Aeschylus Quotes About Prosperity

Quotes about: Prosperity

• For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

  Aeschylus

  Men, Sight, Justice

  Aeschylus, Hugh Lloyd-Jones (1970). “Oresteia”, p.50, Univ of California Press

• It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.

  Aeschylus

  Giving, Political, Advice

• Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.

  Aeschylus

  Wisdom, Prosperity, Enough

• We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity.

  Aeschylus

  Prosperity, Fortunate, Fairs

• Only when a man's life comes to its end in prosperity dare we pronounce him happy.

  Aeschylus

  Life, Men, Inspire

  Aeschylus (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Aeschylus (Illustrated)”, p.160, Delphi Classics

• Human prosperity never rests but always craves more, till blown up with pride it totters and falls. From the opulent mansions pointed at by all passers-by none warns it away, none cries, 'Let no more riches enter!'.

  Aeschylus

  Fall, Pride, Riches

  Aeschylus (1965). “The Oresteia trilogy: (Agamemnon, Choephoroe [and] Eumenides) [and] Prometheus bound”

• In few men is it part of nature to respect a friend's prosperity without begrudging him.

  Aeschylus

  Men, Envy, Prosperity

  Aeschylus (2013). “Aeschylus II: The Oresteia”, p.48, University of Chicago Press

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