random quotes Flashcards
1
Q
“Thy tomb is fairy placed upon the strand, Where merchants still shall greet it with the land. . . “
A
Athenian Statesman
2
Q
“Thalatta! Thalatta!”
A
10k greeks
3
Q
“… Day by day fix your eyes on the greatness of Athens, until you become filled with love of her…”
A
Funeral speech of Pericles
4
Q
” There is no sweeter solace in life for human ills than craftsmanship …”
A
Amphis
5
Q
“First among things, I reckon human education,”
A
Athenian schoolteacher
6
Q
“The fittest place for a temple or altar was some site visible from afar, and untrodden by the foot of man…”
A
Socrates
7
Q
“Should any refuse to accept this peace, I… will make war upon them….”
A
Artaxerxes
8
Q
“He is a law-court lover, no man like him…”
A
Aristophanes
