800 BCE – 500 CE
The dawn of philosophical thought, from pre-Socratics to late antiquity.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kind…
— Plutarch
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
Power reveals the man.
— Bias of Priene
"Power reveals the man."
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good i…
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
"As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matter..."
Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.
— Lao Tzu
"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power."
Every battle is won before it is fought.
— Sun Tzu
"Every battle is won before it is fought."
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an ac…
— Aristotle
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
"Happiness depends upon ourselves."
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, ho…
— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, ..."
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defe…
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to ..."
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