800 BCE – 500 CE
The dawn of philosophical thought, from pre-Socratics to late antiquity.
Power reveals the man.
— Bias of Priene
"Power reveals the man."
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."
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighti…
— Sun Tzu
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on th..."
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
— Confucius
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
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."
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
— Cicero
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in havi…
— Epictetus
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."
Every battle is won before it is fought.
"Every battle is won before it is fought."
To find yourself, think for yourself.
— Socrates
"To find yourself, think for yourself."
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