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Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Future ages will wonder at us, as the

Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Wait for that wisest of all counselores, Time.

Wait for that wisest of all counselores, Time. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Mary Renault: What is democracy? It is what it says,

What is democracy? It is what it says, the rule of the people. It is as good as the people are, or as bad. — Mary Renault

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: For famous men have the whole earth as

For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Your empire is now like a tyranny: it

Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Those who can think, but cannot express what

Those who can think, but cannot express what they think, place themselves at the level of those who cannot think. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Those who are politically apathetic can only survive

Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Just because you do not take an interest

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Michelle Moran: And once we die, what we leave behind

And once we die, what we leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. [Pericles] — Michelle Moran

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Freedom is the sure possession of those alone

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Having knowledge but lacking the power to express

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: If Athens shall appear great to you, consider

If Athens shall appear great to you, consider then that her glories were purchased by valiant men, and by men who learned their duty. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: A woman's greatest glory is to be little

A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Edward Bulwer-Lytton: my Clodius, how little your countrymen know of

my Clodius, how little your countrymen know of the true versatility of a Pericles, of the true witcheries of an Aspasia! — Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Pericles Quotes By Peter Pericles Trifonas: and subordinate groups are defined along ethnic and/or

and subordinate groups are defined along ethnic and/or racial lines, and where the relationship is established and maintained to serve the interests — Peter Pericles Trifonas

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Our love of what is beautiful does not

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Not to be able to bear poverty is

Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: We do not imitate, but are a model

We do not imitate, but are a model to others. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: She is best who is least spoken of

She is best who is least spoken of among men, whether for good or evil. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Who makes the fairest show means most deceit.

Who makes the fairest show means most deceit. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Virginia Woolf: The chief glory of a woman is not

The chief glory of a woman is not to be talked of, said Pericles, himself a much-talked-of-man. — Virginia Woolf

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: [F]or grief is felt not so much for

[F]or grief is felt not so much for the want of what we have never known, as for the loss of that to which we have been long accustomed. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Just because you are not interested in politics,

Just because you are not interested in politics, does not mean that politics is not interested in you. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Thomas Steinbeck: My father believed, like Pericles, that a man's

My father believed, like Pericles, that a man's genius could be easily judged by the number of unenlightened fools set in phalanx against his ideas. — Thomas Steinbeck

Pericles Quotes By Robert Aris Willmott: A cultivated reader of history is domesticated in

A cultivated reader of history is domesticated in all families; he dines with Pericles, and sups with Titian. — Robert Aris Willmott

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Wait for the wisest of all counselors, Time.

Wait for the wisest of all counselors, Time. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: It is right to endure with resignation what

It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one's enemies with courage. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: To face calamity with a mind as unclouded

To face calamity with a mind as unclouded as may be, and quickly to react against it-that in a city and in an individual-is real strength. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Although only a few may originate a policy,

Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Better die standing than live kneeling.

Better die standing than live kneeling. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Time is the wisest counselor of all.

Time is the wisest counselor of all. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: The marketplace is democratic.

The marketplace is democratic. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: For a man's counsel cannot have equal weight

For a man's counsel cannot have equal weight or worth, when he alone has no children to risk in the general danger. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: We Athenians hold that it is not poverty

We Athenians hold that it is not poverty that is disgraceful but the failure to struggle against it. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Time is the wisest counsellor of all

Time is the wisest counsellor of all — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Fishes live in the sea, as men do

Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: It is difficult to argue with the belly,

It is difficult to argue with the belly, for it has no ears. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: It is more of a disgrace to be

It is more of a disgrace to be robbed of what one has than to fail in some new undertaking. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Time is the king of all men, he

Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By William Shakespeare: She speaks, my lord, that may be, hath

She speaks, my lord, that may be, hath endured a grief Might equal yours, if both were justly weighed. — William Shakespeare

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Time as he grows old teaches many lessons.

Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. - Aeschylus Time is the wisest counselor of all. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow

Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again. — Pericles

Pericles Quotes By Pericles: I am more afraid of our own mistakes

I am more afraid of our own mistakes than of our enemies' designs. — Pericles