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."
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
— Lao Tzu
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
— Marcus Aurelius
"The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury."
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
— Sun Tzu
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an ac…
— Aristotle
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
Every battle is won before it is fought.
"Every battle is won before it is fought."
"Friendship is one mind in two bodies."
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are…
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are."
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the b..."
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundr..."
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