Quotes about Pericles

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

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Wait for the wisest of all counselors, time.

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Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are...

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The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given...

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Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the...

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Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never...

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

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For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.

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

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

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