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Quotes by Greek Authors

"The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest."

"The gods loves to punish whatever is greater than the rest."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

God, Gods, Rest

10

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

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

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Perception, Eyes

10

"In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker."

"In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Character, Mind, State, Words

10

"It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune."

"It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Help, Man, Misfortune

10

"The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest."

"The gods plant reason in mankind, of all good gifts the highest."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

God, Gods, Gifts, Mankind, Reason

10

"Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth."

"Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

10

"Real friendship is shown in times of trouble prosperity is full of friends."

"Real friendship is shown in times of trouble prosperity is full of friends."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Relationship, Friendship, Support, Loyalty, Trust

10

"For hostile word let hostile word be paid."

"For hostile word let hostile word be paid."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Retaliation, Word

10

"The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain."

"The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Self-Control, Pain, Pleasure

10

"The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust."

"The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication, the third of disgust."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

Relationship, Disgust, First, Pleasure

10

"For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil in all things."

"For those whose wit becomes the mother of villainy, those it educates to be evil in all things."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Family, Mother, Evil, Villainy, Wit

10

"If I save my insight, I don't attend to weakness of eyesight."

"If I save my insight, I don't attend to weakness of eyesight."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Awareness, Insight, Mind, Knowledge, Perception

10

"Stand a little less between me and the sun."

"Stand a little less between me and the sun."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

Relationship, Sun

10

"Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad."

"Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

Man, Men, Being

10

"Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind."

"Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Education, Knowledge, Mind

10

"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

10

"Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky."

"Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky."

Solon, Greek Statesman

10

"So what oppresses and scares us? It is our own thoughts, obviously, What overwhelms people when they are about to leaves friends, family, old haunts and their accustomed way of life? Thoughts."

"So what oppresses and scares us? It is our own thoughts, obviously, What overwhelms people when they are about to leaves friends, family, old haunts and their accustomed way of life? Thoughts."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Psychology, Fear, Thought, Anxiety, Self

10

"Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend. To understand the things that are at our door is the best preparation for understanding those that lie beyond."

"Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend. To understand the things that are at our door is the best preparation for understanding those that lie beyond."

Hypatia, Greek Philosopher

Life, Travel, Truth, Lie

10

"Now the true soldiers of Christ must always be prepared to do battle for the truth, and must never, so far as lies with them, allow false convictions to creep in."

"Now the true soldiers of Christ must always be prepared to do battle for the truth, and must never, so far as lies with them, allow false convictions to creep in."

Origen, Greek Theologian

Truth, Battle, Christ, Lies

10

"We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best."

"We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Life, Thought, Feelings, Time

10

"It seems to me that whatever else is beautiful apart from absolute Beauty is beautiful because it partakes of that absolute Beauty, and for no other reason... [I]t is by Beauty that beautiful things are beautiful."

"It seems to me that whatever else is beautiful apart from absolute Beauty is beautiful because it partakes of that absolute Beauty, and for no other reason... [I]t is by Beauty that beautiful things are beautiful."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Beauty, Meaning, Truth

10

"The tyrant is a child of PrideWho drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity,Until from his high crest headlongHe plummets to the dust of hope."

"The tyrant is a child of PrideWho drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity,Until from his high crest headlongHe plummets to the dust of hope."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Philosophy, Pride, Fall, Power, Vanity

10

"The philosopher's school, ye men, is a surgery: you ought not to go out of it with pleasure, but with pain. For you are not in sound health when you enter."

"The philosopher's school, ye men, is a surgery: you ought not to go out of it with pleasure, but with pain. For you are not in sound health when you enter."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Pain, Truth, Health

10

"When a match has equal partners then I fear not."

"When a match has equal partners then I fear not."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

10

"This opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, and these up to the present time are called his angels."

"This opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, and these up to the present time are called his angels."

Origen, Greek Theologian

Time, Angels, Devil, Opinion

10

"No one loves the man whom he fears."

"No one loves the man whom he fears."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Relationship, Man

10

"Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them."

"Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

Man, Men, Court, Respect

10

"I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough."

"I threw my cup away when I saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

Ethics, Drinking

10

"Seize the hour."

"Seize the hour."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Mindset, Action, Opportunity, Motivational, Focus

10

"The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others."

"The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others."

Aesop, Greek Author

10

"To find the Father of all is hard. And when found, it is impossible to utter Him."

"To find the Father of all is hard. And when found, it is impossible to utter Him."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Spiritual, Knowledge, Mystery, Truth

10

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it."

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Attitude, Lie, Evil

10

"They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth."

"They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Honesty, Truth, Enemy, Fear, Judgment

9

"There is no great genius without a mixture of madness."

"There is no great genius without a mixture of madness."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Genius, Madness

9

"Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?"

"Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don't believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?"

Aristophanes, Greek Poet

God, Gods, Argument, Proof

9

"Men are the dreams of a shadow."

"Men are the dreams of a shadow."

Pindar, Greek Poet

Dream, Dreams, Men, Shadow

9

"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Challenge, Difficulty, Gain, Glory, Reputation

9

"There is the sky, which is all men's together."

"There is the sky, which is all men's together."

Euripides, Greek Poet

9

"A decent boldness ever meets with friends."

"A decent boldness ever meets with friends."

Homer, Greek Poet

Friendship, Boldness, Friends

9

"The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance."

"The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Knowledge, Evil, Ignorance

9

"Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech."

"Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Silence, Speech

9

"To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it."

"To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it."

Homer, Greek Poet

Friendship, Fear, Friend, Man

9

"To him who is in fear everything rustles."

"To him who is in fear everything rustles."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

9

"Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain."

"Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Gain, Ignorance

9

"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness."

"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Happiness, Wisdom

9

"When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the needed solidity."

"When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the needed solidity."

Origen, Greek Theologian

Being, Building, May, Nothing

9

"The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him."

"The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Humility, Life, God, Soul, End

9

"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

9

"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."

"Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Truth, Action, Life

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