Famous quote by Pericles

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"The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible symbol woven into the stuff of other mens lives"

- Pericles

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This quote is written / told by Pericles between 495 BC and 429 BC. He was a famous Statesman from Greece. The author also have 13 other quotes.

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