Spanish Quotes from Pericles



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Solo porque no te interese la política no significa que la política no se interese por ti.
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.
Lo que dejas atrás no es lo que está grabado en los monumentos de piedra, sino lo que está entretejido en la vida de los demás.
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
La libertad es la posesión segura de aquellos que solo tienen el coraje de defenderla.
Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.
Tener conocimiento pero carecer del poder para expresarlo claramente no es mejor que nunca tener ninguna idea.
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
Nuestro amor por lo que es bello no conduce a la extravagancia; nuestro amor por las cosas de la mente no nos ablanda.
Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.
El tiempo es el consejero más sabio de todos.
Time is the wisest counselor of all.
Es correcto soportar con resignación lo que los dioses envían, y enfrentar a los enemigos con coraje.
It is right to endure with resignation what the gods send, and to face one's enemies with courage.
El tiempo es el rey de todos los hombres, él es su padre y su tumba, y les da lo que quiere y no lo que anhelan.
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.
Tu imperio es ahora como una tiranía: puede haber sido un error tomarlo; ciertamente es peligroso dejarlo ir.
Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go.
Los peces viven en el mar, como los hombres en la tierra: los grandes se comen a los pequeños.
Fishes live in the sea, as men do on land: the great ones eat up the little ones.
La gloria más grande de una mujer es que los hombres hablen poco de ella, para bien o para mal.
A woman's greatest glory is to be little talked about by men, whether for good or ill.
Los hombres famosos tienen la tierra entera como su memorial.
For famous men have the whole earth as their memorial.
No imitamos, sino que somos modelo para los demás.
We do not imitate, but are a model to others.
Aquellos que son políticamente apáticos solo pueden sobrevivir si son apoyados por personas que son capaces de actuar.
Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.


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