Aeschylus writes, "In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grade of God.

Madeleine LEngle
Aeschylus writes,
Aeschylus writes,
Aeschylus writes,
Aeschylus writes,
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In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grade of God. It’s a quote from a poem by Aeschylus. It is a direct reference to a play he wrote called “The Persians” where the Greek army fought against Xerxes at Thermopylae. In one part of the play, the Greek leader Leonidas says: “In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grades of God.”

Source: Walking On Water: Reflections On Faith And Art

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