50 Greatest Quotes from Greek Mythology | Inspirational & Timeless Wisdom

Homer, the Odyssey. There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep. Sophocles. One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been. Heraclitus. Character is destiny. Aeschylus. Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart. Homer, the Iliad. Let no man forget that his strength is from Zeus. Hesiod. Before the gates of excellence, the high gods have placed sweat. Homer, the Odyssey. Be strong, saith my heart. I am a soldier. I have seen worse sights than this. Sophocles. Wisdom outweighs any wealth. Homer, the Iliad. Endure, and keep yourselves for better days. Euripides. Leave no stone unturned. Pythagoras. As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. Plato. Courage is knowing what not to fear. Homer, the Odyssey. The journey is the thing. Hesiod. Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor. Sophocles. Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing. Homer, the Iliad. There is nothing alive more agonized than man of all that breathe and crawl across the earth. Euripides. The man who knows when not to act is wise. Plato. The beginning is the most important part of the work. Homer, the Odyssey. Few sons are like their fathers. Most are worse, few better. Sophocles. Men of ill judgment often ignore the good that lies within their hands till they have lost it. Hesiod. If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great. Heraclitus. No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. Homer, the Iliad. Any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. Sophocles. Kindness gives birth to kindness. Plato. The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Euripides. The good and the wise lead quiet lives. Homer, the Odyssey. There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep. Heraclitus. Eyes and ears are witnesses to people if they have uncultured souls. Sophocles. Success is dependent on effort. Homer, the Iliad. Achilles glared at him and answered, Fool, pray not to me about covenants. There can be no covenants between men and lions. Euripides. Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing. Plato. Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. Homer, the Odyssey. So, surrender to sleep at last. What better time to do so? Hesiod. He is best of all who himself knows all things. Sophocles. Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness. Heraclitus. Big results require big ambitions. Homer, the Iliad. The fates have given mortals hearts that can endure. Euripides. The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life. Acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. Plato. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Sophocles. Truth is always the strongest argument. Homer, the Odyssey. There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife. Euripides. Life has no blessing like a prudent friend. Hesiod. Do not let a flattering woman coax and She is after your barn. Heraclitus. The soul is dyed with the color of its thoughts. Homer, the Iliad. The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Plato. The measure of a man is what he does with power. Sophocles. One learns by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try. Homer, the Odyssey. Bear up, my child, bear up. Zeus, who oversees and directs all things, is still mighty in heaven. Euripides. In case of dissension, never dare to judge till you've heard the other side. Heraclitus. Good character is not formed in a week or a month, it is created little by little, day by day.