Wisdom of the Ages – Inspiring Greek Quotes to Live By

In every heart, there is a longing for wisdom.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Fortune favors the bold, not the timid.

Wisdom begins in wonder and ends in understanding.

Courage is the first of human qualities, because it is the quality that guarantees all others.

The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.

Happiness depends upon ourselves, not the world.

Time is the wisest counselor of all.

Death is not the end; it is merely a transition to eternity.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

He who has health has hope; he who has hope has everything.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.

Character is destiny; what we do defines who we become.

Look for the miraculous in the mundane.

A wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for himself.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Success is the child of audacity.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Only the educated are free.

One cannot step twice in the same river.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.

Strive for progress, not perfection.

Peace begins with a smile.

The greatest power is often simple patience.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Evil is unintelligent; it knows not what it does.

Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed.

In every lie, there is a grain of truth.

With great power, comes great responsibility.

You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.

The soul is the captain; the body is the ship.

Each day provides its own gifts.

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