Random Short Quotes from Famous Greek Philosophers
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RANDOM SHORT QUOTES FROM FAMOUS GREEK PHILOSOPHERS


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The profound wisdom of ancient Greece with thought-provoking quotes from renowned philosophers that touch on knowledge, virtue, life, death, and the human condition.

Know Thyself Socrates
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“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”

—Socrates

“Man is the measure of all things.”

—Protagoras

“Virtue lies in our power, and similarly so does vice.”

—Aristotle

Aristotle Courage
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“Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.”

—Epicurus

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”

—Socrates

“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.”

—Aristotle

Heraclitus Flows
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“No man is free who is not master of himself.”

—Epictetus

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

—Aristotle

“All is flux, nothing stays still.”

—Heraclitus

Aristotle Moderation
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“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

—Socrates

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”

—Aristotle

“Time is the soul of this world.”

—Pythagoras

Socrates Knowledge
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“Everything flows.”

—Heraclitus

“You will never do anything in this world without courage.”

—Aristotle

“To find yourself, think for yourself.”

—Socrates

“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.”

—Aristotle

Pythagoras Soul
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“Moderation in all things.”

—Aristotle

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”

—Socrates

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”

—Aristotle

“Know thyself.”

—Socrates