Aeschylus, Agamemnon, line 832.
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It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.
— Aeschylus on Envy
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered." in the context of "Aeschylus, Agamemnon, line 832." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Envy" (A)
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About Aeschylus
Aeschylus (Greek: Αἰσχύλος; 525 BC – 456 BC) was a playwright of ancient Greece, the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.
About Aeschylus
Aeschylus (Greek: Αἰσχύλος; 525 BC – 456 BC) was a playwright of ancient Greece, the earliest of the three greatest Greek tragedians, the others being Sophocles and Euripides.
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