Alexandria Quotes

25 quotes by 24 authors

At the time of Caliph Omar's invasion of Egypt, the Arab officer on duty in the destruction of the library of Alexandria used two stamps… — Nils Kjaer
While [the Arians], like men sprung from a dunghill, truly "spoke from the earth" [Jn. 3:31], the bishops [of Nicea], not having invented their phrases… — Athanasius of Alexandria
There are only two rules. One is E. M. Forster's guide to Alexandria; the best way to know Alexandria is to wander aimlessly. The second… — Jan Morris
A Christian state should be established [in Lebanon], with its southern border on the Litani river. We will make an alliance with it. When we… — David Ben-Gurion
The opportunity before all of us is living up to the dream of the Library of Alexandria and then taking it a step further -… — Brewster Kahle
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. by Saint Philo of Alexandria — Philo
We need to return to the cosmopolitanism of Alexandria of yore, and marry that with the tolerance and democracy of Europe today — Ismail Serageldin
We should prepare to go over to the offensive. Our aim is to smash Lebanon, Trans-Jordan and Syria. The weak point is Lebanon, for the… — David Ben-Gurion
Pantaenus was one of these and is said to have gone to India. It is reported that among persons there who knew of Christ, he… — Eusebius
When I wrote 'The Alexandria Link,' I discovered that we are only aware of about 10 percent of the knowledge of the ancient world. In… — Steve Berry
When I think of the library of Alexandria and of the fact that, although it burnt down, people continue to sort the letters of the… — Alexander Kluge
Black men of Carthage, Ethiopia, of Timbuktu and Alexandria gave the likes of civilization to this world — Marcus Garvey
I've been doing the 'Sherman's Lagoon' strip for about 18 years, and I was a political cartoonist before that for my hometown paper in Alexandria,… — Jim Toomey
We can roam the bloated stacks of the Library of Alexandria, where all imagination and knowledge are assembled; we can recognize in its destruction the… — Alberto Manguel
Here you have an incredibly ambitious, accomplished woman who comes up against some of the same problems that women in power come up against today.… — Stacy Schiff
I haven't come to you only to take , I haven't come to you empty handed : I bring you poetry as great as yours… — Ahdaf Soueif
Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria, and a true martyr to the old values of learning? She was torn to pieces by a… — Iain Pears
Donâ€™t mourn your luck thatâ€™s failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive â€” donâ€™t mourn them uselessly. As one long prepared, and… — Constantine Peter Cavafy
Although I was raised in Canada and the U.K., my roots are in Egypt through my father, in a family line that stretches back generations… — Shereen El Feki
I love the area I grew up in, which is right outside D.C., in Alexandria, Virginia. — Casey Wilson

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