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Quotes by Greek Authors

"There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres."

"There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the spheres."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

Music, Geometry

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"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity."

"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Education, Adversity, Prosperity

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"Your silence gives consent."

"Your silence gives consent."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Generosity, Silence

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"He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it."

"He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Injustice

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"Children are the anchors of a mother's life."

"Children are the anchors of a mother's life."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Life, Mother, Children

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"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."

"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Wisdom, God, Heart, Despair

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"If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please."

"If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Reflection, Moderation

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"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty."

"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Democracy, Dictatorship, Extreme, Liberty

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"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

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"In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face."

"In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face."

Diogenes of Sinope, Greek Philosopher

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"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

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"I believe, however, that such abnormal moments can be found in everyone, and it is all the more fortunate when they occur in individuals with creative talent or with clairvoyant powers."

"I believe, however, that such abnormal moments can be found in everyone, and it is all the more fortunate when they occur in individuals with creative talent or with clairvoyant powers."

Giorgio de Chirico, Greek Artist

Talent, Moments

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"The poet is a light and winged and holy thing, and there is no invention in him until he has been inspired and is out of his sneses, and the mind is no longer in him."

"The poet is a light and winged and holy thing, and there is no invention in him until he has been inspired and is out of his sneses, and the mind is no longer in him."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Art, Poet, Inspirational, Light, Creativity

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"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

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"Everything in excess is opposed to nature."

"Everything in excess is opposed to nature."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

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"Wisdom comes alone through suffering."

"Wisdom comes alone through suffering."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Wisdom, Suffering

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"A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one."

"A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Urbanism, City, Greatness, Population, Meaning

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"Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice."

"Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Ambition, Money, Injustice, Desire

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"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times."

"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Happiness, Choice, Effort

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"An honest man is always a child."

"An honest man is always a child."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

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"Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few."

"Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

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"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

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"Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous."

"Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Knowledge, Evil

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"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

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

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

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause."

"Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause."

Homer, Greek Poet

Cause, Country, Man

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"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating."

"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Integrity, Cheating, Honor

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"God has entrusted me with myself."

"God has entrusted me with myself."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

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"At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst."

"At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Animals, Law, Man

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"When I was singing, everybody liked me."

"When I was singing, everybody liked me."

Nana Mouskouri, Greek Musician

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"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

"Courage is knowing what not to fear."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

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"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist."

"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

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"The wildest colts make the best horses."

"The wildest colts make the best horses."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Learning, Horses

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"The quest for riches darkens the sense of right and wrong."

"The quest for riches darkens the sense of right and wrong."

Antiphanes, Greek Writer

Riches, Quest, Right, Sense, Wrong

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"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."

"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

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"Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money."

"Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Life, Money, Gain

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"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

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"It's far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has."

"It's far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

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"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

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"No speech can stain what is noble by nature."

"No speech can stain what is noble by nature."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it."

"Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it."

Thales, Greek Philosopher

Thought, Necessity, Nothing, Universe

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"The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows."

"The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows."

Aristotle Onassis, Greek Businessman

Wisdom, Business

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"Be true to thine own self."

"Be true to thine own self."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Self, Authenticity, Truth, Integrity

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"I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world."

"I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

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"The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance."

"The anvil of justice is planted firm, and fate who makes the sword does the forging in advance."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency."

"Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency."

Aesop, Greek Author

Originality, Truth, Character, Values

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"A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true."

"A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Morality, Values, Illusion, Nothing

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"No matter how hard you fight the darkness, every light casts a shadow, and the closer you get to the light, the darker that shadow becomes."

"No matter how hard you fight the darkness, every light casts a shadow, and the closer you get to the light, the darker that shadow becomes."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Contrast, Light, Shadow, Darkness, Hope

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"A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor."

"A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor."

Xenophon, Greek Soldier

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"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little."

"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

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