No system in history capitalism has been more relentless in battering down ancient and fragile cultures, devouring the resources of whole regions,… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
Catharsis comes from the ancient Greek word...which literally translated means 'to pass a hard stool' — Tim Sandlin Copy Share Image
In the ancient city of London, on a certain autumn day in the second quarter of the sixteenth century, a boy was… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I do not see why men sheould be so proud insects have the more ancient lineage according to the scientists insects were… — Don Marquis Copy Share Image
We have created new idols. The worship of the ancient golden calf (cf. Ex 32:1-35) has returned in a new and ruthless… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Now will I rehearse before you a very ancient Breton Lay. As the tale was told to me, so, in turn, will… — Marie de France Copy Share Image
The office of Speaker is almost as ancient as Parliament itself. It emerged in the Middle Ages when the Commons - the… — John Allen Fraser Copy Share Image
The resurrection is a fact better attested than any event recorded in any history, whether ancient or modern. — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
The founders of that ancient empire were robbers and women stealers, and made laws favoring monogamy in consequence of the scarcity of… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Since ancient Time began, Ever on some great soul God laid an infinite burden-- The weight of all this world, the hopes… — Richard Watson Gilder Copy Share Image
Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient forms departing, Newer rites of grace prevail; Faith for… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
The Revolutionary's Utopia, which in appearance represents a complete break with the past, is always modeled on some image of the Lost… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
The pile of guts was a black blob of flies that buzzed like a saw. After a while these flies found Simon.… — William Golding Copy Share Image
Astronomy is ... the only progressive Science which the ancient world produced. — William Whewell Copy Share Image
We need the expressive arts, the ancient scribes, the storytellers, the priests. And that's where I put myself: as a storyteller. Not… — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
“It made the woman feel like a thousand seas had come together from all worlds, like faraway lands had been bridged together,… — M.C. Sburlea Copy Share Image
“...the sea's only gifts are harsh blows and, occasionally, the chance to feel strong. Now, I don't know much about the sea,… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
It’s never going to be very mainstream. One reason is that poetry requires concentration, both on the part of the writer and… — Simon Armitage Copy Share Image
I felt a curious thrill, as if something had stirred in me, half wakened from sleep. There was something very remote and… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
“All of Nature follows perfectly geometric laws. The Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Peruvian, Mayan, and Chinese cultures were well aware of this, as… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
Every age probably regards itself as unique in its sexual sophistication, and if we take Ovid as a typical spokesman we should… — Rolfe Humphries Copy Share Image
Some of the beliefs and legends bequethed to us by Antquity are so universally and firmly established that we have become accustomed… — Frederick Soddy Copy Share Image
I have not tolerated an atheist in the ranks of the SS. Every member has a deep faith in God, in what… — Heinrich Himmler Copy Share Image
-and nobody’s getting laid!” I practically shouted. “You think I don’t know that?” He shifted his body beneath me, making me painfully… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
