Author: Pericles

Quotes

A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.

A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.

- Pericles

It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one's enemies with courage.

It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one's enemies with courage.

- Pericles

Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.

Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.

- Pericles

Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.

Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.

- Pericles

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.

- Pericles

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

- Pericles

Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.

Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.

- Pericles

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.

- Pericles

For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.

For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.

- Pericles

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