The Greeks according to official history used letters for hundreds, for tens, and ones.It was extremely complicated. If you talk about Archimedes,… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I enquire now as to the genesis of a philologist and assert the following: 1. A young man cannot possibly know what… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“One of the most interesting histories of what comes of rejecting science we may see in Islam, which in the beginning received,… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
I think we all know that world owes an enormous debt to Greece and the Greek people. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
"From the reign of Nero to that of Antoninus Pius," Gibbon says again, "the Jews discovered a fierce impatience of the dominion… — Nesta Helen Webster Copy Share Image
The rest of the world in which I lived was still stumbling about in search of a weapon with which to exterminate… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
We were born in a Jewish world, as part of a Jewish faith tradition. We had to translate ourselves into the neo-Platonic… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
Although it is true that petros and petra can mean 'stone' and 'rock' respectively in earlier Greek, the distinction is largely confined… — Frank E. Gaebelein Copy Share Image
You get most out of walking by going along briskly, swinging the arms and breathing deeply. It also helps promote the circulation… — Paul Dudley White Copy Share Image
Quality in a classical Greek sense is how to live with grace and intelligence, with bravery and mercy. — Theodore White Copy Share Image
One of the many things I learned at the end of that Classics corridor down which I ventured at the age of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Uncovering secrets is apocalyptic in the simple sense (the Greek root means ‘an uncovering’). In this case, it lifts the shame covers.… — Lewis Hyde Copy Share Image
In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb. — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
Right now I'd love to be sitting on a Greek island somewhere because of being Greek American, eating great octopus salad and… — Cat Cora Copy Share Image
I was spending most of my summers in Greece when I was a little girl, and at boarding school my first room-mate… — Marie-Chantal Claire Copy Share Image
It all started off with stirring speeches, Greek columns, the thrill of something new. Now all thats left is a presidency adrift,… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
The Greek word for idiot, literally translated, means one who does not participate in politics. That sums up my conviction on the… — Gladys Pyle Copy Share Image
Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so… — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman - repose in energy. The Greek battle pieces are calm; the heroes, in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I lately met with an old volume from a London bookshop, containing the Greek Minor Poets, and it was a pleasure to… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Greek mathematics is the real thing. The Greeks first spoke a language which modern mathematicians can understand... So Greek mathematics is 'permanent',… — G. H. Hardy Copy Share Image
The Greeks bequeathed to us one of the most beautiful words in our language--the word 'enthusiasm'--en theos--a god within. The grandeur of… — Louis Pasteur Copy Share Image
I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks. — Taylor Schilling Copy Share Image
It ought to be remembered by all [that] the Games more than 2,000 years ago started as a means of bringing peace… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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