Isocrates was in the right to insinuate, in his elegant Greek expression, that what is got over the Devil's back is spent… — Alain-Rene Lesage Copy Share Image
Agnostic is the Greek word, for the Latin word, for ignorant — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
It's no secret that I've always had an interest in mythology. Whether it's Arthurian or ancient Greek or even Marvel universe. I've… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
The tragedy of Eliot Spitzer is almost Greek: Ascendant son of wealth and privilege dedicates his life to social justice, warns of… — Wil S. Hylton Copy Share Image
In families well ordered, there is always one firm, sweet temper, which controls without seeming to dictate. The Greeks represented Persuasion as… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
I would suppose I learned how to write when I was very young indeed. When I read a child's book about the… — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
I honestly just love Greek yogurt and honey, and berries, and some KIND granola or something because that's always something that I'm… — Chrissy Teigen Copy Share Image
A legacy that powerful does not disappear. Next to the Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans were babies. Our modern nations like Great… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
II know a little about Greek mythology. It's not that far away from the Nordic mythology. — Mads Mikkelsen Copy Share Image
And yes,Percy,of course they are now in our United States. Look at your symbol,the eagle of Zeus. Look at the statue of… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“If you look up 'atheism' in the dictionary, you will probably find it defined as the belief that there is no God.… — Michael Martin Copy Share Image
Youths of the Pellaians and of the Macedonians and of the Hellenic Amphictiony and of the Lakedaimonians and of the Corinthians... and… — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
The Greeks could be a crushing bore. I recommend dressing everyone in combat fatigues or S&M gear. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
Slowly but surely, we are decreasing unemployment and we are restoring confidence to the future of the Greek economy. — Alexis Tsipras Copy Share Image
when I came to know Greek art I instantly understood that excess and perfection are enemies; yet on the other hand this… — Ethel Smyth Copy Share Image
“I sometimes wonder if the hand is not more sensitive to the beauties of sculpture than the eye. I should think the… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
The Delphic Oracle said I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because that I alone, of all the Greeks,… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Scripture is vast, and people can pick and choose what they emphasize, and so for hundreds of years verses that said that… — Michael Emerson Copy Share Image
“We may say, in a broad way, that Greek philosophy down to Aristotle expresses the mentality appropriate to the City State; that… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Let all your preaching be in the most simple and plainest manner; look not to the prince, but to the plain, simple,… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
We know that for the last 300 or 400 years, the size of human bodies is growing. Now what happened is that… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Memory in Greek mythology is the mother of the muses, and it is so for me. Both personal and societal memory move… — Marge Piercy Copy Share Image
“One of the regrets of my life is that I did not study Latin. I'm absolutely convinced, the more I understand these… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
