Quotes by Greek Authors

"We are bound to our bodies like an oyster to its shell."

"We are bound to our bodies like an oyster to its shell."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Existence, Body, Soul, Life

3

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot."

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Attitude, Help

3

"Cleverness is not wisdom."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Wisdom, Cleverness

3

"If you want to understand language, spend less time in the library with Plato and more time on the buses with people."

"If you want to understand language, spend less time in the library with Plato and more time on the buses with people."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Communication, Language, People, Reality, Experience

3

"I am speaking like a book, but I believe that what I am saying is true."

"I am speaking like a book, but I believe that what I am saying is true."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Truth, Belief, Faith, Certainty

3

"It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it."

"It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Desire, Life, Human, Needs

3

"Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune."

"Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Friendship, Friend, Fortune

3

"CHORUS:You that live in my ancestral Thebes, behold this Oedipus,- him who knew the famous riddles and was a man most masterful; not a citizen who did not look with envy on his lot- see him now and see the breakers of misfortune swallow him!Look upon that last day always. Count no mortal happy till he has passed the final limit of his life secure from pain."

"CHORUS:You that live in my ancestral Thebes, behold this Oedipus,- him who knew the famous riddles and was a man most masterful; not a citizen who did not look with envy on his lot- see him now and see the breakers of misfortune swallow him!Look upon that last day always. Count no mortal happy till he has passed the final limit of his life secure from pain."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Philosophy, Fate, Mortality, Envy, Observation

3

"A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist."

"A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Soul, Justice

3

"What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions."

"What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Leadership, Character, Performance, Virtue, Actions

3

"Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time."

"Be kind, because everyone is having a really hard time."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Kindness, Compassion, Humanity, Life

3

"Virtue lies in our power, and similarly so does vice; because where it is in our power to act, it is also in our power not to act."

"Virtue lies in our power, and similarly so does vice; because where it is in our power to act, it is also in our power not to act."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Choice, Virtue, Vice, Power

3

"It's like this, I think: the excellence of a good body doesn't make the soul good, but the other way around: the excellence of a good soul makes the body as good as it can be."

"It's like this, I think: the excellence of a good body doesn't make the soul good, but the other way around: the excellence of a good soul makes the body as good as it can be."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Virtue, Soul, Excellence, Body, Character

3

"The wisest have the most authority."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Authority

3

"The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction."

"The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Progress, Causes, Direction

3

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."

"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Humility, Wisdom, Ignorance, Knowledge, Awareness

3

"The best is to do injustice without paying the penalty, the worst is to suffer it without being able to take revenge. Justice is a mean between these two extremes. People value it not because it is a good but because they are too weak to do injustice with impunity."

"The best is to do injustice without paying the penalty, the worst is to suffer it without being able to take revenge. Justice is a mean between these two extremes. People value it not because it is a good but because they are too weak to do injustice with impunity."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Revenge, Weakness, People

3

"I cannot call somebody 'hard-working' knowing only that they read and write. Even if 'all night long' is added, I cannot say it " not until I know the focus of all this energy."

"I cannot call somebody 'hard-working' knowing only that they read and write. Even if 'all night long' is added, I cannot say it " not until I know the focus of all this energy."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Work, HardWork, Focus, Observation, Understanding

3

"It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted."

"It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Advice, Prosperity

3

"It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth."

"It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Truth, Merit, News

3

"Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?"

"Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?"

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Ethics, Choice, Action, Reflection

3

"Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world."

"Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Happiness, Wealth, World

3

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Thought, Mind

3

"God always strives together with those who strive."

"God always strives together with those who strive."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

God,

3

"The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise."

"The one knowing what is profitable, and not the man knowing many things, is wise."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Man,

3

"A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house."

"A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

God, Guilt

3

$“Prefiero, señor, obrar bien y fracasar antes que triunfar con malas artes. Palabras de Neoptólemo a Odiseo, en la tragedia griega Filoctetes.”$

“Prefiero, señor, obrar bien y fracasar antes que triunfar con malas artes. Palabras de Neoptólemo a Odiseo, en la tragedia griega Filoctetes.”

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Ethics, Morality, Success, Truth

3

"Man is by nature a political animal."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Nature, Man

3

"Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that we do."

"Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that we do."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Virtue, Actions

3

"Do not trouble about those who practice philosophy, whether they are good or bad; but examine the thing itself well and carefully. And if philosophy appears a bad thing to you, turn every man from it, not only your sons; but if it appears to you such as I think it to be, take courage, pursue it, and practice it, as the saying is, 'both you and your house."

