the greek philosopher

Quotes from great Greek philosophers and poets "freshly" translated into English by kir.ko

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The past never lies and the future never makes promises.

- K. Kotsinis, Greek thinker and writer

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“To see a man get busy running everyday errands is to see a man get busy dying.”

-Kiriakos Kotsinis, Modern Greek thinker

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“I’ve always thought that imagination is an act of rebellion.”

-Kiriakos Kotsinis, modern Greek thinker.

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“Truth will always be the womb of lie.”

-K.Kotsinis, Greek thinker.

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“Just think about it this way; what do you have to lose if you give in, and what will you gain if you don’t.”

-K. Kotsinis, Greek writer.

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There is a greater chance in life to be ruined by an unfulfilled passion, than to be ruined by giving in to it.

-Kiriakos Kotsinis, Modern Greek writer.

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“The only true wisdom is the knowledge that you don’t know anything”

-Socrates, Ancient Greek Philosopher, (469-399) B.C.

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“Yourself is inevitable; as is your future. You can’t escape from yourself the same way as your secret passions can’t escape from your future.”

Kiriakos Korsinis, Modern Greek writer.

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“Be gentle; every person you meet fights a tough battle.”

-Socrates, Ancient Greek Philosopher, (469-399) B.C.

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“In a democracy, political differences should not create enemies but allies who share a common problem which needs a solution.”

Kotsinis Kiriakos, Modern Greek thinker & writer.

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“The value of life is measured by its beauty and not by its length.”

Plutarch, (47-120)AD, Ancient Greek historian.

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“Man is the dream of a shadow’.”

Pindar, Ancient Greek lyric poet (522-438)B.C.

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Be gentle to your enemies and cruel to your friends. This way you’ll always have true friends and you’ll never have real enemies.

-K.Kotsinis, Modern Greek writer and thinker.

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Running away from the past is to turn your back to the future.

Kiriakos Kotsinis (Modern Greek writer & thinker)

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Laws resemble the spider’s web; if something light and weak falls upon it, it gets stuck· something bigger and stronger on the contrary, tears-off the web and walks away.

-Solon, (630-560)B.C. Ancient Athenian legislator and philosopher.

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The “void” exists provided you don’t fall in it.

-Odysseas Elytis - Nobel prize in literature (1911-1996)

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Erasing a piece from the past is like erasing an equivalent piece from the future.

-George Seferis (1900-1971) Greek poet, Nobel prize in literature, 1963