--- title: "4 Theognis Quotes - Famous Professional gamer (Elegies)" description: "Theognis of Megara was a Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC. The work attributed to him consists of gnomic poetry quite typic..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-theognis-90107.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Theognis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-theognis-90107.jpg) # Theognis Professional Gamer Classical Athens **4** quotes in **9** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Theognis is a professional gamer from Classical Athens, best known for *Elegies*. ## Quick Facts About Theognis Nationality Classical Athens Profession Professional Gamer Notable works Elegies ## About Theognis Theognis of Megara was a Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC. The work attributed to him consists of gnomic poetry quite typical of the time, featuring ethical maxims and practical advice about life. He was the first Greek poet known to express concern over the eventual fate and survival of his own work and, along with Homer, Hesiod and the authors of the Homeric Hymns, he is among the earliest poets whose work has been preserved in a continuous manuscript tradition. ## Quotes by Theognis > [“What is beautiful is loved, and what is not is unloved.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theognis/what-is-beautiful-is-loved-and-what-is-not-is-unloved/) [Theognis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theognis/) [Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/theognis-66647_beautiful_what-is-beautiful-is-loved-and-what-is-n_539462.jpg) > [“Give me a man who understands my moods, who brother-like, understands my grouchiness. If you will give your mind to what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theognis/give-me-a-man-who-understands-my-moods-who-brother-like-understands/) [Theognis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theognis/) [Dear friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dear-friend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d0/theognis-66647_dear-friend_give-me-a-man-who-understands-my-moods-w_2163785.jpg) > [“I heard the voice of that bird, son of Polypas, whose piercing outcry and whose arrival announces to men the season when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theognis/i-heard-the-voice-of-that-bird-son-of-polypas-whose-piercing-outcry/) [Theognis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theognis/) [Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed3/theognis-66647_bird_i-heard-the-voice-of-that-bird-son-of-po_2458960.jpg) > [Wine is wont to show the mind of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theognis/wine-is-wont-to-show-the-mind-of-man/) [Theognis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theognis/) [Mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/theognis-66647_mind_wine-is-wont-to-show-the-mind-of-man-252_2521612.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theognis/#itemlist", "name": "Theognis Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What is beautiful is loved, and what is not is unloved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Theognis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theognis/what-is-beautiful-is-loved-and-what-is-not-is-unloved/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/theognis-66647_beautiful_what-is-beautiful-is-loved-and-what-is-n_539462.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/theognis-66647_beautiful_what-is-beautiful-is-loved-and-what-is-n_539462.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/theognis-66647_beautiful_what-is-beautiful-is-loved-and-what-is-n_539462.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What is beautiful is loved, and what is not is unloved.” — Theognis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Give me a man who understands my moods, who brother-like, understands my grouchiness. 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