Ancient Quotes

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We should lay aside every hindrance and endeavour by uniting the whole force and spirit of our people to raise again a great British nation… — Winston Churchill
Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the… — Hermann Hesse
The Vedas give information on various subjects. They have come together and form one book. And in later times, when other subjects were separated from… — Swami Vivekananda
The food we ate was Indian, and both my mother and father were very deep into the ancient philosophy of India, so it could well… — Amar Bose
I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, mid-life for an elephant, and ancient for a quarter-miler, whose son now says, "Dad, I… — Bill Cosby
The expression of our truth is an ancient action through which we actually discover our place in the world; the true shape of our being… — John Earle
The air brightened, the running shadow patches were now the obverse, and it seemed to him that the fact that the day was clearing was… — William Faulkner
To me, there is spirit in a reed. It's a living thing, a weed, really, and it does contain spirit of a sort. It's really… — Steve Lacy
No civilisation, not even that of ancient Greece, has ever undergone such a continuous and profound process of change as Western Europe has done during… — Christopher Dawson
Where is your ancient courage? You were used to say extremities was the trier of spirits; That common chances common men could bear; That when… — William Shakespeare
I see the origin of the irresistible attraction of metaphor and analogy, the explanation of our strange and permanent need to find similarities in things.… — Roger Caillois
The Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor what may be regarded as the truly essential features of the Roman… — Henri Pirenne
Sluggish and sedentary peoples, such as the Ancient Egyptians-- with their concept of an afterlife journey through the Field of Reeds-- project on to the… — Bruce Chatwin
For forty years did unbelief, murmuring, and rebellion shut out ancient Israel from the land of Canaan. The same sins have delayed the entrance of… — Ellen G. White
Modesty teaches us to speak of the ancients with respect, especially when we are not very familiar with their works. Newton, who knew them practically… — Francis Atterbury
Modern physics is describing what the ancient wisdom keepers of the Americas have long known. These shamans, known as 'the Earthkeepers,' say that we’re dreaming… — Alberto Villoldo
The ancient codes were doubtless originally suggested by the discovery and diffusion of the art of writing. — Henry James Sumner Maine
The ironic is a mere ancient whisper in this torqued narrative: its odd violence feels true. Today & Tomorrow crashes through the windows of strip… — Unknown Author
There's an ancient bond that still exists today between horses and humans, it is even there with people that have never ridden a horse or… — Buck Brannaman
Laser technology has fulfilled our people's ancient dream of a blade so fine that the person it cuts remains standing and alive until he moves… — Ben Lerner
Marseilles isn't a city for tourists. There's nothing to see. Its beauty can't be photographed. It can only be shared. It's a place where you… — Jean-Claude Izzo
A shivery, delicious Southern Gothic with feuding families, dark spirits, ancient curses and caught up in the middle, a young girl learning to live and… — Leah Cypess
Stars. Trees breathe in starlight year after year, and it goes deep into their bones. So when you cut a tree open, you smell a… — Frances O'Roark Dowell
It is possible to speak with our heart directly. Most ancient cultures know this. We can actually converse with our heart as if it were… — Jack Kornfield
All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital -- ancient king, dictator, or private individual. We should properly… — Ronald Reagan

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