Ancient greek Quote by Archilochus Download Open image “I have a high art, I hurt with cruelty those who would damage me.” — Archilochus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ancient greek Art Cruelty Damage Greek High art Hurt Lyric poetry Martial arts Poetry Samurai Warrior Way of the warrior
Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn't hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes… — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I know I am making the choice most dangerous to an artist in valuing life above art, — James Agee Copy Share Image
Art, in fact, can be nothing but violence, cruelty and injustice. — Filippo Tommaso Marinetti Copy Share Image
I think another way that you can really harm yourself as an artist is by buying into the mythology that it's really important. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I suffer for my art and despise the witless moneyed scoundrels who praise it. — El Greco Copy Share Image
Cruelty to animals is one of the most significant vices of a low and ignoble people. Wherever one notices them, they constitute a sign… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Cruelty would be delicious if one could only find some sort of cruelty that didn't really hurt. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering. — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
Nothing can be sworn impossible since Zeus made night during mid-day, hiding the light of the shining Sun. — Archilochus Copy Share Image
Nothing can be surprising any more or impossible or miraculous, now that Zeus, father of the Olympians has made night out of noonday, hiding the bright sunlight, and... fear has come upon mankind. After this, men can believe anything, expect anything. Don't any of you be surprised in future if land beasts change places with dolphins and go to live… — Archilochus Copy Share
Zeus, the father of the Olympic Gods, turned mid-day into night, hiding the light of the dazzling Sun; and sore fear came upon men. — Archilochus Copy Share Image
And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain,… — Archilochus Copy Share Image
“Heart, my heart, so battered with misfortune far beyond your strength, up, and face the men who hate us. Bare your chest to the assault of the enemy, and fight them off. Stand fast among the beamlike spears. Give no ground; and if you beat them, do not brag in open show, nor, if they beat you, run home and… — Archilochus Copy Share
Take the joy and bear the sorrow, looking past your hopes and fears: learn to recognize the measured dance that orders all our years. — Archilochus Copy Share Image
Be brave, my heart. Plant your feet and square your shoulders to the enemy. Meet him among the man-killing spears. Hold your ground. In… — Archilochus Copy Share Image
Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from my shield, Nature's, not honour's law we must obey:… — Archilochus Copy Share Image
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 institution of… — 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 essential forms… — 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 hand, her commitment to purity must have been greatly admired by Ancient Greeks; yet she is also untamable and answers to no man. She is truly the eternal wild child who never has to grow up and shoulder… — Rick Riordan Copy Share
The ancient Greek oral poets all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to the Muse… — 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 all quite regular and official, for most tombstones, like most ballot papers, are marked with a cross.” — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share
Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world? The ancient Greeks believed, so did the… — 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 by the… — 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 man yields… — 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 parties, but the real story is of an internal journey. There's themes of emptiness and excess and beauty and grief around it, but it's always surrounded by these glamorous events, and those are ways of waylaying her on… — Alexandra McGuinness Copy Share
“Modern architects and engineers are still trying to understand how the ancient Greeks were able to build the Parthenon in ten years when the restoration of the monument has continued for more than three decades and is still not complete. What they have learned and shared along this arduous path of rediscovery is that the Greeks were highly skilled at… — Christopher Dunn Copy Share
