Quotes by Pericles

For heroes have the whole earth for their tomb.
– Pericles
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
– Pericles
The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible symbol woven into the stuff of other mens lives.
– Pericles
Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and gives them what he will and not what they crave.
– Pericles
Time is the wisest counsellor of all.
– Pericles
Wait for the wisest of all counselors, Time.
– Pericles
Trees, though they are cut and lopped, grow up again quickly, but if men are destroyed, it is not easy to get them again.
– Pericles
Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
– Pericles
Time is the wisest counselor of all.
– Pericles
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.
– Pericles
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
– Pericles
For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
– Pericles