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If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful. ↗

— Aeschylus

#dead #deeds #disgraceful #evil #good

Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering. ↗

— Aeschylus

#justice #learning #scale #some #suffering

Know not to revere human things too much. ↗

— Aeschylus

#human things #know #much #revere #things

Mourn for me rather as living than as dead. ↗

— Aeschylus

#living #me #mourn #rather #than

Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain? ↗

— Aeschylus

#except #forever #gods #live #pain

My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a divine force cheers on our voyage, then we believe that the same fate will always blow fair. ↗

— Aeschylus

#believe #blow #cheers #comes #divine

Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime's length? ↗

— Aeschylus

#gods #his #length #lifetime #pain

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth. ↗

— Aesop

#even #liar #speaks #truth #will

After all is said and done, more is said than done. ↗

— Aesop

#done #more #said #than

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ↗