20 Wise Ancient Greek Quotes to Strengthen Your Character & Life

From the ancient times, till modern times, Greece has been the homeland for many important historical events and people, who have marked the history of the country, and have influenced the course of the world. Greek People with talent, inspiration, and vision, have set the grounds of modern civilization.

I list 20 famous Greek quotes, by famous people in Greece.



1. I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep, I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. - Alexander the Great.

2. Silence is better than unmeaning words. - Pythagoras.

3. If women didn't exist, all the money in the world, would have no meaning. - Aristotle Onassis.

4. The content of your character is your choice. day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is, who you become. - Heraclitus. 

5. Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. - Demosthenes.

6. It is frequently a misfortune, to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs, They expect too much of ordinary men. - Thucydides.

7. Thing i know, that i know nothing, This is the source of my wisdom. - Socrates. 

8. Good people do not need law to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. - Plato.

9. You don't develop courage by being happy, in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times, and challenging adversity. - Epicurus.

10. There is nothing permanent except change. - Heraclitus.

11. By all means get married, if you find a good wife, you'll be happy, if not, you'll become a philosopher. - Socrates.

12. I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. - Alexander the Great.

13. The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is, who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits. - Plutarch.

14. Nothing exists, except atoms and empty space, everything else is just opinion. - Democritus.

15. Love is composed of a single soul, inhabiting two bodies. - Aristotle.

16. Let no man be called happy before his death, Till then, he is not happy, only lucky. - Solon.

17. At his best, man is the noblest of all animals, separated from law and justice he is the worst. - Aristotle.

18. Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back. - Herodotus.

19. History is Philosophy teaching by examples. - Thucydides.

20. We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds. - Aristotle Onassis.

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