Quotes by greek authors

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. Plato
Wisdom Honor Men Three Classes Gain Lovers
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus
Hope You Remember Once Hoped Only Spoil Now Among Things Desiring
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. Euripides
You Fool Sense Foolish He Talk Calls
We are twice armed if we fight with faith. Plato
Faith Fight Armed Twice
A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true. Socrates
Illusion Values Nothing Relative Thoroughly System Morality Emotional Mere True Conception Vulgar Sound Which Based
He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. Socrates
Man Courage Enemy Post Run Remains He Does His Against Fights Who Away
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak. Epictetus
You Speak First Say Learn Meaning Meaning Of Then
Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet. Plato
Heart Song Poet Wish Lover Incomplete Every Back Everyone Those Find Touch Until Sing Another Becomes Always Sings Who Every Heart
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. Aristotle
Living Dead Educated Uneducated Differ Much
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. Plutarch
Change Reality Achieve Will Outer Inwardly
It is not living that matters, but living rightly. Socrates
Matters Living Rightly
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. Plutarch
Mind Fire Vessel Filled
The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. Aristotle
Knowledge Power Thorough Sign Exclusive Teaching
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle
Art Aim Significance Outward Outward Appearance Inward Represent Appearance Things
Man is by nature a political animal. Aristotle
Politics Nature Man Animal Political Political Animal
The energy of the mind is the essence of life. Aristotle
Life Mind Energy Essence
Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm. Hippocrates
Habit Make Least Help Things Two Harm
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. Aristotle
Enemies Victory Count Self Over Overcomes Him His Than Braver Who Conquers Hardest Desires
Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty. Plato
Honesty Honesty Is Part Most Than Dishonesty Less Profitable
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. Aristotle
Dignity Honors Consist Possessing Does Them Deserving
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds. Aristotle Onassis
Hope Will Rest Free Sail Ourselves High Must Winds Learn Sea Ever
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
Good Day Character Patience Patient Month Week Develop Protracted Effort Formed Little Created Good Character Needed
If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health. Hippocrates
Fitness Health Too Much Every Too Way Would Give Could Individual Safest Exercise Little Much Nourishment Found Right Amount
Everything in excess is opposed to nature. Hippocrates
Nature Everything Excess Opposed
It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has. Hippocrates
Important More Know Sort Than Person Disease
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus
Wise Man Wise Man Those He Does Grieve Which Who Things Rejoices
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