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“It is a curious thing that God learned Greek when he wished to turn author--and that he did not learn it better.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

among the values of classical learning I estimate the Luxury of reading the Greek & Roman authors in all the beauties of their originals…

— Thomas Jefferson

“If you wish to be a writer; write! Send quote to a friend Epictetus (50-120) Greek philosopher.”

— Epictetus

“But, for my own part, it was Greek to me.”

— William Shakespeare

“There have always been literate ignoramuses who have read too widely and not well. The Greeks had a name for such a mixture of…

— Mortimer J. Adler

“If he were around this place as a professor, he could teach 'Appropriate Behavior in Classical Greek Drama,' a course that would be over…

— Philip Roth

“Never argue Greek legends with a Greek...”

— Kate Walker

“It may be prodigious, but it's all Greek to me!”

— Hergé

When I became thoroughly acquainted with the Greek and Roman authors, I thought it incumbent upon me to do something towards the honor of…

— John Arbuthnot

“I was made to learn Latin and Greek, but I resented it, being of opinion that it was silly to learn a language that…

— Bertrand Russell

Few of the great works of ancient Greek literature are easy reading.

— Gilbert Murray

“William was deeply humiliated. I tried to comfort him; I told him that for three days he had been looking for a text in…

— Umberto Eco