A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
AeschylusRead
Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Married love transcends formal commitments and is rooted in a deeper, natural connection.
Aeschylus suggests that the love shared between a married man and woman is profound and goes beyond mere vows or legal contracts. This love is an inherent part of human nature, suggesting that true commitment is based on emotional and spiritual bonds rather than just societal agreements.
Themes
MarriageLoveCommitmentNatureBonds
In practice
Example use cases
In a wedding ceremony to emphasize the depth of their connection.
More from Aeschylus
All quotes βNeither a life of anarchy nor a life under a despot should you praise. To all that lies in the middle has a god given excellence.
AeschylusRead
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
AeschylusRead
It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
AeschylusRead
In war, truth is the first casualty.
AeschylusRead
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
AeschylusRead
Similar quotes
Maybe there's a God above, As for me, all I've ever seemed to learn from love Is how to shoot at someone who outdrew you. Yeah but it's not a complaint that you hear tonight, It's not the laughter of someone who claims to have seen the light No it's a cold and it's a very lonely Hallelujah.
Leonard CohenRead
This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.
RumiRead
If you can really make a man believe you love him, you have won him; and if I could only make people really believe that God loves them, what a rush we would see for the kingdom of God!
Dwight L. MoodyRead
In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire.
Paulo CoelhoRead
Imagine what the world could be if we were on the offense with love instead of on the defense with hate.
Carlos SalinasRead
Love for God is obedience; love for God is holiness. To love God and to love man is to be conformed to the image of Christ, and this is salvation.
Charles SpurgeonRead