Quotes by Greek/Greece authors (page 6)

"Everything in this world has a hidden meaning"

"Adventure is worthwhile"

"A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free"

"Appearances are often deceiving"

"Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. Above all, we are free men, and they are slaves"

Arrian, Historian

"God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought"

Xenophanes, Philosopher

"The man of petty ambition if invited to dinner will be eager to be set next his host"

Theophrastus, Philosopher

"Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity"

Alcaeus, Poet

"You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth"

Odysseas Elytis, Writer

"The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God"

Euclid, Scientist

"Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life"

Aristophanes, Poet

"I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today"

Georgios A. Papandreou, Politician

"Goodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness"

Athenaeus, Author

"Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed"

Pindar, Poet

"History is Philosophy teaching by examples"

Thucydides, Historian

"To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams"

Giorgio de Chirico, Artist

"Wise thinkers prevail everywhere"

Quotes by Greek authors