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Quotes by Greek Authors
"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little."
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled."
"Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life."
"How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?"
"Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of men's desires, but by the removal of desire."
"I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing."
"What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will."
"Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play."
"When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger."
"The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life."
"If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart."
"All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine."
"There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion."
"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."
"...and when one of them meets the other half, the actual half of himself, whether he be a lover of youth or a lover of another sort, the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy and one will not be out of the other's sight, as I may say, even for a moment."
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."
"Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states."
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."
"Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest."
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