FAMOUS HISTORICAL QUOTES Underneath your quotes, number your notebook from 1-8. After reading each quote you will mark whether you AGREE or DISAGREE.

“The first duty of government is to protect the powerless from the powerful.” ~Hammurabi Hammurabi was king of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia from 1792-1750 B.C.E and famous for his groundbreaking code of law.

“Experience is the teacher of all things.” ~Julius Caesar Julius Caesar was a famed Roman general who became dictator for life in the Roman Republic in the year 44 B.C.E. He was assassinated that same year.

“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep. I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” ~Alexander the Great In the year 335 B.C.E., Alexander became king of Macedonia at the young age of 20. Within 4 years he would accomplish the impossible and conquered the mighty Persian Empire.

“True knowledge exists when you acknowledge that you know nothing “True knowledge exists when you acknowledge that you know nothing.” ~Socrates Socrates is considered one of the most influential philosophers in world history. The Athenian was put to death for his teachings in 399 B.C.E.

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” ~Confucius Confucius was a famous Chinese philosopher who lived from 551-479 B.C.E. His philosophical teachers are still widely accepted in many parts of the eastern world.

“All good things to those who wait.” ~Hannibal Barca Hannibal was the greatest enemy the Roman Republic ever knew. Hannibal led an invasion of Rome by leading his Carthaginian army through the Alps Mountains, a military tactic that still inspires awe to this day.

“Society can’t prosper if it aims at making things easier “Society can’t prosper if it aims at making things easier. Instead it should aim at making people stronger.” ~Ashoka Ashoka was the last great king of the Mauryan Dynasty in ancient India. He is remembered for changing his warlord ways and adopted the teachings of the Buddha. He died in 232 B.C.E.

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” ~Pericles Pericles was the unquestioned leader of Athens, the most powerful of the Greek city-states during the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. He died of the plague in 429 B.C.E.