Κατηγορία: Quotes

-I came, I saw, I conquered-

• ἦλθον (êlthon): I came;
• εἶδον (eîdon): I saw;
• ἐνίκησα (eníkēsa): I conquered;

In other languages:

• Veni, vidi, vici (Latin)

Translation

• Know thyself/yourself;

Word Reference

• γνῶθι (gnôthi): know;
• σεαυτόν (seautón): thyself/yourself;

Notes

• inscribed over the entrance of the Temple of Apollo (Delphi).

Translation

• Man is the measure (of all things);

Word Reference

• ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos): man;
• μέτρον (métron): measure;

Notes

• Motto of Protagoras (as quoted in Plato’s Theaetetus 152a)

Other Translations

• Homo mensura (Latin);