30 Quotes About Greek-philosopher

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own.

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.

We do not so much need the help of our friends as the confidence of their help in need.

Of all things which wisdom provides to make life entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.

Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.