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Quotes by Greek Authors

"The life so short, the craft so long to learn."

"The life so short, the craft so long to learn."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

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"The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life."

"The highest point of philosophy is to be both wise and simple; this is the angelic life."

John Chrysostom, Greek Clergyman

Life, Philosophy

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"Silence is better than unmeaning words."

"Silence is better than unmeaning words."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

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"Plodding wins the race."

"Plodding wins the race."

Aesop, Greek Author

Persistence, Race

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"Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold."

"Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold."

Euripides, Greek Poet

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"A comprehended god is no god."

"A comprehended god is no god."

John Chrysostom, Greek Clergyman

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"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty."

"Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Democracy, Dictatorship, Extreme, Liberty

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"By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher."

"By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Relationship, Marriage, Philosophy, Happiness, Choice

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"Big results require big ambitions."

"Big results require big ambitions."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Ambition, Results

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"One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try."

"One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Learning, Action, Knowledge, Practice

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"Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little."

"Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Persistence, Perseverance, Violence, Yield

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"He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another."

"He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another."

Aesop, Greek Author

Discontent, Will

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"Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand."

"Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

God, Gods, Man, Prayer

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"The art is long, life is short."

"The art is long, life is short."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

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"In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can."

"In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can."

Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek Writer

Achievement, First, Order, Succeed

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"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."

"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything."

Aesop, Greek Author

Contentment, Content, First

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"It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt."

"It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

God, Belief, Contempt, Opinion

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"You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense."

"You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Ignorance, Ruin, Sense, Want

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"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

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"I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing."

"I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Nothing

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"Persuasion is often more effectual than force."

"Persuasion is often more effectual than force."

Aesop, Greek Author

Persuasion, Force

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"When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him."

"When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Philosophy, Goodness, Suffering, Empathy, Compassion

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"Bigotry is the sacred disease."

"Bigotry is the sacred disease."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Prejudice, Bigotry, Disease

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"The poet is a light and winged and holy thing, and there is no invention in him until he has been inspired and is out of his sneses, and the mind is no longer in him."

"The poet is a light and winged and holy thing, and there is no invention in him until he has been inspired and is out of his sneses, and the mind is no longer in him."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Art, Poet, Inspirational, Light, Creativity

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"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Fool, Sense, Talk

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"Walking is man's best medicine."

"Walking is man's best medicine."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

Man, Medicine, Walking

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"To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing."

"To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

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"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

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"Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states."

"Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

Security, States

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"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist."

"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

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"It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few."

"It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

Silence, Value, Word, Words

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"Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage."

"Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Courage, Cowardice, Excess

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"If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it."

"If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

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"The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education."

"The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in good education."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Education, Lie, Honesty, Virtue

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"God has entrusted me with myself."

"God has entrusted me with myself."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

55

"Everything yields to diligence."

"Everything yields to diligence."

Antiphanes, Greek Writer

55

"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

55

"Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing."

"Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Nothing, Question

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"Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater."

"Practice yourself, for heaven's sake in little things, and then proceed to greater."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Self-Control, Heaven, Practice

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"Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play."

"Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Man, Play, Seriousness

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"The lucky person passes for a genius."

"The lucky person passes for a genius."

Euripides, Greek Poet

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"The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so."

"The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Humility, Being, Content

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"Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."

"Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."

Aesop, Greek Author

Illusion, Shadow

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"You are wrong sir, if you think that a man who is any good at all should take into account the risk of life or death; he should look to this only in his actions, whether what he does is right or wrong."

"You are wrong sir, if you think that a man who is any good at all should take into account the risk of life or death; he should look to this only in his actions, whether what he does is right or wrong."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Ethics, Courage, Morality, Decision

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"The mob is the mother of tyrants."

"The mob is the mother of tyrants."

Diogenes, Greek Philosopher

Family, Mother, Mob

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"In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face."

"In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face."

Diogenes of Sinope, Greek Philosopher

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"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony."

"Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Harmony, Opposition

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"Hell is paved with priests' skulls."

"Hell is paved with priests' skulls."

John Chrysostom, Greek Clergyman

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"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects."

"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Time, Rest, Right, Will

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"If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning."

"If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning."

Aristotle Onassis, Greek Businessman

Humor, Money, Women, Meaning, World

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