So in the Libyan fable it is told That once an eagle stricken with a dart Said when he saw the fashion of the shaft 'With our own feathers not by others' hands Are we now smitten.'

Aeschylus
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  2. Dear soul, don't set a high value on someone before they deserve it; You either lose them or ruin yourself...! - Jalaluddin Rumi

  3. No, ” moaned Tom in despair. “School. School straight on ahead! Why, why do dime stores show things like that in windows before summer’s even over! Ruin half the vacation! - Ray Bradbury

  4. This man was once my salvation. Now, he will be my ruin. - K.A. Tucker

  5. Nations have passed away and left no traces And history gives the naked cause of it - One single simple reason in all cases They fell because their peoples were not fit. - Rudyard Kipling

More Quotes By Aeschylus
  1. Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

  2. It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

  3. There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.

  4. Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain

  5. Wisdom comes through suffering. Trouble, with its memories of pain, Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep, So men against their will Learn to practice moderation. Favours come to us from gods.

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