埃斯库罗斯

“I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.”

古希腊语

“我宁愿对恶一无所知，也不愿精通于它。”

“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.”

古希腊语

“学习的人必须受苦。即使在睡梦中，无法忘记的痛苦一滴一滴落在心上，在我们自己的绝望中，违背我们的意愿，智慧通过上帝可畏的恩典降临于我们。”

“In war, truth is the first casualty.”

古希腊语

“在战争中，真相是第一个牺牲品。”

广泛归于埃斯库罗斯名下，但确切来源有争议。类似的观点出现在各种古代文献中。