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.
Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone
If you claim to have understood a reality, you must only do so after putting that reality into practice in your own life.
Trying to discover the faults of other people amounts to making no effort to deal with those in oneself.
He who avoids complaint invites happiness
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead
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