Pericles

Statesmanship Greece -495 – -429 101 quotes

Athenian leader whose Funeral Oration celebrated democracy and imperial glory.

Quotes by Pericles

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be, nor to become.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to live, nor to die.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to love, nor to hate.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to hope, nor to despair.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to believe, nor to doubt.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to question, nor to answer.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to learn, nor to teach.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to create, nor to destroy.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to build, nor to tear down.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to grow, nor to shrink.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to change, nor to remain the same.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be strong, nor to be weak.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be happy, nor to be sad.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be good, nor to be bad.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be right, nor to be wrong.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be wise, nor to be foolish.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be brave, nor to be cowardly.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be free, nor to be enslaved.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be rich, nor to be poor.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431

We are lovers of the beautiful, yet with economy, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness. We are not afraid to be famous, nor to be unknown.

Funeral Oration (Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War) -431