Identifying Greek Values
Listed below are a set of
quotations from the Ancient Greeks. After each quotation,
write a value
or characteristic from ancient Greek society that reflects.
- “Man is the measure of
all things.”
- “The mind has power
over all things that have life.”
- “Come home with your
shield or on it.”
- “Future ages will
wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.”
- “Our love of what is
beautiful does not lead to extravagance.”
- “The world is full of
wonders, but nothing is more wonderful than man.”
- “Our love of things of
the mind does not make us soft.”
- “We give our obedience
to those whom we put in positions of authority.”
- “Mighty indeed are the
marks and monuments we have left.”
- “Always to be best and
to be distinguished above the rest.”
- “It is beautiful to
see the footgear arranged in a row, garments sorted according to their use,
and cooking pots arranged with a sense of symmetry.”
- “For; our discussion
is on no trifling matter, but on the right way to conduct our lives.”
- “I grow old ever
learning many things.”
- “If anyone has a
better plan to propose, let him do so.”
- “The unexamined life
is not worth living.”
- “We cannot change our
destiny; we can only struggle nobly against it.”
- “To strive always for
excellence and surpass all others.”
- “All things were in
chaos until the mind arose and made order.”
- “Every man was to have
his say.”
- “So far Athens left
the rest of the world behind that her pupils have become the teachers of the
world.”