Can you tell me where this quotation comes from please? "Nothing
obliges us to learn what we do not want to know except pain, truth
comes with pain - this is how the gods disclose their love...The truth
has to be melted out of our stubborn lives by suffering." I think it
is Aeschylus from his Oresteia, but I cannot find it there. Thank you.

Dear arcady-ga,
It is from Oresteia of Aeschylus, but the translation I have found
presents it slightly differently.

I refer you to The Oresteia of Aeschylus : A New Translation by Ted
Hughes, on page 13
Paperback: 198 pages, Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (September 4, 2000)

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following phrase (using the quotes): "our stubborn lives by suffering"
. You will have to register before you can view the relevant page of
book ? page 13.
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"The truth Has to be melted out of our stubborn lives By suffering.
Nothing speaks the truth, Nothing tells us how things really are,
Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain. And
this is how the Gods declare their love. Truth comes with pain."

I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder

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