Ancient Greeks Quotes

24 Ancient Greeks quotes by 24 unique authors

As Littlewood said to me once [of the ancient Greeks], they are not clever school boys or "scholarship candidates," but "Fellows of another college." — G. H. Hardy
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, we have felt that there was a close relationship between a strong vital mind and physical fitness. — John F. Kennedy
Since the time of the ancient Greeks a democracy has depended on its philosophers and creative artists. It can only flourish by continuous probing, prodding,… — Uta Hagen
We look at the ancient Greeks with their gods on a mountain top throwing lightning bolts and say, 'Those ancient Greeks. They were so silly.… — Paul Provenza
I sometimes wonder if the hand is not more sensitive to the beauties of sculpture than the eye. I should think the wonderful rhythmical flow… — Helen Keller
The ancient Greeks kept women athletes out of their games. They wouldn't even let them on the sidelines. I'm not sure but that they were… — Avery Brundage
The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center. — Stephen Gardiner
Strangers used to gather together at the cinema and sit together in the dark, like Ancient Greeks participating in the mysteries, dreaming the same dream… — Angela Carter
I've met and sketched most of the great athletes from the past five decades and their movement, grace and energy have kept me captivated over… — LeRoy Neiman
The ancient Greeks, poets, authors and philosophers all puzzled over the question but nobody really knows what love is - including me. Longing for another… — Nicole Kidman
The question of the composition of perceptible objects is one which already occupied the mind of the ancient Greeks. — Johannes Stark
Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of a rational and lucid mind by delusion and self-destruction. You… — Marilyn French
The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don't tell you of course what we found… — Colin Quinn
Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it… — Chuck Palahniuk
To the ancient Greeks the word, dikaiosini,justice was often synonymous with ekdikisis,vengeance. — Sidney Sheldon
Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind. — Winston Churchill
The ancient Greeks did not have to wrestle with the philosophical problem of the existence of evil. They did not claim their gods were good,… — Margaret Visser
In world mythology, there are countless examples of tragic characters whose greatest strength is also the source of their undoing. But the ancient Greeks and… — Simon Van Booy
The human eye has long fascinated lovers, artists and physicians. The ancient Greeks dissected eyes, but struggled to understand how they worked, unclear as to… — Tim Birkhead
While the willingness of the ancient Greeks to sacrifice their lives for glory brings tears to my eyes, I cannot ultimately condone the choice of… — Tim O'Reilly
Dying, we tell ourselves, is like going to sleep. This figure of speech occurs very commonly in everyday thought and language, as well as in… — Raymond Moody
The ancient Greeks have a knack of wrapping truths in myths. — George Lloyd
Memphis, home of Elvis and the ancient Greeks. — Talking Heads
Lets dedicate ourselves to what the ancient greeks wrote so many years ago, to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of… — Robert Kennedy

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