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Quotes by Greek Authors

"Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

"Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Kindness, Battle, Life, Struggle

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"Anyone can get angry, but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for everyone, nor is it easy."

"Anyone can get angry, but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for everyone, nor is it easy."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Virtue, Anger, Control, Time, Motive

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"This is the greatest good to man, to discourse daily on virtue, and other things which you have heard me discussing, examining both myself and others."

"This is the greatest good to man, to discourse daily on virtue, and other things which you have heard me discussing, examining both myself and others."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Virtue, Self, Examination, Philosophy

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"A life without investigation is not worth living."

"A life without investigation is not worth living."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Life, Investigation, Truth

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"Socrates: This man, on one hand, believes that he knows something, while not knowing [anything]. On the other hand, I " equally ignorant " do not believe [that I know anything]."

"Socrates: This man, on one hand, believes that he knows something, while not knowing [anything]. On the other hand, I " equally ignorant " do not believe [that I know anything]."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Knowledge, Ignorance, Truth, Philosophy

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"Man is by nature a civic animal."

"Man is by nature a civic animal."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Society, Man, Nature, Community, Life

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"When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader."

"When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, War, Leader, People, Fear

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"Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age."

"Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Education, Wisdom, Learning, Adversity, Aging

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"The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men."

"The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Government, Men, Punishment

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"For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy."

"For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Success, Time, Day, Man, Summer

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"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others."

"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Leadership, Strength, Actions

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"All men seek one goal: success or happiness."

"All men seek one goal: success or happiness."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Ambition, Success, Happiness, Desire

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"The soul never thinks without a picture."

"The soul never thinks without a picture."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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"The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable,Is that which rages in the place of dearest love."

"The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable,Is that which rages in the place of dearest love."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Psychology, Anger, Emotion, Love, Conflict

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"This is courage in a man: to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends."

"This is courage in a man: to bear unflinchingly what heaven sends."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Character, Courage, Faith, Strength, Life

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"It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken."

"It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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"We make war that we may live in peace."

"We make war that we may live in peace."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Peace, War, May

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"No man loves the bearer of bad tidings."

"No man loves the bearer of bad tidings."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods."

"Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Love, Gods, Joy, Wonder

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"Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own."

"Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Relationship, Children, Fathers, Mothers

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"But time growing old teaches all things."

"But time growing old teaches all things."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching."

"The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Education, Power, Knowledge, Teaching

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"Education is the best provision for old age."

"Education is the best provision for old age."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Education, Age, Old

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"All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit."

"All is disgust when a man leaves his own nature and does what is unfit."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Nature, Disgust, Man

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"The gods too are fond of a joke."

"The gods too are fond of a joke."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

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"Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents."

"Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Education, Learning, Books, Knowledge, Thinking

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"A friend to all is a friend to none."

"A friend to all is a friend to none."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Friend

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"And it will often happen that a man with wealth in the form of coined money will not have enough to eat, and what a ridiculous kind of wealth is that which even in abundance will not save you from dying with hunger!"

"And it will often happen that a man with wealth in the form of coined money will not have enough to eat, and what a ridiculous kind of wealth is that which even in abundance will not save you from dying with hunger!"

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Economy, Wealth, Famine, Irony, Abundance

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"Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand."

"Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

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"By Hecate, the goddess I worship more than all the others, the one I choose to help me in this work, who lives with me deep inside my home, these people won't bring pain into my heart and laugh about it."

"By Hecate, the goddess I worship more than all the others, the one I choose to help me in this work, who lives with me deep inside my home, these people won't bring pain into my heart and laugh about it."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Spiritual, Protection, Faith, Safety

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"It is much better to die of hunger unhindered by grief and fear than to live affluently beset with worry, dread, suspicion and unchecked desire."

"It is much better to die of hunger unhindered by grief and fear than to live affluently beset with worry, dread, suspicion and unchecked desire."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Survival, Hunger, Fear, Desire, Life

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"Gone is the trust to be placed in oaths; I cannot understand if the gods you swore by then no longer rule, or men live by new standards of what is right."

"Gone is the trust to be placed in oaths; I cannot understand if the gods you swore by then no longer rule, or men live by new standards of what is right."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Philosophy, Trust, Standard, Truth, Observation

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"We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him."

"We are not angry with people we fear or respect, as long as we fear or respect them; you cannot be afraid of a person and also at the same time angry with him."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Respect, Fear, Anger, Life

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"To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full of injustice, is the last and worst of all the evils."

"To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full of injustice, is the last and worst of all the evils."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Soul, Injustice, World

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"Nothing could be more important than that the work of a soldier is well done. No tools will make a man a skilled workmen, or master of defense, or be of any use to him who has not learned how to handle them and has never bestowed any attention on them."

"Nothing could be more important than that the work of a soldier is well done. No tools will make a man a skilled workmen, or master of defense, or be of any use to him who has not learned how to handle them and has never bestowed any attention on them."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Duty, Work, Skill, Defense, Attention

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"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."

"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Criticism, Fear, Silence, Inaction

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