Humorous Sayings

939 sayings found from the Ancient era

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

— Plato c. 375 BCE (approximate)
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.

— Plato c. 375 BCE (approximate)
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Courage is knowing what not to fear.

— Plato c. 375 BCE (approximate)
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Love is a serious mental disease.

— Plato c. 370 BCE
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The object of education is to teach us to love beauty.

— Plato c. 375 BCE (approximate)
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Democracy passes into despotism.

— Plato c. 375 BCE
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Necessity is the mother of invention.

— Plato c. 375 BCE
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Time is the moving image of reality.

— Plato c. 360 BCE
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The first and best victory is to conquer self.

— Plato c. 360 BCE
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No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

— Plato 399 BCE
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Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

— Plato c. 375 BCE (approximate)
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Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.

— Plato c. 375 BCE (approximate)
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Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

— Plato c. 375 BCE
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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

— Plato c. 375 BCE (approximate)
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There are three classes of men: lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.

— Plato c. 375 BCE
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Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal.

— Aristotle c. 350 BCE (approximate)
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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

— Aristotle c. 330 BCE
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There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.

— Aristotle c. 350 BCE (approximate)
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To live alone one must be either a beast or a god.

— Aristotle c. 330 BCE
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The secret to humor is surprise.

— Aristotle c. 350 BCE (approximate)
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