Greek Quote by Virgil Download Open image “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.” — Virgil ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Greek
There is no doubt that Greek and Latin are great and handsome ornaments, but we buy them too dear. — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
I have turned my entire attention to Greek. The first thing I shall do, as soon as the money arrives, is to buy some… — Desiderius Erasmus Copy Share Image
Don't trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts. -Equo ne credite, Teucri. Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos… — Virgil Copy Share Image
We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts, have their root in Greece. — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
He who enjoys a good neighbor, said the Greeks, has a precious possession. Same goes for neighbour's wife. — Nicolas Bentley Copy Share Image
“We Greeks get married in circles, to impress upon ourselves the essential matrimonial facts: that to be happy you have to find variety in… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
Greek culture is pleasant to contemplate because of its great simplicity and naturalness, and because of the absence of gadgets, each of which is… — George Sarton Copy Share Image
“Facilis descensus Averni: noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis; sed revocare gradium superasque evadere ad auras. hoc opus, hic labor est.” — Virgil Copy Share Image
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub. — Virgil Copy Share Image
“..and why the winter suns so rush to bathe themselves in the sea and what slows down the nights to a long lingering crawl...” — Virgil Copy Share Image
“forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. and perhaps it will be pleasing to have remembered these things one day” — Virgil Copy Share Image
Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any. — Plato Copy Share Image
Here Greek and Roman find themselves alive along these crowded shelves; and Shakespeare treads again his stage, and Chaucer paints anew his age. — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
Drill in exact translation is an excellent way of disposing the mind against that looseness and exaggeration with which the sensationalists have corrupted our… — Richard M. Weaver Copy Share Image
My Mom always cooked healthy. Greek food lends itself to cooking healthy. — Cat Cora Copy Share Image
Natural history is not taught in seminary. This is curious, as most people in pastoral ministry are about 567 times more likely to be… — Sara Maitland Copy Share Image
I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together. — George Papandreou Copy Share Image
The greatest tragedies were written by the Greeks and Shakespeare...neither knew chocolate. — Sandra Boynton Copy Share Image
I want to thank the Greek people publicly for their humanitarian response to the crisis of so many migrants and refugees seeking safety in… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That devilish Iron Horse, whose ear-rending neigh is heard throughout the town, has muddied the Boiling Spring with his foot, and he it is… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
There's something about the superheroes and the idea behind their relationship with humans, whether it's a metaphor for the better part of ourselves, or… — Clark Gregg Copy Share Image
When we started Appaloosa, we were going to name it Pegasus because everyone was using Greek names. We filed the name. We paid $300,… — David Tepper Copy Share Image
