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Category Archive: Greek

Sophocles Quote: “No speech can stain what is…”

No speech can stain what is noble by nature.

October 30, 2021 496 BC, Greek, Quotes by Poets, Sophocles

Plutarch Quote: “The wildest colts make the best…”

The wildest colts make the best horses.

October 28, 2021 46, Greek, Plutarch, Quotes by Philosophers

Heraclitus Quote: “The chain of wedlock is so…”

The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it – and sometimes three.

October 27, 2021 544 BC, Greek, Heraclitus, Quotes by Philosophers

Aristotle Quote: “The whole is more than the…”

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

October 24, 2021 384 BC, Aristotle, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Aristotle Quote: “The aim of the wise is…”

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

October 24, 2021 384 BC, Aristotle, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Euripides Quote: “I would prefer as friend a…”

I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.

October 23, 2021 480 BC, Euripides, Greek, Quotes by Poets

Herodotus Quote: “Very few things happen at the…”

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

October 23, 2021 484 BC, Greek, Herodotus, Quotes by Historians

Plato Quote: “Not to help justice in her…”

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

October 21, 2021 427 BC, Greek, Plato, Quotes by Philosophers

Aristotle Quote: “Happiness depends upon ourselves….”

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

October 17, 2021 384 BC, Aristotle, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Euripides Quote: “Slight not what’s near through aiming…”

Slight not what’s near through aiming at what’s far.

October 17, 2021 480 BC, Euripides, Greek, Quotes by Poets

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