Marble of the Gods: 50 Greek Proverbs on Discipline, Excellence, and Mastery
In ancient Greece, excellence areté was the guiding star of human life. Greeks believed that mastery in any craft, thought, or virtue demanded patience, discipline, and relentless self-improvement. Through centuries, proverbs emerged from the workshops of sculptors, the training grounds of athletes, and the halls of philosophers, encapsulating the wisdom that greatness is earned, not given, and that the soul
