Ancient Quote by Steven Pressfield

We have the ability to be the Athens of modern times as opposed to the militaristic Sparta. I remind you that the Athenians wrote…

— Rita Mae Brown

It's a shame to be called "educated" those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.

— Francois Rabelais

“Those who have not learned to read the ancient classics in the language in which they were written must have a very imperfect knowledge…

— Henry David Thoreau

I wil not compare the education of an ancient Spartan with that of a British nobleman.

— Thomas Day

“The greatest thinkers of Greece — Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle, and later Plutarch and Plotinus — derived their ideas from ancient tradition, and further on…

— Herman Bavinck

“How you, O Athenians, have been affected by my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that they almost made me forget who I…

— Plato

I had always been an enthusiastic reader of stuff about ancient Greece. I would read Herodotus and Thucydides just for fun.

— Steven Pressfield

Look, if you have a problem with distilling the Battle of Thermopylae down to freedom versus tyranny, you need to read Herodotus because he's…

— Zack Snyder

“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

“Pay no attention to the criticism of men who have never themselves written a notable work. Consider the discrepancies between the actual writing of…

— Ezra Pound

“O Stranger, send the news home to the people of Sparta that here we Are laid to rest: the commands they gave us have…

— Simonides

“To what shall I compare my literary pursuits in India? Suppose Greek literature to be known in modern Greece only, and there to be…

— Aatish Taseer