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] |