Ancient Quotes

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Ancient tradition always depicts a true Chinese musician as blind. Esoterically, this implies that his gift of the divine art is so completely guided by,… — Corinne Heline
The famous Greek physician Hippocrates administered musical treatments to his patients in 400 B.C. Although this type of treatment did not originate with him, it… — Corinne Heline
In ancient times music was the foundation of all the sciences. Education was begun with music with the persuasion that nothing could be expected of… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Ancient Hawaiians say: When you're itching for the waves, the only lotion is the ocean. — Josip Broz Tito
I have long been interested in landscape history, and when younger and more robust I used to do much tramping of the English landscape in… — Penelope Lively
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, we have felt that there was a close relationship between a strong vital mind and physical fitness. — John F. Kennedy
Fourth, we will continue providing humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians who have been displaced by this terrorist organization. This includes Sunni and Shia Muslims who… — Barack Obama
You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions.… — Morgan Freeman
Come my spade. There is no ancient gentlemen but gardeners, ditchers, and grave-makers; they hold up Adam's profession. — William Shakespeare
I have always had, as I know many people have, a singular passion for Australia. I do love the sunburnt country, its ancient landscapes, its… — Peter Garrett
The plow is one of the most ancient and most valuable of man's inventions; but long before he existed the land was in fact regularly… — Charles Darwin
In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies. — Stephen Leacock
Japan is a wonderful country, a strange mixture of ancient mystique and cyberpunk saturation. It's a monolith of society's achievements, yet maintains a foothold in… — Corey Taylor
A very ancient and fish-like smell. — William Shakespeare
There is an ancient Indian saying: "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." If we use this… — Patricia Schroeder
We remember the specter of sectarian violence -- al Qaeda's attacks on mosques and pilgrims, militias that carried out campaigns of intimidation and campaigns of… — Barack Obama
What we call fiction is the ancient way of knowing, the total discourse that antedates all the special vocabularies....Fiction is democratic, it reasserts the authority… — E L Doctorow
The ancient historians gave us delightful fiction in the form of fact; the modern novelist presents us with dull facts under the guise of fiction. — Oscar Wilde
I write at eighty-five for the same reasons that impelled me to write at forty-five; I was born with a passionate desire to communicate, to… — James A. Michener
It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is… — Alexander Hamilton

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