Aeschylus - Heart Quotes

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Zeus, who guided mortals to be wise,
has established his fixed law—
wisdom comes through suffering.
Trouble, with its memories of pain,
drips in our hearts as we try to sleep,
so men against their will
learn to practice moderation.
Favours come to us from gods
seated on their solemn thrones—
such grace is harsh and violent.

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He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

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Bronze is the mirror of the form; wine, of the heart.

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For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.

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Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart
until, in our own despair, against our will,
comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.

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

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There are times when fear is good.
It must keep its watchful place
at the heart's controls.

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For in the voyage of the heart, there is a freight of hatred, and the wind of wrath blows shrill.

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