800 BCE – 500 CE
The dawn of philosophical thought, from pre-Socratics to late antiquity.
Power reveals the man.
— Bias of Priene
"Power reveals the man."
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kind…
— Plutarch
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotio…
— Plato
"Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge."
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be conte…
— Socrates
"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he wo..."
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are…
— Lao Tzu
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are."
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
— Confucius
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on th..."
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, ho…
"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, ..."
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
— Epictetus
"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."
Only the educated are free.
"Only the educated are free."
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