Oriental Wisdom For Your Tattoo

In this post I’ll share with you 10 famous ancient greek quotes by the greatest thinkers both in English and Chinese version. I hope it will help you get more ideas in deciding what to ink onto your body.

快乐在于自由，自由在于勇气

The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage. －Thucydides

患难见真情

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.－Aristotle

神已将我托付给我自己

God has entrusted me with myself.－Epictetus

心智之能量乃生命之本质

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.-Aristotle

快乐乃生命之意义及目的

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life.-Aristotle

认识你自己

Know thyself.-Aristotle

近朱者赤，近墨者黑

If you live with a cripple, you will learn to limp.-Plutarch

爱是一种心病

Love is a serious mental disease.-Plato

困难愈大，战胜它愈荣耀

The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.-Epicurus

知足乃天赐之财富， 奢侈乃人为之贫穷

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.