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Τω ανθρώπω μικρώ κόσμω όντι. Man is a microcosm. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Οι πλείστοι άνθρωποι κακοί. Most people are bad. — Bias of Priene, 625-540 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece
Κόσμον τονδε, τον αυτόν απάντων, ούτε τις θεών ούτε ανθρώπων εποίησεν, αλλ' ην αεί και
έστιν και έστε πύρ αείζωον. This world, which is the same for all, has not been made by any god or man, but it always has been, is, and will be an
ever-living fire. — Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Εκ λόγου άλλος εκβαίνει λόγος. One word brings another. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Trojan Women
Ερωτηθείς εί σφαιροειδής εστιν ο κόσμος, έφη: «ουχ υπερέκυψα».
When asked if the shape of the world is a sphere, Socrates replied: “I didn’t bend so much.” — Socrates, 469-399 BC, Ancient Geek Philosopher
Εν μόνον αγαθόν είναι, την επιστήμην, και εν μόνον κακόν, την αμαθίαν.
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance. — Socrates, 469-399 BC, Ancient Geek Philosopher
Ουδέν κακόν αμιγές καλού. Nothing bad is without something good. — Ancient Greek phrase
Αγαθόν και κακόν ταυτόν. Good and evil are the same thing. — Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Ουκ αν γένοιτο χωρίς εσθλά και κακά, αλλ’ έστι τις σύγκρασις, ώστ’ έχειν καλώς.
There cannot be good without evil, but in their mixture things may turn out well. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Aeolus
Ηδονήν, μέγιστον κακού δέλεαρ. Pleasure, a most mighty lure to evil. — Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Κακώ γαρ εσθλόν ού συμμείγνυται. The good can never mix with the evil. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Ion
O δίκαιος αταρακτότατος, ο δ’ άδικος πλείστης ταραχής γέμων.
The just man is most free from disturbance, while the unjust is full of the utmost disturbance. — Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Ο θάνατος ουδέν προς ημάς· το γαρ διαλυθέν αναισθητεί· το δ' αναισθητούν ουδέν προς
ημάς. Death is nothing to us. Because something which is decomposed has no senses while something without senses is nothing to us.
— Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Το φρικωδέστατον ουν των κακών ο θάνατος ουθέν προς ημάς͵ επειδήπερ όταν μεν ημείς
ώμεν͵ ο θάνατος ου πάρεστιν͵ όταν δε ο θάνατος παρῇ͵ τόθ΄ ημείς ουκ εσμέν.
Death, therefore, the most awful of evils, is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and when death is come, we are not.
— Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Τον τεθνηκότα μη κακολογείν. Do not speak evil of the dead. — Chilon of Sparta, 6th cent. BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece
Ο θάνατος τυγχάνει ων, ως εμοί δοκεί, ουδέν άλλο ή δυοίν πραγμάτοιν διάλυσις, της ψυχής
και του σώματος απ’ αλλήλου. I think death is nothing more than the separaration of two things from one another: soul and body.
— Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Ευημερών μέμνησο και του θανάτου. In the good days remember also death. — Aesop, 620-560 BC, Ancient Greek fabulist
Πάσιν ημίν κατθανείν οφείλεται. Death is a debt which every one of us must pay. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Alcestis
Νέκυες κοπρίων εκβλητότεροι. Corpses are more useless than dung. — Heraclitus, 544-484 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Ανοήμονες ζωής ορέγονται θάνατον δεδοικότες.
Fools long for life because they fear death. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Ουδέν τον θάνατον διαφέρει του ζήν. Death is no different at all from life. — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Κατθανών δε πας ανήρ γη και σκιά, το μηδέν εις ουδέν ρέπει.
In death all men are earth and shadow. Naught come to naught. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Meleager
Ούτω ο μεν θάνατος μοχθηρής εούσης της ζόης καταφυγή αιρετωτάτη τω ανθρώπω
γέγονε. When life is so burdensome, death has become a sought after refuge. — Herodotus, 480-420 BC, Ancient Greek historian, the “ father of History”
Φαύλοι βροτών γαρ του πονείν ησσόμενοι θανείν ερώσιν.
The base among mankind in order to avoid effort fall in love with death. — Agathon, 450-400 BC, Ancient Greek tragic poet
Το θείον και οι νόμοι, ευ μεν αγόντων, εισίν ωφέλιμοι, κακώς δε αγόντων ουδέν ωφελούσιν.
Religion and laws, if they are exercised well, are beneficial; if exercised badly, they do not benefit at all. — Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher
Αεί ο θεός γεωμετρεί. God always geometrizes. — Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Ανενδεής ο Θεός. God needs nothing. — Ancient Greek phrase
Πρεσβύτατον των όντων θεός, αγένητον γαρ.
God is the most ancient of all things, for he had no birth. — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Πάντα πλήρη θεών είναι. All things are full of gods. — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Τι το θείον; το μήτε αρχήν έχον μήτε τελευτήν.
What’s divine? That which has neither beginning nor end. — Thales of Miletus, 643-548 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Θεός ουδαμή ουδαμώς άδικος. God is never, in no way unjust. — Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Ταύτα θεών εν γούνασι κείται. These things surely lie on the knees of the gods. — Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Odyssey I
Πάντες δὲ θεών χατέουσ' άνθρωποι. ll men need the gods. — Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Odyssey III
Θεοὶ δε τε πάντα ίσασιν. Gods know all things. — Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Odyssey IV
Ζευς όστις ποτ’ εστίν. Zeus whoever he may ever be. — Aeschylus, 525-456 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Agamemnon
Ει μη καθήκει, μη πράξης· ει μη αληθές εστι, μη είπης.
If it’s not right, don’t do it; if it’s not true, don’t say it. — Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor