A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
AeschylusRead
By Time and Age full many things are taught.
Interpretation
The passage of time and experience teaches us valuable lessons.
This quote by Aeschylus underscores the importance of time and age as teachers in our lives. It suggests that through the experiences we gather over the years, we gain wisdom and understanding that can guide us in our decisions and actions. As we navigate through life's complexities, the lessons learned from our past shape our perspectives and help us grow as individuals.
In practice
During a graduation speech to emphasize the importance of lifelong learning.
A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
Neither 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.
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
In war, truth is the first casualty.
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
You will observe with concern how long a useful truth may be known, and exist, before it is generally received and practiced on.
Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.
Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel. Do not overlook negative actions merely because they are small; however small a spark may be, it can burn down a haystack as big as a mountain.
When one door closes, another one opens, but sometimes we wait too long looking at the closed door, and never realize that another door has been opened.
George Bernard Shaw was right. He summed it all up when he said: "The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not." So don't bother to think about it! Spit on your hands and get busy. Your blood will start circulating; your mind will start ticking-and pretty soon this whole positive upsurge of life in your body will drive worry from your mind. Get busy. Keep busy. It's the cheapest kind of medicine there is on this earth-and one of the best.
Soon madness has worn you down. Itβs easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says youβre worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs.
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