Greek Life Quotes: top 33 famous quotes about Greek Life

Greek Life Quotes & Sayings

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Not only did he have the body of a Greek fucking god, but his smile, his eyes, and his laugh lit my life. — Adriane Leigh

Of the Greek authors who at the Renaissance brought a new life into the world Plato has had the greatest influence. — Plato

I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy. — Billy Joel

Whatever, in fact, is modern in our life we owe to the Greeks. Whatever is an anachronism is due to mediaevalism. — Oscar Wilde

The visible aspect of modern life disturbs him not; rather is it for him to render eternal all that is beautiful in Greek, Italian, and Celtic legend. — Oscar Wilde

Call no man happy until he is dead. — Solon

A myth, in its original Greek meaning- muthos- is simply that: a story, one which seeks to render life transparent to an intelligible source. — Jules Cashford

You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering. — Sophocles

Identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you make in life."
Patricia Briggs. — Demetra Angelis Foustanellas

Frequently my life has been likened to a Greek tragedy, and the actress in me cannot deny that comparison. — Patricia Neal

To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful ... was a mark of the Greek spirit ... — Edith Hamilton

If my luck held, it wouldn't be a handsome Greek demigod looking for the love of his life or at least his love of a couple of hours. — Ilona Andrews

The gene 'klotho' was named after the Greek Fate purported to spin the thread of life, because it contributes to longevity. — Craig Venter

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the Greek notion of allowing Chance to take a formative hand in my affairs. — Robertson Davies

The stories about the life and teachings of Jesus were mainly told in Greek, the original language of the gospels. — Jay Parini

I never thought my life would end like this. Being hunted by mythological creatures in my pajamas. Honestly, it never entered my mind. — Amanda Carlson

If God gives you gifts you must use them to justify your life. It is what the Greeks called divine discontent that drives you. — Mary Fairfax

The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, as it pleases him, for he can do all things. — Homer

The Zoe is the book you've been writing in. It means "life" in Greek. — Nicole Gulla

Life isn't fair, but death is."--Hades in The Gatekeeper's Saga — Eva Pohler

The squabbles of philandering Zeus and shrewish Hera are the Greeks' comment on married life. — Mason Cooley

Amphibians - the word comes from the Greek meaning 'double life. — Elizabeth Kolbert

People try to make a Greek tragedy of my life, and they can't do it. I'm too happy. — Curt Flood

In matters pertaining to the care of life there has been no marked gain over Greek and Roman antiquity. — Mary Ritter Beard

Life is a journey, but it's not about the places along the way, it's about the people that give you a piece of themselves. — Stavro Nashi

Of a sudden he felt that fraternity life was the only way to exist at college. How could he have doubted? (126) — Ferrol Sams

The ancient Greek view of happiness was really defined by leading a productive life: It's not about how much you have, it's about what you do with it. — Karen Duffy

A Greek gentleman in a straw hat, standing absolutely motionless at a slight angle to the universe. — Peter Cave

Of all peoples the Greeks have dreamt the dream of life best. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Life to most Greeks may be either tragic or comic or a mixture of both; but one thing it never is - and that is, meaningless. — Helen Clark MacInnes

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well. — Aristotle.

Trying to pump breath into a fairy tale is as arduous and tragic as ancient Greek theatre. — Terry A. O'Neal

Pulvis et umbra sumus. (We are but dust and shadow.) — Horace