"Do not trouble about those who practice philosophy, whether they are good or bad; but examine the thing itself well and carefully. And if philosophy appears a bad thing to you, turn every man from it, not only your sons; but if it appears to you such as I think it to be, take courage, pursue it, and practice it, as the saying is, 'both you and your house."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Truth, Teaching, Practice

3

"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake."

"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Friend, Man, Wishes, Wishing

3

"We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection."

"We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Learning

3

"What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!"

"What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!"

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Philosophy, Fate, Responsibility, Choice, Life

3

"And yet even in reaching for the beautiful there is beauty, and also in suffering whatever it is that one suffers en route."

"And yet even in reaching for the beautiful there is beauty, and also in suffering whatever it is that one suffers en route."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Beauty, Suffering, Path, Journey

3

"To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill."

"To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Death, Cowardice, Suicide, Trouble

3

"The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement. If Eudaimonia, or happiness, is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence; and this will be that of the best thing in us."

"The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires exertion, and does not consist in amusement. If Eudaimonia, or happiness, is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence; and this will be that of the best thing in us."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Happiness, Excellence, Effort, Life

3

"How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time."

"How sweet for those faring badly to forget their misfortunes even for a short time."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Time, Forget

3

"To me, a wicked man who is also eloquent seems the most guilty of them all. He'll cut your throat as bold as brass, because he can dress up murder in handsome words."

"To me, a wicked man who is also eloquent seems the most guilty of them all. He'll cut your throat as bold as brass, because he can dress up murder in handsome words."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Ethics, Morality, Deception, Guilt

3

"That's what education should be," I said, "the art of orientation. Educators should devise the simplest and most effective methods of turning minds around. It shouldn't be the art of implanting sight in the organ, but should proceed on the understanding that the organ already has the capacity, but is improperly aligned and isn't facing the right way."

"That's what education should be," I said, "the art of orientation. Educators should devise the simplest and most effective methods of turning minds around. It shouldn't be the art of implanting sight in the organ, but should proceed on the understanding that the organ already has the capacity, but is improperly aligned and isn't facing the right way."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Education, Mind, Philosophy, Teaching

3

"The law is reason, free from passion."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Law, Passion, Reason

3

"Wisdom is knowing you know nothing."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Knowledge, Wisdom, Humility, Learning

3

"To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away."

"To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Friendship, Values, Life, Choice

3

"Then as for those who gaze upon many beautiful things but don't see the beautiful itself, and aren't even capable of following someone else who leads them to it, and upon many just things but not the just itself, and all the things like that, we'll claim that they accept the seeming of everything but discern nothing of what they have opinions about."

"Then as for those who gaze upon many beautiful things but don't see the beautiful itself, and aren't even capable of following someone else who leads them to it, and upon many just things but not the just itself, and all the things like that, we'll claim that they accept the seeming of everything but discern nothing of what they have opinions about."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Perception, Beauty, Justice, Truth

3

"When he endures nothing but endless miseries-- What pleasure is there in living the day after day, Edging slowly back and forth toward death?Anyone who warms their heart with the glow Of flickering hope is worth nothing at all. The noble man should either live with honor or die with honor. That's all there is to be said."

"When he endures nothing but endless miseries-- What pleasure is there in living the day after day, Edging slowly back and forth toward death?Anyone who warms their heart with the glow Of flickering hope is worth nothing at all. The noble man should either live with honor or die with honor. That's all there is to be said."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Honor, Courage, Death, Meaning

3

"I am a citizen not of Athens or Greece but of the world."

"I am a citizen not of Athens or Greece but of the world."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Citizenship, World, Identity, Global

3

"...happiness does not consist in amusement. In fact, it would be strange if our end were amusement, and if we were to labor and suffer hardships all our life long merely to amuse ourselves.... The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement."

"...happiness does not consist in amusement. In fact, it would be strange if our end were amusement, and if we were to labor and suffer hardships all our life long merely to amuse ourselves.... The happy life is regarded as a life in conformity with virtue. It is a life which involves effort and is not spent in amusement."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Fulfillment, Happiness, Virtue, Life, Amusement

3

"What you shun enduring yourself, attempt not to impose on others. You shun slavery- beware enslaving others! If you can endure to do that, one would think you had been once upon a time a slave yourself. For vice has nothing in common with virtue, nor Freedom with slavery."

"What you shun enduring yourself, attempt not to impose on others. You shun slavery- beware enslaving others! If you can endure to do that, one would think you had been once upon a time a slave yourself. For vice has nothing in common with virtue, nor Freedom with slavery."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Freedom, Responsibility, Ethics, Endurance

3

"Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms."

"Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Politics, People, Mistrust

3

"Those swift to think are not always secure."

"Those swift to think are not always secure."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Caution, Thought, Speed, Judgment, Awareness

3

"In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one."

"In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Competence, Leadership, Health