Aeschylus on Justice
Browse 4 quotations attributed to Aeschylus, catalogued under justice, with dates where available.
This page displays 4 quotations attributed to Aeschylus and filed under "justice" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Aeschylus, entry #26488: "Reverence for parents" stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness."
Attributed to Aeschylus, entry #201470: "Now, dearest husband, come, step from your chariot. But do not set to earth, my lord, the conquering foot That trod down Troy. Servants, do as you have been bidden; Make haste, ca…"
4 Quotes by Aeschylus on Justice
"Reverence for parents" stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness."
"Now, dearest husband, come, step from your chariot. But do not set to earth, my lord, the conquering foot That trod down Troy. Servants, do as you have been bidden; Make haste, carpet his way with crimson tapestries, Spread silk before your master’s feet; Justice herself Shall lead him to a home he never hoped to see."
"But Justice with her shining eyes Lights the smoke-begrimed and mean Dwelling; honours those who prize Honour; searches far to find All whose hearts and hands are clean; Passes with averted gaze Golden palaces which hide Evil armed in insolence; Power and riches close combined, Falsely stamped with all men’s praise, Win from her no reverence."
"For fear, enforcing goodness, Must somewhere reign enthroned, And watch men’s ways, and teach them, Through self-inflicted sorrow, That sin is not condoned. What man, no longer nursing Fear at his heart – what city, Once fear is cast away, Will bow the knee to Justice As in an earlier day? Seek neither licence, where no laws compel, Nor slavery beneath a tyrant’s rod; Where liberty and rule are balanced well Success will follow as the gift of God,"