Decent Quotes
God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
"God’s most lordly gift to man is decency of mind."— Aeschylus
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Meaning of this quote
The speaker values a balanced and decent judgment over extravagant display.
Key takeaway:
Exercise restraint when success tempts you toward excess.
Origin of the quote
Agamemnon, Agamemnon’s response to the proposed carpet welcome, Richmond Lattimore translation.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe published quotation reference identifies the passage’s setting. The exact original edition was not independently checked; the post extracts the sentence from a warning about excess.
