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Quotes by Greek Authors

"Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause."

"Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Fear, Courage, Being, Cause

10

"Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth."

"Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

10

"Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures."

"Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Self-Control, Temperance

10

"Wine is a peep-hole on a man."

"Wine is a peep-hole on a man."

Alcaeus, Greek Poet

10

"The test of any man lies in action."

"The test of any man lies in action."

Pindar, Greek Poet

Action, Lies, Man

10

"Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly."

"Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly."

Democritus, Greek Philosopher

Man, Men, Gods, Blindness, Folly

10

"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."

"The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Positive, People, Company, Key

10

"It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death."

"It is not death or pain that is to be dreaded, but the fear of pain or death."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Death, Fear, Pain

10

"Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them."

"Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excellent in them."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

10

"Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior."

"Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

Legal, Men, Being, First

10

"He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace."

"He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Victory, Disgrace, Man, Suffering

10

"First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak."

"First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, First, Meaning

10

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

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

Aesop, Greek Author

10

"Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err."

"Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Man, Men, Son, Needs

10

"You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you."

"You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

10

"Find a priest who understands English and doesn't look like Rasputin."

"Find a priest who understands English and doesn't look like Rasputin."

Aristotle Onassis, Greek Businessman

10

"In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable."

"In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable."

Hypatia, Greek Philosopher

Man, Men, Truth, Fact, Fight

10

"The fool knows after he's suffered."

"The fool knows after he's suffered."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

10

"By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich."

"By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich."

Democritus, Greek Philosopher

10

"It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing."

"It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Equality, Freedom, Speech

10

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

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

Aesop, Greek Author

10

"One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him."

"One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Forgiveness, Evil, Injury, Injustice, Man

10

"The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God will yet hear us."

"The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God will yet hear us."

Origen, Greek Theologian

God, Prayer, Voice, Will

10

"It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath."

"It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

10

"Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good."

"Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

10

"For it is owing to their wonder that men both now begin and at first began to philosophize."

"For it is owing to their wonder that men both now begin and at first began to philosophize."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Inquiry, Philosophy, Wonder, Knowledge, Curiosity

10

"When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness."

"When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Family, Brother

10

"He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own."

"He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own."

Aesop, Greek Author

Integrity, End, Principles, Will

10

"One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life."

"One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life."

Nana Mouskouri, Greek Musician

Life, Forget, Houses, Memories

10

"Hunger knows no friend but its feeder."

"Hunger knows no friend but its feeder."

Aristophanes, Greek Poet

Friendship, Friend, Hunger

10

"It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few."

"It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

Silence, Value, Word, Words

10

"One learns by doing the thing for though you think you know it you have no certainty until you try."

"One learns by doing the thing for though you think you know it you have no certainty until you try."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Education, Learning, Experience, Action, Knowledge

10

"The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise."

"The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Society, Behavior, Children, Observation

10

"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true."

"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

10

"To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just."

"To God everything is beautiful, good, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

10

"He is not a lover who does not love forever."

"He is not a lover who does not love forever."

Euripides, Greek Poet

10

"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

10

"Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved."

"Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

Knowledge, Ignorance

10

"Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature."

"Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Love, Nature, Man, Right

10

"What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others."

"What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

Relationship, Wine

10

"Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends."

"Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Adversity, Balance, Friends, Prosperity

10

"Mourn for me rather as living than as dead."

"Mourn for me rather as living than as dead."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

10

"Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss."

"Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss."

Democritus, Greek Philosopher

Hope, Beginning, Gain, Loss

10

"Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers."

"Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Knowledge, Intelligence, Learning, Wisdom, Observation

10

"The greatest pleasure of life is love."

"The greatest pleasure of life is love."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Life, Love, Pleasure

10

"Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might."

"Destiny waits alike for the free man as well as for him enslaved by another's might."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

10

"All I know is that I do not know anything."

"All I know is that I do not know anything."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Knowledge, Philosophy, Observation, Humility

10

"You do what you have to do in life, when you form a philosophy that you can't talk yourself out of."

"You do what you have to do in life, when you form a philosophy that you can't talk yourself out of."

Constantine Karamanlis, Greek Leader

Life, Philosophy, Talk

10

"Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence."

"Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence."

Saint Basil, Greek Saint

Power, Existence, Forget

10

"I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free."

"I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free."

Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek Writer

Fear, Hope, Nothing

10

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