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Quotes by Greek Authors

"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."

"Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul."

Democritus, Greek Philosopher

Happiness, Soul, Gold, Possessions

41

"I think sometimes you are born with a song."

"I think sometimes you are born with a song."

Nana Mouskouri, Greek Musician

41

"At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late."

"At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

41

"The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril."

"The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril."

Xenophon, Greek Soldier

Leadership, Leader, Being, Cause, Followers

41

"The wisest of the wise may err."

"The wisest of the wise may err."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Fallibility, May

41

"Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks."

"Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Poetry, Painting

41

"God loves to help him who strives to help himself."

"God loves to help him who strives to help himself."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

41

"Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers."

"Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

41

"If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own."

"If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Man, Men, Examination, World

41

"We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified."

"We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified."

Aesop, Greek Author

41

"The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift."

"The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Madness, Blessing, Gift, Creativity

41

"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will."

"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

Rest, Talk, Will

41

"Call no man happy until he is dead, but only lucky."

"Call no man happy until he is dead, but only lucky."

Solon, Greek Statesman

41

"It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life."

"It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

41

"But Paul, in his preaching of the Gospel, is a debtor to deliver the word not to Barbarians only, but also to Greeks, and not only to the unwise, who would easily agree with him, but also to the wise."

"But Paul, in his preaching of the Gospel, is a debtor to deliver the word not to Barbarians only, but also to Greeks, and not only to the unwise, who would easily agree with him, but also to the wise."

Origen, Greek Theologian

Preaching, Word

41

"Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body."

"Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

41

"There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces."

"There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces."

Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek Writer

Identity, Faces, Woman, World

41

"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever."

"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever."

Aristophanes, Greek Poet

Wine, May, Mind

41

"As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other."

"As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

Health, Men, Peace, Animals

41

"Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip."

"Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip."

Aristophanes, Greek Poet

Adventure, Nothing

41

"The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears."

"The eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Perception, Eyes

41

"The idea of the European community is never face a war again."

"The idea of the European community is never face a war again."

Nana Mouskouri, Greek Musician

War, Idea, Community

41

"Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties."

"Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties."

Aesop, Greek Author

Trust, Advice, Difficulties, Man

41

"I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too."

"I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Friendship, Friend, Evil, Man

41

"Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable."

"Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Motivation, Courage, Fear, Action, Determination

41

"Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn."

"Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

41

"Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change."

"Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Change, Men, Illness

41

"Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts."

"Unions in wedlock are perverted by the victory of shameless passion that masters the female among men and beasts."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Man, Men, Victory, Passion

41

"No man is free until he s a master of himself!!"

"No man is free until he s a master of himself!!"

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Self-Improvement, Freedom, Discipline, Power, Control

41

"What most counts is not to live but to live aright."

"What most counts is not to live but to live aright."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Ethics, Morality, Life, Choice

41

"There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance."

"There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

Science, Knowledge, Fact, Ignorance

41

"We maintain, therefore, that the first essential, the life and soul, so to speak, of Tragedy is the Plot; and that the Characters come second-compare the parallel in painting, where the most beautiful colours laid on without order will not give one the same pleasure as a simple black-and-white sketch of a portrait."

"We maintain, therefore, that the first essential, the life and soul, so to speak, of Tragedy is the Plot; and that the Characters come second-compare the parallel in painting, where the most beautiful colours laid on without order will not give one the same pleasure as a simple black-and-white sketch of a portrait."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Art, Tragedy, Life, Plot

41

"Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty."

"Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Man, Men, Mind, Speech

41

"A dog has the soul of a philosopher."

"A dog has the soul of a philosopher."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Soul, Life, Animals

41

"The man who finds that in the course of his life he has done a lot of wrong often wakes up at night in terror, like a child with a nightmare, and his life is full of foreboding: but the man who is conscious of no wrongdoing is filled with cheerfulness and with the comfort of old age."

"The man who finds that in the course of his life he has done a lot of wrong often wakes up at night in terror, like a child with a nightmare, and his life is full of foreboding: but the man who is conscious of no wrongdoing is filled with cheerfulness and with the comfort of old age."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Morality, Life, Cheerfulness, Comfort, Night

41

"He was a wise man who invented beer."

"He was a wise man who invented beer."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Beer, Man

41

"Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures."

"Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures."

Melina Mercouri, Greek Actress

41

"Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds."

"Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Man, Men, Money, Cities, Deeds

41

"It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband."

"It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Beauty, Husband

41

"Seize the hour."

"Seize the hour."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Mindset, Action, Opportunity, Motivational, Focus

41

"Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace."

"Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Work, Disgrace, Idleness

41

"I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be."

"I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

41

"But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper."

"But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

People, Land, Strangers

40

"It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy."

"It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Organization, Disorder, Enemy

40

"Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not."

"Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not."

Xenophon, Greek Soldier

Self-control, Excess, Grief, Injury, Living

40

"Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality."

"Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality."

Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek Writer

Change, Eyes, Reality

40

"Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought."

"Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

Success, Successful, Desire

40

"After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts."

"After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts."

Aristotle Onassis, Greek Businessman

Success, Money, Goal

40

"They must therefore not spoil Alexander's undertaking, especially when they were almost at the close of their toils, and were, moreover, no longer in any difficulty about provisions on their coasting cruise."

"They must therefore not spoil Alexander's undertaking, especially when they were almost at the close of their toils, and were, moreover, no longer in any difficulty about provisions on their coasting cruise."

Arrian, Greek Historian

Military, Difficulty

40

"People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves."

"People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves."

Aesop, Greek Author

40

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