Ancient Quotes

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Children of those ancient Aryans, through the grace of the Lord may you have the same pride, may that faith in your ancestors come into… — Swami Vivekananda
The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of… — William Blackstone
The proper balance between individual liberty and central authority is a very ancient problem. — Arthur Keith
The first thing brought forth by the study of any religion, ancient or modern, is that it is based upon Fear, born of it, fed… — Upton Sinclair
I conceive of the film as a modern art form particularly interesting to the sense of sight. Painting has its own peculiar problems and specific… — Hans Richter
We still like to make up stories, just as our ancestors did, which use personification to explain the great forces of our existence. Such stories,… — Unknown Author
Wherever we direct our view, we discover the melancholy proofs of our depravity; whether we look to ancient or modern times, to barbarous or civilized… — William Wilberforce
As Earth warriors, we choose to be participants in the ancient battle between good and evil. On our side stand the waters and wind, and… — Rod Coronado
How simple-minded of the Germans to imagine that we British could be cowed by the destruction of our ancient monuments! As though any havoc of… — Osbert Sitwell
Saying Good-bye to the God of Disease (1) Mauve waters and green mountains are nothing when the great ancient doctor Hua To could not defeat… — Mao Zedong
Sycamore trees were held to be sacred in ancient Egypt and are the first trees represented in ancient art. The sycamore, also, was sacred. Peasants… — Larry Gates
This morning arrives a letter from my ancient silver-mining comrade, Calvin H. Higbie, a man whom I have not seen nor had communication with for… — Mark Twain
No, we don't accomplish our love in a single year as the flowers do; an immemorial sap flows up through our arms when we love.… — Rainer Maria Rilke
How have you left the ancient love That bards of old enjoyed in you! The languid strings do scarcely move! The sound is forced, the… — William Blake
Nature is flexible and resilient. Nature likes redundancy and dispersion. It is approximate and deals in gradients. All boundaries are permeable. Nature nests small systems… — Unknown Author
Trees have from time immemorial been closely associated with magic. These stout members of the vegetable kingdom may stand for as long as a thousand… — Scott Cunningham
O, You who are ever giving life to all life, moving all creatures, root of all things, washing them clean, wiping out their mistakes, healing… — Hildegard of Bingen
The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient rectitude and vigor of nature. Our lives need the relief of such a background,… — Henry David Thoreau
It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their… — Confucius
They were too God-intoxicated to be "astronomically intimidated." They brought an end to such ancient evils as infanticide and gladiatorial contest. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
In Europe we have the "loss of self" motif clearly illustrated in the whirl dances of the Russians sects of the Molokani in Armenia....All the… — Curt Sachs
THE PATH IS exceedingly vast. From ancient times to the present day, even the greatest sages were unable to perceive and comprehend the entire truth;… — Morihei Ueshiba
Nobody brings ancient history and archaeology to life like Adrienne Mayor. From the Russian steppes to China, and from Roman Egypt and Arabia to the… — Edith Hall
Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the… — James Bovard
In ancient Greece, politics and the market were not decoupled. — George Papandreou

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