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Achilles Quotes by Cedric H Whitman
- 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,…
- 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…
- Achilles' absolute, like every heroic absolute, finds its telos or fulfillment, not in dislocating the world as it is, but in self-destruction.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
More Achilles Quotes
- Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't. — Joe Biden
- Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know-and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that… — Isaac Asimov
- The two things that can hurt you are if you need money or if you need fame. Those are the things that… — Dana Carvey
- Growth is the mantra of our society because the economy can't remain healthy without growth.Impregnable monopolies aside (and these are few), profits… — Robert Heilbroner
- It's all about how bad you want to come back. (The Achilles' is) not tight anymore. I'm like a wild dog about… — Takeo Spikes
- We read about how Ajax and Achilles will die for each other, but very little about the friendship of women. — Toni Morrison
- Achilles only had an Achilles heel. I have an entire Achilles body. — Woody Allen
- Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. — Homer
- He ran his hand up and down his left achilles tendon. Very tender; better pay attention to it and back off if… — John L. Parker Jr.
- I guess the solo from 'Achilles Last Stand' is in the same tradition as the solo from 'Stairway to Heaven'...it is on… — Jimmy Page
- If I were Achilles I would put my foot in a f**k off block of concrete! — Eddie Izzard
- All interesting heroes have an Achilles heel. — Jo Nesbo