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Drop, dropin our sleep, upon the heartsorrow falls, memorys pain,and to us, though against our very will,even in our own despite,comes wisdomby the awful grace of God.   Aeschylus

Source: AESCHYLUS, Agamemnon. The above lines are from Edith Hamilton, trans., Three Greek Plays, p. 170 . Other translations of this passage from Aeschylus vary.Robert F. Kennedy, delivering an extemporaneous eulogy to Martin Luther King, Jr., the evening of April 4, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana, said, Aeschylus wrote: In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.These words, lacking own, have been used as one of the inscriptions at the Robert F. Kennedy gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery. · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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