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Greek Quotes by Edith Hamilton
- It was a Roman who said it was sweet to die for one's country. The Greeks never said it was sweet to die for anything.…
- To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful ... was a mark of the Greek spirit...
- The fundamental facts about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priest had said, "Thus far and no farther. We…
- ..,No love cannot leave where there is no trust..,~cupid and psyche..,"Greek mythology of Edith Hamilton
- I came to the Greeks early, and I found answers in them. Greece's great men let all their acts turn on the immortality of the…
More Greek Quotes
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
- No one loves the man whom he fears. — Aristotle
- Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. — Lord Acton
- Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism… — Jan Peter Balkenende
- I didn't study Greek mythology in school and I wish I had. — Eric Bana
- Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events. — John Berger
- The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth… — Stella Adler
- The Greeks said very, very extreme things in their tragedies. — Edward Bond
- I have known uncertainty: a state unknown to the Greeks. — Jorge Luis Borges
- The Greeks said grandly in their tragic phrase, 'Let no one be called happy till his death;' to which I would add,… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Well, as I said, you know the issue of Greek debt, they've grasped the principle of debt reduction. I think most people… — Vince Cable