A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
AeschylusRead
The man who does ill must suffer ill.
Interpretation
Those who commit wrongdoings will ultimately face the consequences of their actions.
This quote suggests a fundamental moral principle: that individuals who choose to act unjustly or harmfully will experience negative outcomes as a result of their actions. It emphasizes the idea of accountability and the natural law of cause and effect, which is a central theme in many philosophical and ethical discussions.
In practice
During a motivational speech about ethics in business.
A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house.
Neither a life of anarchy nor a life under a despot should you praise. To all that lies in the middle has a god given excellence.
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend.
It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
In war, truth is the first casualty.
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.
Youth is the trustee of prosperity.
Even the most seemingly unpleasant situations - if you become aligned with it, something good will emerge from that.
Don't fool yourself that you are going to have it all. You are not. Psychologically, having it all is not even a valid concept. The marvelous thing about human beings is that we are perpetually reaching for the stars. The more we have, the more we want. And for this reason, we never have it all.
To be completely cured of newspapers, spend a year reading the previous week's newspapers.
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