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Pericles Quotes

For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men Picture Quote #1

For 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 Picture Quote #1

Remember, too, that if your country has the greatest name in all the world, it is because she never bent before disaster; because she has expended more life and effort in war than any other city, and has won for herself a power greater than any hitherto known, the memory of which will descend to the latest posterity Picture Quote #1

For heroes have the whole earth for their tomb; and in lands far from their own, where the column with its epitaph declares it, there is enshrined in every breast a record unwritten with no tablet to preserve it, except that of the heart Picture Quote #1

Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is to come Picture Quote #1

Just because you are not interested in politics, does not mean that politics is not interested in you Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others Picture Quote #1

Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again Picture Quote #1

The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible symbol woven into the stuff of other mens lives Picture Quote #1

A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill Picture Quote #1

Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all Picture Quote #1

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Homer, Hesiod, Pythagoras, Plato, and Cicero, just to name a few, all lived in pagan societies. Some of the greatest political and military leaders of all time, such as Alexander the Great, Pericles of Athens, Hannibal of Carthage, and Julius Caesar of Rome, were all pagans, or else living in a pagan society Picture Quote #1

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For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions in their own country, but in foreign lands there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men (Pericles Quotes) For 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 Quotes) Remember, too, that if your country has the greatest name in all the world, it is because she never bent before disaster; because she has expended more life and effort in war than any other city, and has won for herself a power greater than any hitherto known, the memory of which will descend to the latest posterity (Pericles Quotes) For heroes have the whole earth for their tomb; and in lands far from their own, where the column with its epitaph declares it, there is enshrined in every breast a record unwritten with no tablet to preserve it, except that of the heart (Pericles Quotes) Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is to come (Pericles Quotes) Just because you are not interested in politics, does not mean that politics is not interested in you (Pericles Quotes) 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 Quotes) What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others (Pericles Quotes) 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 Quotes) The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible symbol woven into the stuff of other mens lives (Pericles Quotes) A woman’s greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill (Pericles Quotes) Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all (Pericles Quotes) Homer, Hesiod, Pythagoras, Plato, and Cicero, just to name a few, all lived in pagan societies. Some of the greatest political and military leaders of all time, such as Alexander the Great, Pericles of Athens, Hannibal of Carthage, and Julius Caesar of Rome, were all pagans, or else living in a pagan society. (Pericles Quotes)

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