"Agamemnon" Quotes
The play "Agamemnon" by Aeschylus follows the return of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War and the tragic consequences that unfold.
classics | 144 pages | Published in 457
Quotes
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.
Heaven's will is hard to fathom, and the ancient tales are dark with doubt and fear.
I am struck by terror, as a woman is stricken with the sharp-panged travail of a babe.
The unwounded world is too small for my thoughts; it is not large enough for my spirit. I hunger for the infinite.
Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.
I have been taught by suffering to be a servant of the gods.
Man's highest happiness is in doing good, and his highest virtue is the power to do good.
The gods do not take from a man, without giving him something in return.
For children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.
The spirit of man is more honorable than the powers of heaven.
