The human eye has long fascinated lovers, artists and physicians. The ancient Greeks dissected eyes, but struggled to understand how they worked,… — Tim Birkhead Copy Share Image
“The Scots studied the past to understand the present, and of course improve it. Like the ancient Greeks and the Chinese, they… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
“It is relatively easy to accept that money is an intersubjective reality. Most people are also happy to acknowledge that ancient Greek… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
The ancient Greek view of happiness was really defined by leading a productive life: It's not about how much you have, it's… — Karen Duffy Copy Share Image
“If ‘myth’ is a slippery term, so is ‘classical’. It is common shorthand for ‘ancient Greek and Roman’. But this shorthand has… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“I suppose so.” An oath was an oath, though I rather wondered if Hippocrates ever ran into this sort of situation himself.… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Mind out of the gutter, Suze. Eros is only one kind of love, eh? Ancient Greeks recognised four.” — Peter Watts Copy Share Image
“From there they marched against Egypt: and when they were in the part of Syria called Palestine, Psammetichus king of Egypt met them and persuaded them with… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
There have always been dreamers. Men and women who catch a glimpse of something beyond themselves who dare to reach for goals… — Tommy Tenney Copy Share Image
“The ancient Greeks believed that when you read aloud, it was actually the dead, borrowing your tongue, in order to speak again.” — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
“In Lovelock's view the earth was a 'super-organism,' a cybernetic feedback system that 'seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life… — Steven Kotler Copy Share Image
While the willingness of the ancient Greeks to sacrifice their lives for glory brings tears to my eyes, I cannot ultimately condone… — Tim O'Reilly Copy Share Image
“It is no wonder that historians trace the birth of Western civilization to these jewels of the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean seas.… — Laura Brooks Copy Share Image
“It was Ephialtes, in fact, who initiated democratic reforms that involved paying citizens for jury service. Shortly afterwards, he was assassinated (allegedly… — Guy Standing Copy Share Image
“I wouldn’t say “art” as much as “virtue,” in the ancient Greek sense of “andreia” – manly action – or “arete,” excellence.… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don't tell you of course… — Colin Quinn Copy Share Image
“We can take things as slowly as you want, but you know it’s too late now to change your mind, Pierce,” he… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
“Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When they had a… — chuck palahniuk Copy Share Image
“The ancient Greeks told of a philosopher eating bread and lentils for dinner. He was approached by another man, who lived sumptuously… — John Robbins Copy Share Image
“We certainly face, as did the ancient Greeks, the problem of oligarchy—ever more threatening as globalization increases differences in wealth.” — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
I spent the first half of my career doing nothing but Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen, ancient Greek. People ask me, Oh, are you… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, we have always felt that there was a close relationship between a strong, vital mind… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus taught his students that what happens to them is not as important as what they believe happens… — Stanley Krippner Copy Share Image
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“Intoxication, like sexual euphoria, is the privilege of the human animal. Sexual frenzy is our compensation for the tedious moments we must… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
