Quotes by Greek Authors | Beyond Motive 33/38

"Even subjects that are known are known only to a few."

"Even subjects that are known are known only to a few."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Knowledge, Rarity, Learning

3

"Is anyone in all the world safe from unhappiness?"

"Is anyone in all the world safe from unhappiness?"

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Emotion, Happiness, Security, Unhappiness, Observation

3

"States are as the men, they grow out of human characters."

"States are as the men, they grow out of human characters."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Men, States

3

"It's a terrible thing to speak well and be wrong."

"It's a terrible thing to speak well and be wrong."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Wrong,

3

"Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half."

"Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Man, Men, Women, Being, Country

3

"There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries."

"There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Justice, Forgetfulness, Pleasure, Present, Words

3

"We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time."

"We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Time, Man, Praise, Right

3

"We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action."

"We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Education, Action, Actions

3

"It is well said, then, that it is by doing just acts that the just man is produced, and by doing temperate acts the temperate man; without doing these no one would have even a prospect of becoming good."

"It is well said, then, that it is by doing just acts that the just man is produced, and by doing temperate acts the temperate man; without doing these no one would have even a prospect of becoming good."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Action, Man, Morality

3

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

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

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Education, Mind, Thought, Acceptance

3

"Not for the first time I find our lives are a shadow, and I am not afraid to say that people who think they have everything figured out and are masters of logic - they are responsible for the greatest folly. No human being is happy. Strike it rich and you are luckier than your neighbor - but happy, never."

"Not for the first time I find our lives are a shadow, and I am not afraid to say that people who think they have everything figured out and are masters of logic - they are responsible for the greatest folly. No human being is happy. Strike it rich and you are luckier than your neighbor - but happy, never."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Reality, Logic, Happiness, Life, Reflection

3

"Surely, of all creatures that have life and will, we women are the most wretched. When, for an extravagant sum, we have bought a husband, we must then accept him as possessor of our body."

"Surely, of all creatures that have life and will, we women are the most wretched. When, for an extravagant sum, we have bought a husband, we must then accept him as possessor of our body."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Gender, Life, Observation, Reality

3

"It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other."

"It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Inspirational, Soul, Astronomy, Events, World

3

"With the truth, all given facts harmonize; but with what is false, the truth soon hits a wrong note."

"With the truth, all given facts harmonize; but with what is false, the truth soon hits a wrong note."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Truth, Falsehood, Life, Harmony

3

"Thy life is safe while any god saves mine."

"Thy life is safe while any god saves mine."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Faith, Safety, Trust, Protection

3

"All is flux, nothing stays still."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Change, Impermanence, Stability, Life

3

"Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity."

"Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Happiness, Prosperity, Life, Wealth

3

"And also because - Oh, my darling, my darling, forgive me; I'm going to cause you quite a lot of pain."

"And also because - Oh, my darling, my darling, forgive me; I'm going to cause you quite a lot of pain."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Emotion, Pain, Forgiveness, Love, Regret

3

"A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and cannot compose before he gets inspiration and loses control of his senses and his reason has deserted him."

"A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and cannot compose before he gets inspiration and loses control of his senses and his reason has deserted him."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Art, Poet, Inspirational, Control, Reason

3

"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers."

"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Knowledge, Decision, Numbers

3

"You should not honor men more than truth."

"You should not honor men more than truth."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Morality, Truth, Men, Honor, Respect

3

"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."

"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Happiness, Meaning, Purpose, Life

3

"Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government."

"Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make for themselves different modes of life and forms of government."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Government, Happiness, Life, Men

3

"A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants."

"A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Society, Mankind, Needs, Self, State

3

"No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness."

"No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Genius, Madness

3

"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods."

"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Friends

3

"There is much that is strange, but nothing that surpasses man in strangeness."

"There is much that is strange, but nothing that surpasses man in strangeness."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Philosophy, Human, Nature, Observation, Curiosity

3

"Piety, then, is that which is dear to the gods, and impiety is that which is not dear to them."

"Piety, then, is that which is dear to the gods, and impiety is that which is not dear to them."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Religion, Holiness, Morality, Divinity

3

"Best to live lightly, unthinkingly."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Simplicity, Life, Observation, Wisdom

3

"To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character."

"To enjoy the things we ought and to hate the things we ought has the greatest bearing on excellence of character."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Virtue, Character, Choice, Morality

3

"No one loves the messenger who brings bad news."

"No one loves the messenger who brings bad news."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Communication, Truth, Reaction, Behavior

3

"Chance never helps those who do not help themselves."

"Chance never helps those who do not help themselves."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Opportunity, Chance, Effort, Action

3

"The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity."

"The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Order, Divinity, Mind, Character

3

"Even God cannot change the past."

Agathon, Greek Poet

Change, God, Past

3

"Wise thinkers prevail everywhere."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Knowledge, Wisdom, Thinking, Success, Observation

3

"I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning."

"I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Education, Music, Children, Learning

3

"I know that I know nothing."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Knowledge, Ignorance, Philosophy, Truth

3

"Necessity... the mother of invention."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Innovation, Mother, Invention, Necessity

3

"Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular."

"Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, History, Poetry

3

"No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself."

"No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Peace, Wealth, Character, Self

3

"For, let me tell you that the more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me are the pleasure and charm of conversation."

"For, let me tell you that the more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me are the pleasure and charm of conversation."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Conversation, Pleasure, Joy, Connection

3

"As it is, the lover of inquiry must follow his beloved wherever it may lead him."

"As it is, the lover of inquiry must follow his beloved wherever it may lead him."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Inquiry, Love, Seeking, Knowledge

3

"The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit."

"The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Nature, Habit

3

"Those who are not angry at the things they should be angry at are thought to be fools, and so are those who are not angry in the right way, at the right time, or with the right persons."

"Those who are not angry at the things they should be angry at are thought to be fools, and so are those who are not angry in the right way, at the right time, or with the right persons."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Anger, Time, Life

2

"My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher."

"My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Relationship, Marriage, Advice, Happiness, Choice

2

"The only crime is pride."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Ethics, Pride, Morality, Character

2

"All is change all yields its place and goes."

"All is change all yields its place and goes."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Philosophy, Change, Life, Flow, Acceptance

2

"God takes away the minds of poets, and uses them as his ministers, as he also uses diviners and holy prophets, in order that we who hear them may know them to be speaking not of themselves who utter these priceless words in a state of unconsciousness, but that God himself is the speaker, and that through them he is conversing with us."

"God takes away the minds of poets, and uses them as his ministers, as he also uses diviners and holy prophets, in order that we who hear them may know them to be speaking not of themselves who utter these priceless words in a state of unconsciousness, but that God himself is the speaker, and that through them he is conversing with us."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Spiritual, Inspirational, Faith, Poetry, Divine

2

"The same man cannot be skilled in everything each has his special excellence."

"The same man cannot be skilled in everything each has his special excellence."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Learning, Skill, Excellence, Focus

2

"For if any man thinks that he is alone is wise--that in speech, or in mind, he hath no peer--such a soul, when laid open, is ever found empty."

"For if any man thinks that he is alone is wise--that in speech, or in mind, he hath no peer--such a soul, when laid open, is ever found empty."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Philosophy, Wisdom, Isolation, Observation, Life