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Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.

Aeschylus

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Aeschylus
Dramatist
Playwright
Tragedy Writer
Warrior
Elefsina
Æschylus
Aeschylos
Climbs
Highest
Courage
Suffering
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