Small: A man growing old becomes a child again
Sophocles
"A man growing old becomes a child again"
Sophocles, Author
Small: Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness
Sophocles
"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness"
Sophocles, Author
Small: The good and the wise lead quiet lives
Euripides
"The good and the wise lead quiet lives"
Euripides, Poet
Small: Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold
Euripides
"Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold"
Euripides, Poet
Small: Its not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband
Euripides
"It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband"
Euripides, Poet
Small: To accuse others for ones own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that ones ed
Epictetus
"To accuse others for one's own misfortunes is a sign of want of education. To accuse oneself shows that one's education has begun. To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Small: If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked
Epictetus
"If you desire to be good, begin by believing that you are wicked"
Epictetus, Philosopher
Small: One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferio
Plato
"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals
Plato
"If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: I shall assume that your silence gives consent
Plato
"I shall assume that your silence gives consent"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: Death is not the worst that can happen to men
Plato
"Death is not the worst that can happen to men"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser
Plato
"As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another
Plato
"Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another"
Plato, Philosopher
Small: The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance
Aristotle
"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: The gods too are fond of a joke
Aristotle
"The gods too are fond of a joke"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities
Aristotle
"Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age
Aristotle
"Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind
Aristotle
"All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one
Aristotle
"A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one"
Aristotle, Philosopher
Small: Strength of mind rests in sobriety for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion
Pythagoras
"Strength of mind rests in sobriety; for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion"
Pythagoras, Mathematician
Small: The wildest colts make the best horses
Plutarch
"The wildest colts make the best horses"
Plutarch, Philosopher
Small: If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would
Socrates
"If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart"
Socrates, Philosopher
Small: I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live
Socrates
"I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live"
Socrates, Philosopher
Small: From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate
Socrates
"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate"
Socrates, Philosopher
Small: Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds
Democritus
"Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds"
Democritus, Philosopher
Small: It is better to destroy ones own errors than those of others
Democritus
"It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others"
Democritus, Philosopher
Small: I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia
Democritus
"I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia"
Democritus, Philosopher
Small: By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich
Democritus
"By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich"
Democritus, Philosopher
Small: Nothing endures but change
"Nothing endures but change"
Heraclitus, Philosopher
Small: No man ever steps in the same river twice, for its not the same river and hes not the same man
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man"
Heraclitus, Philosopher
Small: It is always in season for old men to learn
Aeschylus
"It is always in season for old men to learn"
Aeschylus, Playwright
Small: Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little
Epicurus
"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little"
Epicurus, Philosopher
Small: Stand a little less between me and the sun
Diogenes
"Stand a little less between me and the sun"
Diogenes, Philosopher
Small: I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance
Diogenes
"I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance"
Diogenes, Philosopher
Small: Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards
Diogenes
"Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards"
Diogenes, Philosopher
Small: When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers
Herodotus
"When a woman removes her garment, she also removes the respect that is hers"
Herodotus, Historian
Small: Life is an unfoldment, and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend. To understand the things th
"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, Philosopher
Small: In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a supe
"In fact men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth - often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and so is changeable"
Hypatia, Philosopher
Small: Please all, and you will please none
"Please all, and you will please none"
Aesop, Author
Small: I take office during the most difficult moment in the countrys recent history. The country can be saved - its
Lucas Papademos
"I take office during the most difficult moment in the country's recent history. The country can be saved - it's up to us. I think it is obvious for those who support this government to undertake the commitment and ensure that our country's euro membership is not endangered"
Lucas Papademos, Politician