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Quotes by Greek Authors

"Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe."

"Even sleepers are workers and collaborators in what goes on in the Universe."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Universe, Workers

16

"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

16

"Change in all things is sweet."

"Change in all things is sweet."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

16

"A man's character is his guardian divinity."

"A man's character is his guardian divinity."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Character, Divinity, Man

16

"A man without regrets cannot be cured."

"A man without regrets cannot be cured."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Regret, Man, Life, Healing, Forgiveness

16

"If you want to make progress, put up with being perceived as ignorant or naive in worldly matters, don't aspire to a reputation for sagacity. If you do impress others as somebody, don't altogether believe it. You have to realize, it isn't easy to keep your will in agreement with nature, as well as externals. Caring about the one inevitably means you are going to shortchange the other."

"If you want to make progress, put up with being perceived as ignorant or naive in worldly matters, don't aspire to a reputation for sagacity. If you do impress others as somebody, don't altogether believe it. You have to realize, it isn't easy to keep your will in agreement with nature, as well as externals. Caring about the one inevitably means you are going to shortchange the other."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Learning, Progress, Perception, Knowledge, Wisdom

16

"Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war."

"Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war."

Thucydides, Greek Historian

16

"The sun is new each day."

"The sun is new each day."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

Renewal, Day, Sun

16

"People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die."

"People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, People, Growth, Help

16

"Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace."

"Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Work, Disgrace, Idleness

16

"For to fear death, men, is in fact nothing other than to seem to be wise, but not to be so. For it is to seem to know what one does not know: no one knows whether death does not even happen to be the greatest of all goods for the human being; but people fear it as though they knew well that it is the greatest of evils."

"For to fear death, men, is in fact nothing other than to seem to be wise, but not to be so. For it is to seem to know what one does not know: no one knows whether death does not even happen to be the greatest of all goods for the human being; but people fear it as though they knew well that it is the greatest of evils."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Philosophy, Fear, Death, Wisdom, Knowledge

16

"And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"

"And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"

Melina Mercouri, Greek Actress

Greece, Possessions

15

"It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy."

"It is best to do things systematically, since we are only human, and disorder is our worst enemy."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

Organization, Disorder, Enemy

15

"As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish."

"As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

Man, Men, Sound

15

"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

15

"Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances."

"Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

Man, Men, Circumstances

15

"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

15

"The wisest of the wise may err."

"The wisest of the wise may err."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Fallibility, May

15

"Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery."

"Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Freedom, Excess, Liberty, Lies, Slavery

15

"Self-conceit may lead to self destruction."

"Self-conceit may lead to self destruction."

Aesop, Greek Author

Destruction, May, Self

15

"An orator without judgment is a horse without a bridle."

"An orator without judgment is a horse without a bridle."

Theophrastus, Greek Philosopher

15

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

15

"Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee."

"Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Self-Control, Control

15

"Quality is not an act, it is a habit."

"Quality is not an act, it is a habit."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Positive, Quality, Habit, Act

15

"If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother."

"If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Relationship, Brother, Wrong, Wrongs

15

"No one who errs unwillingly is evil."

"No one who errs unwillingly is evil."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

15

"All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings there's too much corruption in the world."

"All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings there's too much corruption in the world."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Warning, Disaster, Corruption, World

15

"Silence is safer than speech."

"Silence is safer than speech."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Silence, Speech

15

"A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues."

"A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Persistence, Vices

15

"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

15

"Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety."

"Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Success, Mother, Obedience, Safety

15

"It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life."

"It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

15

"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better."

"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Change, Friend, Shadow

15

"Listen closely as those around you speak; great truths are revealed in jest."

"Listen closely as those around you speak; great truths are revealed in jest."

Javan, Greek Celebrity

15

"Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future."

"Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Future, Learning, Past, Youth

15

"Old age is, so to speak, the sanctuary of ills: they all take refuge in it."

"Old age is, so to speak, the sanctuary of ills: they all take refuge in it."

Antiphanes, Greek Writer

15

"When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?"

"When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?"

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

Strength, Justice

15

"Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."

"Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."

Alexander the Great, Greek Leader

15

"A man may learn wisdom even from a foe."

"A man may learn wisdom even from a foe."

Aristophanes, Greek Poet

Wisdom, Man, May

15

"The secret is to cook the aubergines the day before and let them dry of all the oil they drank in cooking. When you cook aubergine, they eat a lot of oil. It can be very heavy."

"The secret is to cook the aubergines the day before and let them dry of all the oil they drank in cooking. When you cook aubergine, they eat a lot of oil. It can be very heavy."

Nana Mouskouri, Greek Musician

Cooking, Day, Oil

15

"We understand and recognize what is good, but we do not labor to bring it to fulfillment, some of us out of laziness, some because we put something else, some pleasure, before virtue--and there are many pleasures in life, long conversations and indolence-that pleasing vice.."

"We understand and recognize what is good, but we do not labor to bring it to fulfillment, some of us out of laziness, some because we put something else, some pleasure, before virtue--and there are many pleasures in life, long conversations and indolence-that pleasing vice.."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Ethics, Virtue, Pleasure, Morality

15

"Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make."

"Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Relationship, Love, Hate, Intensity, Emotion

15

"If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart."

"If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart."

Socrates, Greek Philosopher

Ethics, Fairness, Justice, Observation, Humanity

15

"From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow."

"From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow."

Aeschylus, Greek Poet

15

"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help."

"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help."

Epicurus, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Confidence, Friends, Help

15

"Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire."

"Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Freedom, Desire, Enjoyment

15

"If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: "Thou shalt not ration justice.""

"If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: "Thou shalt not ration justice.""

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Democracy, Justice

15

"He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does mischief to the planner."

"He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does mischief to the planner."

Hesiod, Greek Poet

15

"Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent."

"Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent."

Euripides, Greek Poet

15

"You win the victory when you yield to friends."

"You win the victory when you yield to friends."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Friendship, Victory, Friends, Yield

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