Greek tragedian. He is often described as the father of tragedy. Academics' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier tragedies is largely based on inferences from his surviving plays.
I gave them hope, and so turned away their eyes from death
From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.
Death is softer by far than tyranny
Call no man happy till he is dead
In every enterprise is no greater evil than bad companionship.
There is no sickness worse for me that words that to be kind must lie.
We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right
Never confuse movement with action
Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood
A friend to all is a friend to none
Appear as you may wish to be
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship
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