Greek Quotes

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"Necessity is the mother of invention. Let this ancient proverb light your path."

-- Aesop

"Necessity is the mother of invention. Let this ancient proverb light your path."

-- Aesop

"Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. An ancient truth that still guides us today."

-- Aesop

"Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. An ancient truth that still guides us today."

-- Aesop

"A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Wisdom wrapped in the guise of a simple tale."

-- Aesop

"A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Wisdom wrapped in the guise of a simple tale."

-- Aesop

"Familiarity breeds contempt. A moral that echoes through centuries of storytelling."

-- Aesop

"Familiarity breeds contempt. A moral that echoes through centuries of storytelling."

-- Aesop

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. This fable carries a lesson for the ages."

-- Aesop

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. This fable carries a lesson for the ages."

-- Aesop

"Slow and steady wins the race. Such is the timeless wisdom of ancient fables."

-- Aesop

"Slow and steady wins the race. Such is the timeless wisdom of ancient fables."

-- Aesop

"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."

-- Socrates

"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."

-- Socrates

"What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be."

-- Socrates

"What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of what it's supposed to be."

-- Socrates

"Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power."

-- Epictetus

"Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power."

-- Epictetus

"Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within your control, and some things are not."

-- Epictetus

"Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within your control, and some things are not."

-- Epictetus

"Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes."

-- Epictetus

"Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes."

-- Epictetus

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it."

-- Epictetus

"If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it."

-- Epictetus

"Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do."

-- Epictetus

"Attach yourself to what is spiritually superior, regardless of what other people think or do."

-- Epictetus

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

-- Epictetus

"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

-- Epictetus

"To accuse others for one's own misfortune is a sign of want of education."

-- Epictetus

"To accuse others for one's own misfortune is a sign of want of education."

-- Epictetus

"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him."

-- Epictetus

"Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him."

-- Epictetus

"Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things; and thence proceed to greater."

-- Epictetus

"Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things; and thence proceed to greater."

-- Epictetus

"When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger."

-- Epictetus

"When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger."

-- Epictetus

"When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval."

-- Epictetus

"When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval."

-- Epictetus

"Settle on the type of person you want to be and stick to it, whether alone or in company."

-- Epictetus

"Settle on the type of person you want to be and stick to it, whether alone or in company."

-- Epictetus

"Difficulties show a person's character."

-- Epictetus

"Difficulties show a person's character."

-- Epictetus

"Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig."

-- Epictetus

"Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig."

-- Epictetus

"The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have."

-- Epictetus

"The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have."

-- Epictetus

"It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them."

-- Epictetus

"It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them."

-- Epictetus