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Aeschylus Quotes: Justice shines in very smoky homes, and honors the righteous; but the gold-spangled mansions where the hands are unclean she leaves with eyes averted.
         

Justice shines in very smoky homes, and honors the righteous; but the gold-spangled mansions where the hands are unclean she leaves with eyes averted.


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This page presents the quote "Justice shines in very smoky homes, and honors the righteous; but the gold-spangled mansions where the hands are unclean she leaves with eyes averted.". Author of this quote is Aeschylus. This quote is about mansions, eye, hands, righteous, justice, gold, home,.