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Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.


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He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

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In war, truth is the first casualty.



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Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?



It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.



Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.



The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.



For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.



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This page presents the quote "Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.". Author of this quote is Aeschylus. This quote is about scales, wisdom, coping, suffering, justice,.