Ancient Quotes

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PLAGUE, n. In ancient times a general punishment of the innocent for admonition of their ruler, as in the familiar instance of Pharaoh the Immune.… — Ambrose Bierce
Teach me your mood, O patient stars. Who climb each night, the ancient sky. leaving on space no shade, no scars, no trace of age,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the fabulous ages of ancient times the appellations of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were given to the planets as being the names… — William Herschel
I am willing to admit that some people might live there for years, or even a lifetime, so protected that they never sense the sweet… — Thomas Merton
SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as... the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat… — Ambrose Bierce
Chârvâkas, a very ancient sect in India, were rank materialists. — Swami Vivekananda
Spring is beautiful everywhere, but it is more than beautiful in Lebanon. Spring is the spirit of an unknown God speeding through the world, which,… — Khalil Gibran
Shankara commented on Krishna, on the Upanishads, on the Brahma Sutras. Ramanuja commented on the ancient enlightened people, Vallabha did the same. It has always… — Rajneesh
The ancient Masters didn't try to educate the people, but kindly taught them to not-know. When they think that they know the answers, people are… — Laozi
The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect can… — Laozi
When the ancient Masters said, "If you want to be given everything, give everything up," they weren't using empty phrases. Only in being lived by… — Laozi
If you spend any time in Washington you'll find nerds. What happens is most of them sublimate their fixations with comics, or baseball cards, or… — Jonah Goldberg
One of the leading uses of photography by the mass media came to be called photojournalism. From the late 'twenties' to the early 'fifties' what… — John Szarkowski
Nothing beats love. Love is the greatest healing power there is; nothing else comes close. Not ancient cures, modern medicines and technologies, or all the… — Naomi Judd
We truly have an ancient part of the brain that was about survival when we were prey but we seem to have gone past prey.… — Nick Nolte
Freemasonry is an ancient and respectable institution, embracing individuals of every nation, of every religion, and of every condition in life. Wealth, power and talents… — Andrew Jackson
I ask of each Mason, of each member, of each brother, that he shall remember ever that there is upon him a peculiar obligation to… — Theodore Roosevelt
I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest… — Gustave Courbet
A picture is a work of art, not because it is 'modern,' nor because it is 'ancient,' but because it is a sincere expression of… — John F. Carlson
History will also afford frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion, from its usefulness to the public; the advantage of a religious… — Benjamin Franklin
Forgiveness feels most dramatic when some ancient pattern of self-punishment collapses in a torrent of tears. But it is just as effective when practiced daily… — D. Patrick Miller
No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions. If anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only direction in which… — Calvin Coolidge
... the embryological record, as it is usually presented to us, is both imperfect and misleading. It may be compared to an ancient manuscript, with… — Francis Maitland Balfour
Like night dreams, stores often use symbolic language, therefore bypassing the ego and persona, and traveling straight to the spirit and soul who listen for… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Ancient history is oddly short on incorrect omens. — Stacy Schiff

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