Occupation: Dramatist Birth: 525 Bc Death: 456 Bc
Time brings all things to pass..
In war, truth is the first casualty..
Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears..
God ever works with those who work with will..
The gods at will can shape a gladder strain, and from the lamentations at the graveside, a song of triumph may arise..
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….
The people's awe and innate fear will hold injustice back by day, by night, so long as the people leave the laws intact, just as they are: muddy the ….
Only one accomplishment is beyond both the power and the mercy of the Gods. They cannot make the past as though it had never been..
There is a limit to the best of health, disease is always a near neighbor..
But who can describe the overweening pride of men? Or women mad with passion, reckless in their hearts, soulmates to every kind of ruin that befalls ….
By Time and Age full many things are taught..
It is like a woman indeed To take rapture before the fact is shown for true. They believe too easily, are too quick to shift From ground to ground….
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend..
Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly..
The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise..
Remember to be submissive, thou art analien, a fugitive, and in need..
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls..
Don't try to make intelligent decisions when your brain is hyped.
To many mortals silence great gain brings..
I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths..
The laws of a state change with the changing times..