Pericles Quotes

“Make up your minds that happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.”

“I want to build / and raise anew / Theseus' Temple and the Stadiums / and where Pericles livedBut there's no money, too much spent today / I had a guest over and we sat together.”

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

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

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

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

“Time is the wisest counselor of all.”

“For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.”

“Time is the wisest counselor.”

“Time is the wisest counsellor of all.”