Quotes by greek authors

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. Xenophon

Everything Fine Accuracy Fast

Bronze in the mirror of the form, wine of the mind. Aeschylus

Mind Wine Mirror Bronze Form

What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth? Aeschylus

Earth Spilt Atonement Blood

Excessive fear is always powerless. Aeschylus

Fear Excessive Powerless Always

Self-will in the man who does not reckon wisely is by itself the weakest of all things. Aeschylus

Man Reckon Weakest All Things Wisely Does Itself Who Things

Too few rejoice at a friend's good fortune. Aeschylus

Good Few Too Friend Fortune Good Fortune Rejoice

For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune. Aeschylus

Wise Man Mark Misfortune Gods Upright Against Rail

We must pronounce him fortunate who has ended his life in fair prosperity. Aeschylus

Life Prosperity Must Pronounce Fair Him His Ended Fortunate Who

Mourn for me rather as living than as dead. Aeschylus

Me Living Rather Dead Than Mourn

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth. Aesop

Worth Outside Substitute Poor Show Inner

Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety. Aesop

Safety Cause Our Insignificance Often

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction. Aesop

Destruction Enemies Own Our Give Often Means

A camel is a horse designed by committee. Alec Issigonis

Design Horse Camel Committee Designed

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

Enemies First Faults Out Find Observe Your

The gods do not need sacrifices, so what might one do to please them? Acquire wisdom, it seems to me, and do all the good in one's power to those humans who deserve it. Apollonius of Tyana

Wisdom Good Me Power Please Those Seems Sacrifices Gods Them Might Acquire Who Deserve Humans Need

Hunger knows no friend but its feeder. Aristophanes

Hunger Knows Friend

Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed. Aristotle

Man Animals Wolf Others Wild Bat Wild Animals Easily Kinds Some Invariably Nocturnal Daylight Hours Tame Tamed Always Owl Leopard Use Ground Mule Elephant

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. Aristotle

Wisdom Justice Virtue Consists Moderation

The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life. Aristotle

Life Good State Good Life Sake Exist Existence

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way. Aristotle

Quality Men Way Constantly Particular Particular Way Acquire Acting