Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any. — Plato Copy Share Image
In all of Western civilization, there have been societies that celebrating the homosexuality, the ancient Greeks. But they, in fact, protected the… — Ken Blackwell Copy Share Image
The ancient Greek philosophers were all natural-born dialecticians and Aristotle, the most encyclopaedic intellect among them, had even already analysed the most… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
“Greek women were not allowed to be: free and untamed. In fact, Artemis is a bit of a paradox. On the one… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
The ancient Greek oral poets all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to… — David Antin Copy Share Image
“We will have have the dead at our councils. The ancient Greeks voted by stones; these shall vote by tombstones. It is… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world? The ancient Greeks believed, so… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
I believe in logic, the sequence of cause and effect, and in science its only begotten son our law, which was conceived… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom. ‘All men make mistakes,’ said the ancient Greek Sophocles. ‘But a good… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
In some ways, Lotus Eaters is a journey disguised as a party film; there's a circus in the movie, and there are… — Alexandra McGuinness Copy Share Image
“Modern architects and engineers are still trying to understand how the ancient Greeks were able to build the Parthenon in ten years… — Christopher Dunn Copy Share Image
Nobody can say a word against Greek: it stamps a man at once as an educated gentlemen. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“After he cut off their genitals, Chronos threw them into the sea, where they floated in a "white foam." Out of this… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“One of its (civilisations) most powerful weapons has always been 'barbarity': 'we' know that 'we' are civilised by contrasting ourselves with those… — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
“Mr. Ethan W. Barris is an engineer and architect of somerenown, and the second of the guest to arrive. He looks as… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
“ancient Greek word mousikē, from which the English word music is derived, means any art over which the Muses presided, hence included… — Nicholas Wade Copy Share Image
“Sappho isn't really meant to be read. It's meant to be sung and there were dances for the songs, also. Sappho was… — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
“The word “smile” doesn’t even exist in Latin or Ancient Greek. Smiling was an invention of the Middle Ages, and broad, toothy-mouthed… — Lisa Feldman Barrett Copy Share Image
“Suffice it to say I was compelled to create this group in order to find everyone who is, let's say, borrowing liberally… — Sarah Schmelling Copy Share Image
Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of a rational and lucid mind by delusion… — Marilyn French Copy Share Image
“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance. —HIPPOCRATES, ANCIENT GREEK FOUNDER OF THE… — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
It's a shame to be called "educated" those who do not study the ancient Greek writers. — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
These three qualities I recommend to you; tenacity, goodness, and intelligence. They are as valuable today as they were in the time… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
