Call no man happy till he is dead.

— Aeschylus

Death is softer by far than tyranny.

— Aeschylus

Delay not to seize the hour!

— Aeschylus

Every medicine is vain.

— Aeschylus

Excessive fear is always powerless.

— Aeschylus

Fear is stronger than arms.

— Aeschylus

For Ares, lord of strife, Who doth the swaying scales of battle hold, War’s money-changer, giving dust for gold, Sends back, to hearts that held them dear, Scant ash of warriors, wept with many a tear, Light to the hand, but heavy to the soul; Yea, fills the light urn full of what survived the flame— Death’s dusty measure of a hero’s frame!

— Aeschylus

For children preserve the fame of a man after his death.

— Aeschylus

For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life.

— Aeschylus

For somehow this disease inheres in tyranny, never to trust one's friends.

— Aeschylus