Aeschylus Quotes about Evil

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I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

Aeschylus

Evil, Ignorant, Literature

"The Suppliants". Play by Aeschylus,

To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.

Aeschylus

Evil, Literature, Evil Thoughts

Aeschylus (1849). “The tragedies of Æschylus”, p.122

The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.

Aeschylus

Evil, Sin, Young

Aeschylus (2013). “Aeschylus II: The Oresteia”, p.45, University of Chicago Press

If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful.

Aeschylus

Men, Evil, Suffering