Athenians Quote by James G. Frazer

The Athenian democracy suffered much from that narrowness of patriotism which is the ruin of all nations.

— H. G. Wells

“There are outrages and there are outrages, and some are more outrageous than others. Mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week…

— Joseph Heller

The Andrians were the first of the islanders to refuse Themistocles' demand for money. He had put it to them that they would be…

— Herodotus

In every civilization, life grows easier. Men grow lazier in consequence. We have a picture of what happened to the individual Greek. (I cannot…

— Edith Hamilton

“After they had lost the war with Sparta the Athenians looked for someone to blame. They blamed the old teacher, Socrates. Being a rather…

— Terry Deary

... Athenians are addicted to innovation. They are daring beyond their judgment they toil on with little opportunity for enjoying, being ever engaged in…

— Thucydides

In our own time the whole of Greece has been subject to a low birth rate and a general decrease of the population, owing…

— Polybius

In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom.…

— Anonymous

“debatable today, as the structure could house the entire population of Athens, but could do nothing to protect their resources or withstand a long…

— Tom Simek

“With the advent of the “modern” world some twenty-five hundred years ago (and for whatever reason), these sacrificial systems were threatened and the ones…

— Sandor Goodhart

“The Athenians were the first to lay aside their weapons, and to adopt an easier and more luxurious mode of life;”

— Thucydides

“This was because, after the birth of Priapus, they had developed a love/hate relationship with each other. They loved & hated each other at…

— Nicholas Chong