Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Aeschylus Quotes: Oaths are not the credit of men but men of oaths.
         

Oaths are not the credit of men but men of oaths.


Aeschylus
Check all other quotes by Aeschylus

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Aeschylus Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Oaths-are-not-the-credit-of-men-339268>.





Check out


Other quotes of Aeschylus


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.

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.



In war, truth is the first casualty.

In war, truth is the first casualty.



Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.



There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.



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

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.



By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.





Other quotes you may like



No, he focused on the one thing that he knew would keep him grounded the way the demon said he'd need

No, he focused on the one thing that he knew would keep him grounded the way the demon said he'd need



You have to live the mission... love what you do.

You have to live the mission... love what you do.



If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the communities within which they operate.

If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the communities within which they operate.



The things that keep nagging at you are the ones worth exploring.

The things that keep nagging at you are the ones worth exploring.



An idea that can change the course of the company can come from anywhere.

An idea that can change the course of the company can come from anywhere.



Our attainments [in space] are a major element in the competition between the Soviet system and our own . . . . in this sense, [they] are part of the battle along the fluid front of the cold war.

Our attainments [in space] are a major element in the competition between the Soviet system and our own . . . . in this sense, [they] are part of the battle along the fluid front of the cold war.



No man is infinitely strong; for every creature that runs, flies, hops or crawls there is a terminal nemesis which he will not circumvent, which will finally do him in.

No man is infinitely strong; for every creature that runs, flies, hops or crawls there is a terminal nemesis which he will not circumvent, which will finally do him in.



We live in a time of crisis in the secular culture and in the church with regard to the beautiful.

We live in a time of crisis in the secular culture and in the church with regard to the beautiful.



If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!

If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Oaths are not the credit of men but men of oaths.". Author of this quote is Aeschylus. This quote is about truth, credit, men, lying,.