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Classic Ancient Greek Quotes, phrases and sayings. In ancient Greek with translation.
BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -699. Neither being far short of thirty years nor much above; this is the right time for marriage. Μήτε τριηκόντων ετέων μάλα πολλ᾽ απολείπων μητ᾽ επιθείς μάλα πολλά· γάμος δε τοι ώριος ούτος. — Hesiod, 7th cent. BC ...
Τον τεθνηκότα μη κακολογείν. — Chilon of Sparta, 6th cent. BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece. Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and when death is come, we are not.
81 quotes. Visits: 5,197. Quotations. The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up. — Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet. ★. 13 likes. Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Truths of reasoning are necessary and their opposite is impossible, and those of fact are contingent and their opposite is possible. — Gottfried Leibnitz, 1646-1716, German philosopher & mathematician. ★. The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known.
The old age of the eagle is the youth of the skylark. Αετού γήρας κορύδου νεότης. — Ancient Greek phrase ★
Ancient Greek The old man has been young, whilst it is unknown if the young man will reach old age. Ο γέρων νέος εγένετο, ο δε νέος άδηλον ει εις γήρας αφίξεται.
Ancient Greek A ship should not ride on a single anchor, nor life on a single hope. Ούτε ναυν εκ μιάς αγκύρας, ούτε βίον εκ μιας ελπίδος ορμιστέον.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. — Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist. ★. 40 likes. The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
We should never allow our fears or the expectations of others to set the frontiers of our destiny. — Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher. ★. The following five: life expectancy, type of work, wealth, education and time of death are determined while man is still in his mother's womb.