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Quotes by Greek Authors

"He has the most who is most content with the least."

"He has the most who is most content with the least."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

9

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Friendship, Friend, Relatives, Worth

9

"Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends."

"Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends."

Giorgos Seferis, Greek Poet

Action, Cunning, Man, Pride

9

"For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories."

"For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Self-Control, First, Man

9

"Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference."

"Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

9

"If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs."

"If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs."

Aesop, Greek Author

Exploitation, Men, Will

9

"And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain."

"And though all streams flow from a single course to cleanse the blood from polluted hand, they hasten on their course in vain."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

9

"Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change."

"Illness strikes men when they are exposed to change."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Change, Men, Illness

9

"The rewards of virtue alone abide secure."

"The rewards of virtue alone abide secure."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

9

"What is honored in a culture gets cultivated there."

"What is honored in a culture gets cultivated there."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Culture, Honor, Values, Importance

9

"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

9

"History is Philosophy teaching by examples."

"History is Philosophy teaching by examples."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

History, Philosophy, Teaching

9

"Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law."

"Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

Enemy, Freedom, Law

9

"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

9

"Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest."

"Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

Gain, Reputation, Storms

9

"We are obliged, therefore, to say that whoever speaks that which is foreign to religion is using many words, while he who speaks the words of truth, even should he go over the whole field and omit nothing, is always speaking the one word."

"We are obliged, therefore, to say that whoever speaks that which is foreign to religion is using many words, while he who speaks the words of truth, even should he go over the whole field and omit nothing, is always speaking the one word."

Origen, Greek Theologian

Religion, Truth, Nothing, Word

9

"But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions."

"But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions."

Homer, Greek Poet

9

"No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world."

"No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Existence, World

9

"Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth."

"Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

9

"We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one."

"We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure impressed on it are one."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Identity, Soul, Body

9

"I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions."

"I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Power, Knowledge, Possessions

9

"Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing."

"Of all men's miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Man, Men, Control, Nothing

9

"Walking is man's best medicine."

"Walking is man's best medicine."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

Man, Medicine, Walking

9

"Your silence gives consent."

"Your silence gives consent."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Generosity, Silence

9

"Caring about the happiness of others, we find our own."

"Caring about the happiness of others, we find our own."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Empathy, Happiness, Caring, Compassion, Selflessness

9

"Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil."

"Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Ignorance, Evil

8

"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

8

"For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight."

"For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Wealth, Defense, Excess, Justice

8

"No one can harm the man who does himself no wrong."

"No one can harm the man who does himself no wrong."

John Chrysostom, Greek Clergyman

Harm, Man, Wrong

8

"You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit."

"You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

Action, Actions, Man, Spirit

8

"The good and the wise lead quiet lives."

"The good and the wise lead quiet lives."

Euripides, Greek Poet

8

"No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

"No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Patience, Time, Desire, First

8

"The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess."

"The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess."

Menander, Greek Poet

Beginning, Evil, Excess, Goodness

8

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

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

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Happiness, Choice, Effort

8

"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you."

"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you."

Pericles, Greek Statesman

Politics, Interest

8

"Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike."

"Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Equality, Government, Democracy, Disorder

8

"Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master."

"Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

8

"No one who errs unwillingly is evil."

"No one who errs unwillingly is evil."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

8

"It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow."

"It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow."

Aesop, Greek Author

Preparedness, Today, Tomorrow

8

"The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence."

"The most hateful human misfortune is for a wise man to have no influence."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Influence, Man, Misfortune

8

"Soft men tend to be born from soft countries."

"Soft men tend to be born from soft countries."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Man, Men, Countries

8

"Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on."

"Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on."

Citium Zeno, Greek Philosopher

Fate, Formula, Reason, World

8

"When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man."

"When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

Man, Men, Science, Nothing

8

"Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live."

"Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Values, People, Worth

8

"No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things to them unwillingly."

"No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things to them unwillingly."

Protagoras, Greek Philosopher

Life, Deeds, Evil, Man

8

"What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will."

"What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

8

"The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless."

"The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Self-Control, God, Blame

8

"Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger."

"Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

Anger, Being, Causes, First

8

"Virtue is harmony."

"Virtue is harmony."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

Virtue, Harmony

8

"War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always."

"War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

War, Chance, Man

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