“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
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
Lets dedicate ourselves to what the ancient greeks wrote so many years ago, to tame the savageness of man and make gentle… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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
“Sexual frenzy is our compensation for the tedious moments we must suffer in the passage of life. 'Nothing in excess,' professed the… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“The ancient Greeks worshipped the human capacity for insight. Scott Berkun, in examining the topic of innovation, pointed out that the Greek… — Gary Klein 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
“It was not until 1948 that Cambridge University stopped requiring a knowledge of classical (ancient) Greek as a prerequisite for admission. This… — Norman F. Cantor Copy Share Image
“Ancient historians like Josephus the Jew, Berosus the Chaldean, Hieronymus the Egyptian, Mnaseas, and Nicolaus of Damascus (Josephus even mentions these last… — Ken Ham Copy Share Image
“If you're looking for fine art or literature, you might want to read some stuff written by the Greeks. Because to create… — Haruki Murakami 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
“Most of us have been taught to think that we are either intelligent or we are not. But the definitions of intelligence… — Kevin Horsley Copy Share Image
“And that discovery would betray the closely guarded secret of modern culture to the laughter of the world. For we moderns have… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“Why does the ego play roles? Because of one unexamined assumption, one fundamental error, one unconscious thought. That thought is: I am… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“Zero has had a long history. The Babylonians invented the concept of zero; the ancient Greeks debated it in lofty terms (how… — Dan Ariely 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
“Sisyphus cheated death,” Nico explained. “First he chained up Thanatos, the reaper of souls, so no one could die. Then when Thanatos… — Rick Riordan 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
“Come on,” I said. “Let’s reconnect this bad boy.” Getting the dragon’s head to the bottom was easy. It tumbled right down… — Rick Riordan 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
“We can talk about our dreams all night, Lisette. We can talk forever, for the rest of our lives, living one adventure… — Kasey Michaels Copy Share Image
“but most scholars today believe that ancient Greek worship of her is most closely tied to the ancient Phoenician goddess of love… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Karl and Marthe held the embossed card gingerly. It was Hitler’s 1941 Christmas card, a photo of the Winged Victory of Samothrace,… — Gregory Benford 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
“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
“Hippocrates, the ancient Greek doctor, concluded in the fourth century B.C. that pathological anxiety was a straightforward biological and medical problem. “If… — Scott Stossel 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
“This book aims to capture, and explore, the outrageousness, inventiveness, and sheer fun that characterize classical mythology. But it is also born… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
Truth is, most of us contain a splashing, giggling, squealing child who knows without thinking that bare skin and water go together… — Janet Lembke Copy Share Image
One of the interesting things about the ancient Greeks is that they really didn't have our conception of individual rights. They didn't… — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
“I remember holding my face to the wind when Katharine died, feeling the air, the coolness and fluidity, the urgency. Every day,… — Random House Canada Copy Share Image
Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didnt see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
war with poison and chemicals was not so rare in the ancient world ... An astounding panoply of toxic substances, venomous creatures,… — Adrienne Mayor Copy Share Image
“Cumulatively, the sheer volume of papyrus and parchment under-girding sacred Scripture dwarf that of any other work in classical history. Consider, for… — Hank Hanegraaff Copy Share Image
Actually learning ancient Greek was a brilliant practice of mine because you'd sit there and you'd read a sentence and sometimes it… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“All the demons of Hell formerly reigned as gods in previous cultures. No it's not fair, but one man's god is another… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm… — Music Copy Share Image
“It’s like we've been flung back in time," he said. "Here we are in the Stone Age, knowing all these great things… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“Atheism ... goes back to the Ancient Greek (a — a negative prefix, theos — god), evidencing the antiquity of the outlook… — Valerii A. Kuvakin Copy Share Image
“Hermes's eyes twinkled. "Martha, may I have the first package, please?" Martha opened her mouth ... and kept opening it until it… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image