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Quotes by Greek Authors

"Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play."

"Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Man, Play, Seriousness

13

"When I was singing, everybody liked me."

"When I was singing, everybody liked me."

Nana Mouskouri, Greek Musician

13

"Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion."

"Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion."

Democritus, Greek Philosopher

Opinion, Atoms, Nothing, Space

12

"If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning."

"If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning."

Aristotle Onassis, Greek Businessman

Humor, Money, Women, Meaning, World

12

"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."

"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."

Pericles, Greek Statesman

Courage, Freedom, Possession

12

"It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters."

"It is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters."

Aesop, Greek Author

Self-control, Fire, Water

12

"Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy."

"Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Democracy, Tyranny

12

"To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams."

"To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams."

Giorgio de Chirico, Greek Artist

Art, Dreams, Work, Childhood

12

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it."

"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

Vision, Danger, Glory

12

"The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing."

"The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Power, Man, Nothing, Pain

12

"Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity " I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered mind and character, not that other simplicity which is only a euphemism for folly."

"Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity " I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered mind and character, not that other simplicity which is only a euphemism for folly."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Aesthetics, Beauty, Simplicity, Grace, Style

12

"If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it."

"If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Being, Fun, Man, Relaxation

12

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Success, Habit, Act, Excellence

11

"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."

"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."

Hypatia, Greek Philosopher

11

"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."

"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Power, Wisdom, Errors, Future

11

"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."

"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

11

"Beauty is a short-lived tyranny."

"Beauty is a short-lived tyranny."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Persistence, Beauty, Tyranny

11

"Silence is safer than speech."

"Silence is safer than speech."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Silence, Speech

11

"No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness."

"No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Soul, Madness

11

"Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future."

"Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Future, Learning, Past, Youth

11

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled."

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

11

"Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head."

"Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Leadership, Soldiers, Will

11

"I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion."

"I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion."

Alexander the Great, Greek Leader

Wisdom, Power, Knowledge

11

"Bigotry is the sacred disease."

"Bigotry is the sacred disease."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Prejudice, Bigotry, Disease

11

"For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip and spur a dancer."

"For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip and spur a dancer."

Xenophon, Greek Soldier

Beauty, Understanding

11

"I grow old learning something new every day."

"I grow old learning something new every day."

Solon, Greek Statesman

Learning, Day, Old

11

"Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always."

"Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

11

"Another such victory over the Romans, and we are undone."

"Another such victory over the Romans, and we are undone."

Pyrrhus, Greek Royalty

11

"The female is, as it were, a mutilated male, and the catamenia are semen, only not pure; for there is only one thing they have not in them, the principle of soul."

"The female is, as it were, a mutilated male, and the catamenia are semen, only not pure; for there is only one thing they have not in them, the principle of soul."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Gender, Biology, Philosophy, Soul

11

"Difficulties are things that show a person what they are."

"Difficulties are things that show a person what they are."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Difficulties

10

"Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery."

"Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Freedom, Excess, Liberty, Lies, Slavery

10

"To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete."

"To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Education, Want

10

"An honest man is always a child."

"An honest man is always a child."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

10

"It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has."

"It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

10

"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies."

"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Soul

10

"Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases."

"Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

Extreme, Remedies

10

"Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided."

"Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Rhetoric, Persuasion, Character, Credibility, Trust

10

"Since long I've held silence a remedy for harm."

"Since long I've held silence a remedy for harm."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

10

"We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back."

"We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back."

Melina Mercouri, Greek Actress

Morality, Name, Now

10

"We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need."

"We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Confidence, Friends, Help

10

"The mob is the mother of tyrants."

"The mob is the mother of tyrants."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

Family, Mother, Mob

10

"What good is it to live a life that brings pains?"

"What good is it to live a life that brings pains?"

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

9

"I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well."

"I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well."

Alexander the Great, Greek Leader

Education, Father, Living

9

"We are given to the cult of personality; when things go badly we look to some messiah to save us. If by chance we think we have found one, it will not be long before we destroy him."

"We are given to the cult of personality; when things go badly we look to some messiah to save us. If by chance we think we have found one, it will not be long before we destroy him."

Constantine Karamanlis, Greek Leader

Chance, Personality, Will

9

"When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income."

"When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Tax, Income, Man, Will

9

"He has the most who is most content with the least."

"He has the most who is most content with the least."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

9

"The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible symbol woven into the stuff of other mens lives."

"The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible symbol woven into the stuff of other mens lives."

Pericles, Greek Statesman

Man, Men, Earth, Symbol

9

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Friendship, Friend, Relatives, Worth

9

"It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt."

"It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

God, Belief, Contempt, Opinion

9

"It takes a wise man to discover a wise man."

"It takes a wise man to discover a wise man."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

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