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650 Greek Quotes

Accept nothing pleasant unless it is beneficial.

Accept Pleasant Unless Beneficial
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Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and weaknesses.

Man Blames Nature Fate
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A life without festivity is a long road without an inn.

Life Festivity Long road Inn
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It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Greed Do Talking Listen
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No one regards the things before his feet, But views with care the regions of the sky.

Regard Things Views Sky
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Men ask for health in their prayers to the gods: they do not realize that the power to achieve it lies in themselves. Lacking self-control, they perform contrary actions and betray health to their desires.

Men Health Prayers Desires
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To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

Wise Good Man Whole earth
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Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.

Education Prosperous Refuge Unfortunate
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It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.

Think Something Beautiful New
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Life unexamined, is not worth living.

Life Unexamined Worth Living
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Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
Heals Wisdom Soul Passions
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Tis hard to fight with anger but the prudent man keeps it under control.

Fight Anger Prudent Under control
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Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.

Nature Education Transform Creates
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Soul and intellect are just the same things.

Soul Intellect Same things
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There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.

Many Know Lacking Wisdom
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The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.

Man Enslaved Wealth Honest
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.

Good Breeding Men Character
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It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Hard Desire Control Man
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Nature . . . has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.

Nature Truth Deep Bottom
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Word is a shadow of a deed.

Word Shadow Deed
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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

Moderations Greatest Pleasures Pains
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If you would know contentment, let your deeds be few.

Know Contentment Deeds Few
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The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures

Brave man Overcomes Enemies Pleasures
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The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion.

Youth Pride Old Age
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Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

Sins Remembered Good Deeds
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One word Frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.

One word Frees us The weight Pain
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All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

All men Make mistakes Good man Yield
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Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

But remember How foolish Your deeds Love you
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To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away.

Throw away Honest friends Your life
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If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate.

You try Cure evil Will add More pain
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A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

A man Though wise Never be Ashamed
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There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.
There's nothing The world Demoralizing As money
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Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.

Fear A man Chance rules Our live
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You can kill a man but you cant kill a idea.

Can kill A man A idea
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I was born to join in love, not hate - that is my nature.

Was born In love Not hate My nature
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Tomorrow is tomorrow. Future cares have future cures, And we must mind today.

Tomorrow Future cares Cures Mind today
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How dreadful the knowledge of the truth can be When there’s no help in truth.

How dreadful The knowledge The truth No help
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Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.

Grief Teaches Steadiest minds Waver
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We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.

Little time To please The living All eternity
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How terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I would not have come here.

How terrible Is wisdom No profit Had forgotten
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Trust dies but mistrust blossoms.

Trust dies Mistrust blossoms
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The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength.

The truth I cherish My strength
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Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life.

Children The anchors A mother Life
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Wisdom outweighs any wealth.

Wisdom Outweigh Any wealth
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No enemy is worse than bad advice.

No enemy Worse than Bad advice
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You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.

Must remember One lives Life free Pain
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Do not fear for me. Make straight your own path to destiny.

Not fear Make straight Own path Destiny
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Which would you choose if you could: pleasure for yourself despite your friends or a share in their grief?

You choose Pleasure Your friends A share
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In time you will know this well: For time, and time alone, will show the just man, though scoundrels are discovered in a day.

In time Will show Just man Though scoundrels
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Unwanted favors gain no gratitude.

Unwanted favors Gain No gratitude
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