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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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"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

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"I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome."

"I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

Achievement, First, Rome

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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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"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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"Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder."

"Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Feeling, Philosophy, Wonder

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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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"There is no success without hardship."

"There is no success without hardship."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Success, Hardship

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"Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes."

"Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes."

Antisthenes, Greek Philosopher

Attention, Enemies, First, Mistakes

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"The society we have described can never grow into a reality or see the light of day, and there will be no end to the troubles of states, or indeed, my dear Glaucon, of humanity itself, till philosophers become rulers in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands."

"The society we have described can never grow into a reality or see the light of day, and there will be no end to the troubles of states, or indeed, my dear Glaucon, of humanity itself, till philosophers become rulers in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Politics, Power, Wisdom

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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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"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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"Without labor nothing prospers."

"Without labor nothing prospers."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"Art not only imitates nature but also completes its deficiencies."

"Art not only imitates nature but also completes its deficiencies."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Art, Nature, Imitation, Beauty

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"Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect."

"Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect."

Periander, Greek Tyrant

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"Philosophy is the highest music."

"Philosophy is the highest music."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Music

19

"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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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Success, Habit, Act, Excellence

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"If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping."

"If it were possible to cure evils by lamentation and to raise the dead with tears, then gold would be a less valuable thing than weeping."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Cure, Gold, Tears, Weeping

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"Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin."

"Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

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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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"Acquisition means life to miserable mortals."

"Acquisition means life to miserable mortals."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

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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

18

"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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"The art is long, life is short."

"The art is long, life is short."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

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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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"A man's homeland is wherever he prospers."

"A man's homeland is wherever he prospers."

Aristophanes, Greek Poet

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"To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete."

"To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Education, Want

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"Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults."

"Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults."

Antisthenes, Greek Philosopher

Enemy, Enemies, Faults, First

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"For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike."

"For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Faith, Men, Want

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"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing."

"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Faith, Knowledge, Nothing

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"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will."

"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will."

Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician

Rest, Talk, Will

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"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

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"A bad neighbor is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage."

"A bad neighbor is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Neighborhood, Calamity

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"The man who does ill must suffer ill."

"The man who does ill must suffer ill."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

18

"For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not able even to have that."

"For death is not the worst, but when one wants to die and is not able even to have that."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep."

"There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep."

Homer, Greek Poet

Time, Sleep, Words

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"And all men are ready to pass judgement on the priest as if he was not a being clothed with flesh, or one who inherited a human nature."

"And all men are ready to pass judgement on the priest as if he was not a being clothed with flesh, or one who inherited a human nature."

John Chrysostom, Greek Clergyman

Men, Nature, Being, Human nature

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"It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen."

"It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Fear, Being, Boldness, Risk

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"Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior."

"Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Equality, Man, Woman

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"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character."

"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Character, Day, Effort

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"Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other."

"Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other."

Euripides, Greek Poet

18

"How many things can I do without?"

"How many things can I do without?"

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Minimalism, Simplicity, Choice, Life

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"Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from thence the cup of mortal man he fills, blessings to these, to those distributes ills; to most he mingles both."

"Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from thence the cup of mortal man he fills, blessings to these, to those distributes ills; to most he mingles both."

Homer, Greek Poet

Fate, Blessings, Evil, Man

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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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"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises."

"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

18

"Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases."

"Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases."

Hippocrates, Greek Scientist

Extreme, Remedies

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"Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing."

"Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Fortune, Nothing

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"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."

"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Men, Fools

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"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

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