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Parrhesia. In rhetoric, parrhesia (Greek: παρρησία) is candid speech, speaking freely. [1] It implies not only freedom of speech, but the obligation to speak the truth for the common good, even at personal risk.
Boldness. Boldness is the opposite of shyness. To be bold implies a willingness to get things done despite risks. [1] For example, in the context of sociability, a bold person may be willing to risk shame or rejection in social situations, or to bend rules of etiquette or politeness. An excessively bold person could aggressively ask for money ...
The proverb may be a rewording of a line by Democritus that "boldness is the beginning of action, but fortune controls how it ends" (Ancient Greek: Τόλμα πρήξιος αρχή, τύχη δε τέλεος κυρίη, romanized: Tólma préxios arché, túche de téleos kuríe).
Four cardinal virtues. Prudence (φρόνησις, phrónēsis; Latin: prudentia; also Wisdom, sophia, sapientia), the ability to discern the appropriate course of action to be taken in a given situation at the appropriate time, with consideration of potential consequences; Cautiousness. Justice (δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosýnē; Latin ...
In Greek mythology, Thrasos [pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Θράσος) is the personified concept of boldness. Although the word θράσος itself could be used both in the positive ("courage") and the negative ("over-boldness, insolence") senses, [1] in the only context where Thrasos appears as a personification (a daemon), it is definitely a malicious and suspicious being, mentioned ...
Thumos, also spelled Thymos (Greek: θυμός), is the Ancient Greek concept of 'spiritedness' (as in "a spirited stallion" or "spirited debate"). The word indicates a physical association with breath or blood and is also used to express the human desire for recognition. It is not a somatic feeling, as nausea and dizziness are.
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Euphrosyne (/ juːˈfrɒzɪniː /; Ancient Greek: Εὐφροσύνη, romanized: Euphrosúnē) is a goddess, one of the three Charites, known in ancient Rome as the Gratiae (Graces). She was sometimes called Euthymia (Ancient Greek: Εὐθυμία, lit. 'happiness') or Eutychia (Ancient Greek ...
Cynicism (philosophy) Statue of an unknown Cynic philosopher from the Capitoline Museums in Rome. This statue is a Roman-era copy of an earlier Greek statue from the third century BC. [1] The scroll in his right hand is an 18th-century restoration. Cynicism (Ancient Greek: κυνισμός) is a school of thought in ancient Greek philosophy ...