Greek Quotes

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.

All speech is vain and empty unless it be accompanied by action.

A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Now as of old the gods give men all good things, excepting only those that are baneful and injurious and useless. These, now as of old, are not gifts of the gods: men stumble into them themselves because of their own blindness and folly.

I would rather discover one true cause than gain the kingdom of Persia.

Men should strive to think much and know little.

It is godlike ever to think on something beautiful and on something new.

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.

Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.

It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich.

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.

It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

A great book is like great evil.

On stage, I am in the dark.

Love is so much better when you're not married.

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt... retire?

I would not kill my enemies, but I will make them get down on their knees. I will, I can, I must.

I would like to be Maria, but there is La Callas who demands that I carry myself with her dignity.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down.