"Take these men as your example, like them……" — Pericles
"Take these men as your example, like them remember that prosperity is for the free, and freedom is the sure possession of those who have the courage to defend it."
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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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Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away…
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