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The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool. Epicurus

Wise Fool Better Prosperity Misfortune Than

Both old and young alike ought to seek wisdom: the former in order that, as age comes over him, he may be young in good things because of the grace of what has been, and the latter in order that, while he is young, he may at the same time be old, because he has no fear of the things which are to come. Epicurus

Wisdom Time Good Age Good Things Grace Fear Old No Fear Young Ought Alike Latter Has-Been Seek Both He Over Come Him Because Been Same May Same Time Order Which While Former Things

There is the sky, which is all men's together. Euripides

Together Sky Men Which

The way up and the way down are one and the same. Heraclitus

Down Way Up Same

Force has no place where there is need of skill. Herodotus

Strength Force Where Place Skill Need

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

Final Must Religions Never Accepted Dogmatic Formal Persons

In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable. Hypatia

Truth You Fight Truth Is Will Men Living Changeable More Fact Superstition Point Point Of View Since Intangible Quickly Get Quite Often In Fact Refute Cannot View

When everything goes wrong, what a joy to test your soul and see if it has endurance and courage. An invisible and all-powerful enemy - some call him God, others the Devil, seem to rush upon us to destroy us; but we are not destroyed. Nikos Kazantzakis

God Soul Courage Joy Enemy Devil Others Everything Destroy Destroyed See All-Powerful Rush Some Seem Wrong Invisible Call Him Test Goes Endurance Us Your

Science is nothing but perception. Plato

Science Perception Nothing

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. Plato

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant. Plato

Knowledge Learning Most Which Little Ignorant Compared

Death is not the worst that can happen to men. Plato

Death Men Worst Happen

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. Plutarch

Wisdom Silence Better Proper Than Any Season Speech

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

Man Marriage Will Take He Course Sure Repent Celibacy Which

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

You Own Sense Trapped Ruin Net Inescapable Been Want Your

It is good even for old men to learn wisdom. Aeschylus

Wisdom Good Old Men Learn Old Men Even

Slow but steady wins the race. Aesop

Slow Steady Wins Race

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. Aesop

Wisdom Wise Better Own Others Misfortunes Than Your

A man must fortify himself and understand that a wise man who yields to laziness or anger or passion or love of drink, or who commits any other action prompted by impulse and inopportune, will probably find his fault condoned; but if he stoops to greed, he will not be pardoned, but render himself odious as a combination of all vices at once. Apollonius of Tyana

Love Wise Man Anger Wise Man Fault Passion Will Laziness Greed Action Other Once Must Find Prompted Pardoned Drink He Combination Render Himself Understand His Odious Yields Any Impulse Vices Fortify Who

Eureka! - I have found it! Archimedes

Eureka Found

The poet, being an imitator like a painter or any other artist, must of necessity imitate one of three objects - things as they were or are, things as they are said or thought to be, or things as they ought to be. The vehicle of expression is language - either current terms or, it may be, rare words or metaphors. Aristotle

Words Language Thought Rare Three Poet Other Imitate Ought Must Objects Vehicle Like Terms Said Metaphors Were Current Any Artist May Being Either Painter Expression Things Necessity

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. Aristotle

Life Great Wise Man Wise Man Few Live Cares Danger Crises Willing Worthwhile Give He Since Knowing Himself Does His Conditions Few Things Which Certain Expose Even Sufficiently Things

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. Aristotle

Truth Truth Is Later Deviation Least Initial

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