"Not to be able to bear poverty is……" — Pericles
"Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet."
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42 Quotes by Pericles
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Famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
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Wait for the wisest of all counselors, Time.
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Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
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Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life…
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The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their…
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For heroes have the whole earth for their tomb; and in lands far from their own, where the column with…
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Remember, too, that if your country has the greatest name in all the world, it is because she never bent…
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A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
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Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does…
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Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy…
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Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. - Aeschylus Time is the wisest counselor of all.
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We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
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