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Quotes by Greek Authors

"The lucky person passes for a genius."

"The lucky person passes for a genius."

Euripides, Greek Poet

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"I grow old learning something new every day."

"I grow old learning something new every day."

Solon, Greek Statesman

Learning, Day, Old

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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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"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."

"There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Happiness, Power, Will

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"Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire."

"Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

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"Silence is better than unmeaning words."

"Silence is better than unmeaning words."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

42

"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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"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little."

"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

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"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

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"Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy."

"Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Happiness, Envy

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"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."

"Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

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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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"For he who lives as passion directs will not hear argument that dissuades him, nor understand it if he does; and how can we persuade one in such a state to change his ways?"

"For he who lives as passion directs will not hear argument that dissuades him, nor understand it if he does; and how can we persuade one in such a state to change his ways?"

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Passion, Desire, Reason, Life

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"A man who preserves his integrity no real, long-lasting harm can ever come."

"A man who preserves his integrity no real, long-lasting harm can ever come."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Morality, Integrity, Ethics, Self, Protection

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"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."

"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Power, Wisdom, Errors, Future

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"Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal."

"Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Democracy, Men, Respect

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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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"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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"Any excuse will serve a tyrant."

"Any excuse will serve a tyrant."

Aesop, Greek Author

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"Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few."

"Do not talk a little on many subjects, but much on a few."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

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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

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"To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams."

"To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams."

Giorgio de Chirico, Greek Artist

Art, Dreams, Work, Childhood

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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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"No speech can stain what is noble by nature."

"No speech can stain what is noble by nature."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"Not too little, not too much: there safety lies."

"Not too little, not too much: there safety lies."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Philosophy, Balance, Life, Truth

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"All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils."

"All a man's affairs become diseased when he wishes to cure evils by evils."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Cure, Man, Wishes

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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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"A man without regrets cannot be cured."

"A man without regrets cannot be cured."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Regret, Man, Life, Healing, Forgiveness

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"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire."

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Determination, Nature, Habit, Actions, Chance

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

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

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Ignorance, Evil

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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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"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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"Children are the anchors of a mother's life."

"Children are the anchors of a mother's life."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Life, Mother, Children

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"Not knowing anything is the sweetest life."

"Not knowing anything is the sweetest life."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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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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"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

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

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

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

Gain, Reputation, Storms

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"The present will not long endure."

"The present will not long endure."

Pindar, Greek Poet

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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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"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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"How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?"

"How could they see anything but the shadows if they were never allowed to move their heads?"

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Ignorance, Perception, Reality, Truth

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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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"Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge against the poor, and the poet against the poet."

"Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge against the poor, and the poet against the poet."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

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"Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either."

"Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either."

Aesop, Greek Author

Reflection, Truth

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"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."

"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Apathy, Evil, Responsibility

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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

39

"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

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"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

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