7 Quotes From Ancient Greece That Still Hold True Today
When we look at how much the world has changed since the ancient times, it is sometimes hard to believe that quotes from Ancient Greece still hold true today. Here are seven quotes that are as true today as they were when they were spoken thousands of years ago.
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”
- Pericles
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
- Socrates
“Courage is knowing what not to fear.”
- Plato
“It is the mark of an educated man to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
- Aristotle
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
- Seneca
“Make the best use of what’s in your power and take the rest as it happens.”
- Epictetus
“The whole life of a man is but a point in time; let us enjoy it.”
- Plutarch
