Out of evil comes good, however, and the confusion of tongues gave rise to 'the ancient practice of Masons conversing without the… — A. E. Waite Copy Share Image
The ancient Hebrews had a word for this awareness of the importance of things. They called it kavod. Kavod originally was a… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their… — Leo Buscaglia Copy Share Image
Every native species, however humble in appearance...has its place in the nation's heritage. It is a masterpiece of evolution, an ancient, multifaceted… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
I hover over the expensive Scotch and then the Armagnac, but finally settle on a glass of rich red claret. I put… — Nick Harkaway Copy Share Image
“Wilier races had interbred with human race during immemorial. Therefore no need to look for them on anywhere but in ourselves.” — Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident Copy Share Image
What's great about symbols, what a writer can do with them is provide a really vivid, interesting image, and the reader will… — Miroslav Penkov Copy Share Image
From my student days I found him a compelling and fascinating, though often puzzling, figure. It's a lifelong fascination now and I… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
There is an utterance of Necessity, an ancient decree of the gods, eternal, sealed fast with broad oaths: whenever any one defiles… — Empedocles Copy Share Image
At that moment, it seemed to him that time stood still, and the Soul of the World surged within him. When he… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Photography intervenes in a very strange way. It makes the streets, gates, squares of the city into illustrations of a trashy novel,… — Louis Aragon Copy Share Image
And this has been man's stupidity - a very ancient one: whenever he gets into difficulty, he changes the word. Change the… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
The Goddess of Old Europe and Ancient Crete represented the unity of life in nature, delight in the diversity of form, the… — Carol P. Christ Copy Share Image
Ancient Egypt was a Negro Civilization. The history of Black Africa will remain suspended in air and cannot be written correctly until… — Cheikh Anta Diop Copy Share Image
Ancient and oriental civilizations were more sensitive than we are to the cycles of things; to the succession of generations, both divine… — Marguerite Yourcenar Copy Share Image
[Comedies], in the ancient world, were regarded as of a higher rank than tragedy, of a deeper truth, of a more difficult… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
The expression of our truth is an ancient action through which we actually discover our place in the world; the true shape… — John Earle Copy Share Image
Great cycles of history began with vigorous cultures awakening to the needs of children, but collapsing with frayed family ties. Have we… — Raymond S. Moore Copy Share Image
ISIS goes after any group that deviates from its extreme ideology, dissident Muslims, for example, or the Yazidis who practice an ancient… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
I read mostly historical fiction - lots of stuff set in ancient Rome and ancient Greece. I also liked sci-fi and fantasy:… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
I am when the Chinese, who know everything, build a house, they consult the precepts of an ancient science, Feng Shui, which… — Jan Morris Copy Share Image
The territorial state is such an ancient form of society - here in Europe it dates back thousands of years - that… — Christian Lous Lange Copy Share Image