Achilles Quotes

65 Achilles quotes by 48 unique authors

I think they went with the idea that people know the story pretty much- knowing that he's going to take her when she's going to… — Diane Kruger
For violence, like Achilles' lance, can heal the wounds it has inflicted — Unknown Author
In earlier antiquity, no doubt, the multiple and not necessarily consistent aspects of the Greek character found little difficulty in embracing spiritually, if not analytically,… — Cedric H Whitman
To reveal death all at once would be to see it absolute, and not as the veiled end of the temporal process; yet such is… — Cedric H Whitman
Achilles' absolute, like every heroic absolute, finds its telos or fulfillment, not in dislocating the world as it is, but in self-destruction. — Cedric H Whitman
To the semidivine hero, the mere fact of ruling over more men does not constitute greatness, and as for glory from Zeus, Achilles will prove… — Cedric H Whitman
Odysseus sees reality as the situation or problem before him; Achilles sees it as something in himself, and the problem is to identify himself with… — Cedric H Whitman
The Wrath of Achilles had probably been an epic subject for generations when Homer found it, and the germ of its meaning, the conflict between… — Cedric H Whitman
Personal integrity in Achilles achieves the form and authority of immanent divinity, with its inviolable, lonely singleness, half repellent because of its almost inhuman austeriy,… — Cedric H Whitman
The fact that Achilles is the one to take the initiative (in the Chryse affair) is in itself significant: he feels responsiblity and concern for… — Cedric H Whitman
I just played indoor football for the first time since tearing my Achilles playing the same game...I'm HEELED!!! Get it!!??. — Idris Elba
I trip a lot. I'm kind of klutzy even though I'm a dancer. I ripped my Achilles heel, had crutches for a year. It was… — Taylor Momsen
I would say that my biggest flaw, my Achilles heel, is my tireless work ethic. — Danny Mcbride
Now you know who your fighting Hector. The fool who thought he killed Achilles. — Kevin McCarty
LOVING THE FIRST PET YOU MEET IS THE ONE YOU LOVE FOR EVER ACHILLES MY BABY BULLDOG — JESSIE

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