Æschylus (es′ki-lus) or Aeschylus was the father of the Greek tragedy, who distinguished himself as a soldier both at Marathon and Salamis before he figured as a poet; wrote, it is said, some seventy dramas, of which only seven are extant—the "Suppliants," the "Persæ," the "Seven against Thebes," the "Prometheus Bound," the "Agamemnon," the "Choephori," and the "Eumenides," his plays being trilogies; born at Eleusis and died in Sicily (525-456 B.C.).
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Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting. Go to Quote / Comment
It is a light thing for whoever keeps his foot outside trouble to advise and counsel him that suffers. Go to Quote / Comment
The wisest of the wise may err. Go to Quote / Comment
God lends a helping hand to the man who tries hard. Go to Quote / Comment
Call no man happy till he is dead. Go to Quote / Comment