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune.

Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune.

What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?

What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?

Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than...

Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than...

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...

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth,...

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth,...

For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends.

For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends.

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

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

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...

To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.

To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.

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...

My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills...

My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills...

There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you...

There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you...

It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.

It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.

Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to...

Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to...

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.

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...

Excessive fear is always powerless

Excessive fear is always powerless

Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than...

Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than...

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

Ur pride and self-importance are European, while our development and actions are Asiatic.

Ur pride and self-importance are European, while our development and actions are Asiatic.