Freedom was born in Greece because there men limited their own freedom. ... The limits to action established by law were a… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
The Greek temple is the creation, par excellence, of mind and spirit in equilibrium. — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Egypt is a fertile valley of rich river soil, low-lying, warm, monotonous, a slow-flowing river, and beyond the limitless desert. Greece is… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful and delightful to live in, was a mark of the Greek spirit which… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
I came to the Greeks early, and I found answers in them. Greece's great men let all their acts turn on the… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
Poetry and preaching do not go well together; when the preacher mounts the pulpit the poet usually goes away. — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
Ages of faith and of unbelief are always said to mark the course of history. — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
None so good that he has no faults, None so wicked that he is worth naught. — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
Myths are early science, the result of men's first trying to explain what they saw around them. — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
“He drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek and make Hell grant what Love did seek. ” — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the animal world, that which enables a man to know… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
When we speak of beauty, we're speaking of something we're more or less indifferent to. — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
Love, however, cannot be forbidden. The more that flame is covered up, the hotter it burns. Also love can always find a way. It… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
The Old Testament is the record of men's conviction that God speaks directly to men. — Edith Hamilton Copy Share
