Greek Philosophers Quotes
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates
Change is the only constant in life. – Heraclitus
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. – Epictetus
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle
The unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. – Plato
The mind is everything. What you think, you become. – Buddha (inspired by Greek philosophy)
To find yourself, think for yourself. – Socrates
The measure of a man is what he does with power. – Plato
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. – Seneca
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. – Socrates
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius
The greatest wealth is to live content with little. – Plato
Every action has its pleasures and its price. – Aristotle
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master. – Plato
In seeking wisdom, the first step is silence, the second listening, the third remembering, the fourth practicing, the fifth teaching others. – Solomon Ibn Gabirol (influenced by Greek philosophy)
Greek Philosophers Quotes part 2
The only way to deal with life’s difficulties is to face them courageously. – Epictetus
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. – Socrates
Know thyself. – Oracle of Delphi (attributed to various Greek philosophers)
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. – Seneca
The goal of life is living in agreement with nature. – Zeno of Citium (founder of Stoicism)
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. – Marcus Aurelius
The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. – Aristotle
A man should be upright, not be kept upright. – Marcus Aurelius
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. – Aristotle
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. – Friedrich Nietzsche (influenced by Greek philosophy)
The measure of a man is what he does with power. – Plato
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. – Socrates
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. – Plato
The function of man is to live, not to exist. – Jack London (inspired by Greek philosophy)
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. – Helen Keller (inspired by Greek philosophy)
The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery. – Plato
You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. – Aristotle
The hardest victory is the victory over self. – Aristotle
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. – Epictetus
See and listen to the outrage of a million people marching to the same beat, all with one purpose: to overthrow the government. – Aeschylus
He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. – Raymond Hull (inspired by Greek philosophy)
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. – Marcus Aurelius
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy. – Marcus Aurelius
An empty vessel makes the loudest sound. – Plato
The only easy day was yesterday. – Heraclitus
Everything flows and nothing stays. – Heraclitus
The only real wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates
A friend is a second self. – Aristotle
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. – Plutarch
It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows. – Epictetus
The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it. – Epicurus
To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it. – Confucius (inspired by Greek philosophy)
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. – Confucius (inspired by Greek philosophy)
