Get your brain in motion
The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of December the selected quotation is by Plato, Greek philosopher, as well as mathematician. He is considered an essential figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition.
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of November the selected quotation is by Zeuxis, Greek painter who flourished during the 5th century BC.
Criticism comes easier than craftsmanship
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of October the selected quotation is by Pliny the Elder, Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian.
The only certainty is that nothing is certain
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of September the selected quotation is by Publilius Syrus, Latin writer of sententiae. He was a Syrian who was brought as a slave to Italy, but by his wit and talent he won the favour of his master, who freed and educated him.
Never promise more than you can perform
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of August the selected quotation is by Socrates, Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of July the selected quotation is by Pericles, Prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during the Golden Age. He promoted the arts and literature.
Time is the wisest counsellor of all
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of June the selected quotation is by Aesop, ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop’s Fables.
The level of success is limited only by our imagination and no act kindness, however small, is ever wasted
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of May the selected quotation is by Socrates, Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavour to be what you desire to appear
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of April the selected quotation is by Seneca, Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was a tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero.
If one does not know to which port one is sailing no wind is favourable
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of March the selected quotation is by Heraclitus, Greek philosopher famous for his insistence on ever-present change in the universe.
Everything flows
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