Demosthenes

Orator Statesman Ancient Greece 384 – 322

Athenian orator famous for passionate speeches against Philip of Macedon.

385 quotes

"Everything we want is on the other side of fear."
Fear
"Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead."
Education
"Learning never exhausts the mind."
Knowledge
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Work
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Success
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
Freedom
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
Peace
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
Change
"Beauty is not something that can be described; it must be experienced."
Beauty
"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still."
Death
"The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life."
Relationships
"Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition."
Solitude
"The dreamer whose dreams are non-violent is a realist."
Dreams
"Humor is the most honest of all forms of communication."
Humor
"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions."
Gratitude
"Creativity is the greatest human resource."
Creativity
"Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyranny."
Justice
"Patience is not passive; it is concentrated strength."
Patience
"Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"Strength is not about how hard you can push. It is about how far you can go with loads of different people pushing."
Strength
"Fear is the mind-killer."
Fear
"Power is not given to you. You have to take it."
Power
"Money is a good servant but a bad master."
Money
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease."
Health
"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."
Adventure
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Imagination
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Technology
"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce."
History
"Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language."
Philosophy
"The proper study of mankind is books."
Literature