Climb Quotes
Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.
"Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long."— Aeschylus
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Meaning of this quote
The saying encourages courage by imagining severe suffering as a passing peak.
Key takeaway:
Seek support and endurance during a difficult period.
Origin of the quote
An Aeschylus attribution often described as a fragment.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedA later collection cites the sentence, but an ancient fragment number and the exact English translator were not established. It is not a reliable promise about how long pain lasts.
