Quotes by greek authors

Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure. Sophocles

Unjust Secure Fraud Through Never Gained Things

As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. Antisthenes

Jealousy Passion Own Eaten Rust Consumed Envious Iron Away

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill. Aristotle

Death Trouble Cowardice Braves Suicide Run Some Object He Noble True Does Escape Form While Ill Away

We make war that we may live in peace. Aristotle

War Peace Live Make May

Friendship is essentially a partnership. Aristotle

Friendship Partnership Essentially

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope. Aristotle

Hope Youth Deceived Easily Because Quick

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it. Epictetus

You Yourself Lie Evil Be True Correct Laugh True Spoken

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses. Hippocrates

Health Wise Man Wise Man Thought Own Consider Benefit Blessings Learn Greatest How His Human Should Derive Illnesses

As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Pythagoras

Health Man Peace Will Men Long Animals Living Other Destroyer Ruthless Never He Massacre Know Lower Beings Each

Memory is the mother of all wisdom. Aeschylus

Wisdom Memory Mother

Please all, and you will please none. Aesop

Wisdom You Will Please None

There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. Antisthenes

Truth You Yourself People Enemy Lost Tell Temper About Only Dearly His Friend Loves Who Two Two People

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech. Aristotle

Language Three First Must Proper Various Various Parts Points Study Parts Arrangement Making Means Producing Persuasion Second Third Speech

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. Epictetus

You Yourself First Say Would Would-Be Then

Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. Epictetus

Men Disturbed Take Which Them View Things

Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend. To understand the things that are at our door is the best preparation for understanding those that lie beyond. Hypatia

Life Truth Best Travel Lie Understanding Preparation Our Further Those Comprehend More Beyond Understand Door Things

To be sure I must; and therefore I may assume that your silence gives consent. Plato

Silence Assume Must Gives Sure May Your Therefore Consent

Who seeks shall find. Sophocles

Find Seeks Shall Who

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

Success Obedience Mother Safety

Everyone's quick to blame the alien. Aeschylus

Blame Alien Everyone Quick

Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love. Euripides

Love Good Man Down Knees Thank Heaven Your Fasting

Time brings all things to pass. Aeschylus

Time All Things Pass Things Brings