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Quotes by Greek Authors

"Men's fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever."

"Men's fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."

"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Success, Art, Habit, Virtue, Act

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"Without labor nothing prospers."

"Without labor nothing prospers."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill."

"A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill."

Pericles, Greek Statesman

Man, Men, Glory, Woman

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"The end of labor is to gain leisure."

"The end of labor is to gain leisure."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Life, End, Gain, Labor, Leisure

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"The destiny of man is in his own soul."

"The destiny of man is in his own soul."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Soul, Destiny, Man

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"Neither blame or praise yourself."

"Neither blame or praise yourself."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

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"All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final."

"All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final."

Hypatia, Greek Philosopher

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"Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft."

"Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft."

Pericles, Greek Statesman

Love, Extravagance, Mind

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"It's far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has."

"It's far more important to know what person the disease has than what disease the person has."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

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"No man is hurt but by himself."

"No man is hurt but by himself."

Diogenes of Sinope, Greek Philosopher

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"Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm."

"Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

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"Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still."

"Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still."

Thales, Greek Philosopher

Man, Men, Hope, Nothing

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"Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss."

"Riches do not exhilarate us so much with their possession as they torment us with their loss."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

Loss, Possession

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"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness."

"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Happiness, Wisdom

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"Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age."

"Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Age, Marriage, Women, Cause

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"Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another."

"Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another."

Homer, Greek Poet

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"If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own."

"If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Man, Men, Examination, World

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"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."

"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Unity, Soul, Evil, Words

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"As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent."

"As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Choice, Marriage, Celibacy, Man, Will

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"Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity."

"Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

Art, Love, Humanity, Medicine

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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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"The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage."

"The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

Happiness, Courage, Freedom

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"Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom when the passions relax their hold, then, as Sophocles says, we are free from the grasp, not of one mad master only, but of many."

"Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom when the passions relax their hold, then, as Sophocles says, we are free from the grasp, not of one mad master only, but of many."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Aging, Freedom, Calm, Passion

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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true."

"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

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"Slander is worse than cannibalism."

"Slander is worse than cannibalism."

John Chrysostom, Greek Clergyman

Cannibalism, Slander

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"Any excuse will serve a tyrant."

"Any excuse will serve a tyrant."

Aesop, Greek Author

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"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."

"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."

Aristotle Onassis, Greek Businessman

Motivational, Focus, Light, Moments

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"The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves."

"The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

Politics, Censure

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"When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing."

"When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing."

Nana Mouskouri, Greek Musician

Sister, Nothing, Ugly

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"Everyone's quick to blame the alien."

"Everyone's quick to blame the alien."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"Light is the shadow of god."

"Light is the shadow of god."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Metaphysics, Light, Shadow, God, Divinity

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"Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is."

"Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is."

John Chrysostom, Greek Clergyman

Forbidden, Pride

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"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."

"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."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

Security, Suspicion

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"Time brings all things to pass."

"Time brings all things to pass."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

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"To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory, to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat."

"To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory, to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Conquest, Victory, Self, Discipline, Failure

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"The energy of the mind is the essence of life."

"The energy of the mind is the essence of life."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Life, Energy, Mind

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"There is nothing permanent except change."

"There is nothing permanent except change."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Change, Nothing

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"Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom."

"Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Wisdom, Knowledge, Cunning, Justice

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"Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all."

"Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all."

Pericles, Greek Statesman

Power, Knowledge, Ideas

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"What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality."

"What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Change, Reality, Will

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"Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion."

"Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion."

Javan, Greek Celebrity

Love, Illusion, Magic

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"Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice."

"Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Justice, Ambition, Money, Injustice, Desire

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"Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil."

"Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil."

Menander, Greek Poet

Marriage, Truth, Evil, Will

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"If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health."

"If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

Health, Exercise, Right

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"All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action."

"All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

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"In show business, you get chewed up and spit out."

"In show business, you get chewed up and spit out."

John Aniston, Greek Actor

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