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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8451 Aeshylus 525-456 BC John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8451
AUTHOR:Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)
QUOTATION:“Honour thy father and thy mother” stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Suppliants, 707.
 
Note 1.
The three great laws ascribed to Triptolemus are referred to,—namely, to honour parents; to worship the gods with the fruits of the earth; to hurt no living creature. The first two laws are also ascribed to the centaur Cheiron. [back]