Megara Quotes & Sayings

Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence. — Theognis Of Megara

Boy, you're like a horse.
Just now sated with seed,
You've come back to my stable,
Yearning for a good rider, fine meadow,
An icy spring, shady groves. — Theognis Of Megara

Fairly examined, truly understood,
No man is wholly bad, nor wholly good. — Theognis Of Megara

I am inclined to think that these muscles and bones of mine would have gone off long ago to Megara or Boeotia - by the dog they would, if they had been moved only by their own idea of what was best.
(tr Jowett) — Plato

The greatest treasure you can leave your children is a sense of modesty and the advice to follow virtuous persons. — Theognis Of Megara

Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought. — Theognis Of Megara

No one will ever make necessity not happen. — Anne Carson

Too many tongues have gates which fly apart
Too easily, and care for many things
That don't concern them. — Theognis Of Megara

One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few. — Theognis Of Megara