Occupation: Dramatist Birth: 525 Bc Death: 456 Bc
Nor does night conceal men's deeds of ill, but whatsoe'er thou dost, think that some God beholds it..
In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house..
Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy..
Many men who transgress justice, honor appearance over reality..
The best by far is to marry in one's own rank..
Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature..
Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all passe….
The power that holds the sky's majesty wins our worship..
For a murderous blow let murderous blow atone..
We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well..
Respect the altar of Justice and do not, looking to profit, dishonor it by spurning with godless foot; for punishment will come upon you..
The so-called mother of the child isn't the child's begetter, but only a sort of nursing soil for the new-sown seed. The man, the one on top, is the ….
God always strives together with those who strive..
Yet though a man gets many wounds in breast, He dieth not, unless the appointed time, The limit of his life's span, coincide; Nor does the man who by….
I warn the marauder dragging plunder, chaotic, rich beyond all rights: he'll strike his sails, harried at long last, stunned when the squalls of torm….
There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie..
The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance..
Rumours voiced by women come to nothing..
Once to die is better than length of days in sorrow without end..
Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune..
Know not to revere human things too much..