A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
PQuote by Pericles about woman, glory, man, good, good luck
Quotes by Pericles
16 quotes by Pericles
Pericles - greek statesman
Life period: 495 i.Hr - 429 i.Hr
Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.
PQuote by Pericles about man
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
PQuote by Pericles about liberty, courage
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
PQuote by Pericles about knowledge, power
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.
PQuote by Pericles about politics, interest, contentment
Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance, our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.
PQuote by Pericles about love, mind, things
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.
PQuote by Pericles about time, man
Trees, though they are cut and loped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.
PQuote by Pericles about nature, man
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
PQuote by Pericles about contentment
