Quotes by greek authors

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. Aristotle

Fear Evil Pain Arising Anticipation

The secret to humor is surprise. Aristotle

Humor Secret Surprise

Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist. Epicurus

Death Long Longer Come Concern Because Does Exist Us Here

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. Pericles

You Others Monuments Woven Leave Stone Behind Engraved Lives

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it. Plato

Injustice Made More Wretched He Than Who Ever Suffers

United we stand, divided we fall. Aesop

Fall Divided Stand United

Nature does nothing in vain. Aristotle

Nature Nothing Vain Does

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are. Epictetus

Difficulties Person Show Things

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them. Plato

Speak Men Live Believe Nobody May Thee Them Ill

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. Socrates

Life Good Good Life Valued Chiefly

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. Socrates

Wisdom You Kind Find Poetry Poets Inspiration Prophets Write Deliver Instinct Knowing Messages Without Least Sublime Decided Mean Who

For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness. Aeschylus

Happiness Heart Burden Hatred Poison Own Seeing He Sorrow Another His Disease Burdened Doubles Groans Who Near Suffers Seated

Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. Hippocrates

Treat Sometimes Comfort Always Cure Often

A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician. Hippocrates

Knowledge Physician Astrology Call Himself Without Right

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue. Plato

Enough Virtue Earth Give Exchange Gold Which

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly. Plato

Great Better Great Deal Well Well Done Deal Than Done Which Little

Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin. Aesop

Will Evil Ruin Destroy Seed Up Your Grow Grow Up

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. Heraclitus

Man He Most Himself Child Achieves Seriousness Play Nearly