This section provides some famous Greek Quotes by famous people.
From ancient 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. People with talent, inspiration, and vision have set the grounds of modern civilization.
You will find below a list of famous Greek quotes by famous people in Greece. After reading the most famous Greek quotes, you can also get informed about the famous Greek people.
Socrates
Philosopher of the 5th century BC
One thing i know, that i know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.
Plato
Philosopher of the 5th century BC
Good people do not need law to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
Aristotle
Philosopher of the 4th century BC
Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.
Epicurus
Philosopher of the 4th century BC
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Heraclitus
Philosopher of the 4th century BC
There is nothing permanent except change.
Socrates
Philosopher of the 5th century BC
By all means, get married: if you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
Alexander the Great
Conqueror of the 4th century BC
I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.
Plutarch
Historian of the 1st century BC
The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.
Democritus
Philosopher of the 5th century BC
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is just opinion.
Aristotle
Philosopher of the 4th century BC
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
Socrates
Philosopher of the 5th century BC
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
Plato
Philosopher of the 5th century BC
He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.
Epicurus
Philosopher of the 4th century BC
Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist.
Solon
Lawmaker of the 6th century BC
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
Xenophon
Historian of the 4th century BC
Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
Thucydides
Historian of the 4th century BC
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
Socrates
Philosopher of the 5th century BC
By all means, get married: if you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
Demosthenes
Orator of the 4th century BC
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Pericles
Statesman of the 5th century BC
Wait for the wisest of all counselors, time.
Aristotle
Philosopher of the 5th century BC
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.
Plato
Philosopher of the 5th century BC
Man: a being in search of meaning.
Plutarch
Historian of the 1st century BC
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
Herodotus
Historian of the 5th century BC
Whatever comes from God is impossible for a man to turn back.
Thucydides
Historian of the 4th century BC
History is Philosophy teaching by examples.
Alexander the Great
Conqueror of the 4th century BC
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.
Xenophon
Historian of the 4th century BC
Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.
Nikos Kazantzakis
Writer of the 20th century
Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.
Giannis Ritsos
Poet of the 20th century
I know that each one of us travels to love alone, alone to faith and to death. I know it. I've tried it. It doesn't help. Let me come with you.
Aristotle Onassis
Shipping magnate of the 20th century
If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.
Nikos Kazantzakis
Writer of the 20th century
There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces.
Odysseus Elytis
Poet of the 20th century
You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth.
Maria Callas
Opera singer of the 20th century
It's a terrible thing to go through life thinking that you have a rock on your side when you haven't.
Aristotle Onassis
Shipping magnate of the 20th century
We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.