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650 Greek Quotes

People often say what is right and do what is wrong; but nobody can be in the wrong if he is doing what is right.

People Right Wrong Nobody can
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The man who doesn't know his own ability is ignorant of himself.
The man Don't know Own ability Ignorant
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There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows himself best able to perform

Small risk A general Contempt Lead
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He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce.

Eats Most pleasure Requires Sauce
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I will venture to maintain that where the teacher is not pleasing to the pupil, there is no education.

Will venture Teacher Pleasing Education
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Success Should Never Breed Complacency

Success Never Breed complacency
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Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.

Whatever Determine Right Diligence endeavour
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I will choosing to die rather than to remain alive without freedom and beg, as an alternative to death, a vastly inferior life.

Choosing Die Remain alive Freedom
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...men unite against none so readily as against those whom they see attempting to rule over them.
Men unite Readily Rule Over them
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The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.

True test Leader Followers Adhere
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If any among you covet riches, let him endeavour to overcome, for the victorious not only preserve their own possessions but acquire those of the enemy.

Covet riches Endevour Overcome Victorious
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Let a man sow a field or plant a farm never so well, yet he cannot foretell who will gather in the fruits; another may build him a house of fairest proportion, yet he knows not who will inhabit it.

A man Field Pant Farm
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All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen

Children Great men Opportunity Learning
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You know that neither numbers nor strength give the victory, but that side which, with the assistance of the gods, attacks with the greatest resolution is generally irresistible.

Neither numbers Strength Victory Assistance
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I see that it is impossible to remember a long poem without practice and repetition; so is forgetfulness of the words of instruction engendered in the heart that has ceased to value them.

Impossible Remember Long poem Practice
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The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

Sweetest Sounds Praise
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Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.

Excess Grief Dead Madness
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A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.

Horse Beauty Tire Displays himself
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What man is happy? He who has a healthy body, a resourceful mind, and a docile nature.

Man Happy Healthy Resourceful mind
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The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

Most difficult thing In life Know yourself
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Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it.

More active Travels over Universe Stronger
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Time is the wisest of all things that are; for it brings everything to light.
Time Wisest All things To light
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Necessity is the strongest of things, for it rules everything.

Necessity Strongest Rules everything
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The past is certain, the future obscure.

The past Certain Future obscure
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God is the most ancient of all things, for he had no birth.

God Most ancient No birth
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Hope is the only good that is common to all men; those who have nothing else possess hope still.

Hope Good Common All men
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Intellect is the swiftest of things, for it runs through everything.

Intellect Swiftest All things Runs through
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Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing.

Avoid doing Blame others Doing
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One who is healthy in body, resourceful in soul and of a readily teachable nature.

Healthy Body Resourceful Soul
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A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind.

Multitude Words No proof Prudent mind
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Hope is the most universal of human possessions.

Hope Most universal Human possessions
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If there is neither excessive wealth nor immoderate poverty in a nation, then justice may be said to prevail.

Excessive wealth Immoderate poverty
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Many words are not proof of the wise man, because the sage only talk when it's needed, and the words are measured and corresponding with the need.

Many words Wise man Talk Needed
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We live not, in reality, on the summit of a solid earth but at the bottom of an ocean of air

We live Summit Solid earth Bottom
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We secure our friends not by accepting favors but by doing them

We secure Friends Accepting favors
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Hope is an expensive commodity. It makes better sense to be prepared

Hope Expensive commodity Better sense Be prepared
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Self-control is the chief element in self-respect and self-respect is the chief element in courage.

Self control Chief element Self respect Courage
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They are surely to be esteemed the bravest spirits who, having the clearest sense of both the pains and pleasures of life, do not on that account shrink from danger.

Be esteemed Bravest spirit Clearest sense Pains
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In peace and prosperity states and individuals have better sentiments, because they do not find themselves suddenly confronted with imperious necessities; but war takes away the easy supply of daily wants and so proves a rough master that brings most men's characters to a level with their fortunes.

In peace Prosperity states Individuals Better sentiments
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The strong do what they have to do and the weak accept what they have to accept.
The strong Do what Have The weak accept
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When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.

When one Deprived Liberty Blaming
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It is from the greatest dangers that the greatest glory is to be won.
The greatest dangers Glory Be won
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Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.

Greatness Was won Men With courage
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The secret of happiness is freedom.

The secret Happiness Freedom
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Happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.

Happiness depends Being free Freedom Courageous
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Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

Ignorance Bold Knowledge Reserved
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Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.

Few things Successful issue Impetuous desire
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It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire

Habit Mankind Entrust Careless hope
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It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.

Common mistake War Wrong end Disasters
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Rise above oneself and grasp the world.

Rise Above Oneself Grasp
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