Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any. — Plato Copy Share Image
A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but when old and past… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet everyone thinks himself sufficiently qualified for the hardest of… — Socrates Copy Share Image
There was a Greek philosopher who taught that, of all things, not to have been born is the sweetest state. But I… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
To test a perfect theory with imperfect instruments did not impress the Greek philosophers as a valid way to gain knowledge. — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
“Reality is constantly changing; as the Greek philosopher Heraclitus said, you can’t step into the same river twice.” — Jonathan Landaw Copy Share Image
“One of the early critics of Christianity was Celsus (fl. 180), the witty philosopher who observed that Christianity was a "degraded kind… — D.M. Murdock Copy Share Image
Indian monks were the first to choose the garden as the proper setting for their lives, which were devoted to the contemplation… — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
Well I am certainly wiser than this man. It is only too likely that neither of us has any knowledge to boast… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Reuven listen to me. The Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself. One is to acquire a teacher.… — Chaim Potok Copy Share Image
“Once we face our fear, once we treat our anxiety itself as a thing, we can then choose otherwise. Instead of filling… — David W. Jones Copy Share Image
The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus taught his students that what happens to them is not as important as what they believe happens… — Stanley Krippner Copy Share Image
Five hundred years before Christ was born, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus told his students that "everything changes except the law of change".… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
