Ancient Quotes

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There was an ancient Roman lawyer, of great fame in the history of Roman jurisprudence, whom they called Cui Bono, from his having first introduced… — Edmund Burke
Oh, beauty, ever ancient and ever new. — Saint Augustine
Twilight's soft dews steal o'er the village-green, With magic tints to harmonize the scene. Stilled is the hum that through the hamlet broke When round… — Samuel Rogers
A servile race Who, in mere want of fault, all merit place; Who blind obedience pay to ancient schools, Bigots to Greece, and slaves to… — Charles Churchill
There is nothing like it for morale to be reminded that the years are passing - ever more quickly - and that bits are dropping… — Prince Philip
To be a housewife is a difficult, a wrenching, sometimes an ungrateful job if it is looked on only as a job. Regarded as a… — Phyllis McGinley
The deeper question... is not whether ancient religious forms can reform... but whether new forms of nature-related spirituality might emerge... — Robert Bly
Ancient art was the tyrant of Egypt, the mistress of Greece and the servant of Rome. — Henry Fuseli
Fit men walking around and bathing, it would be just like being in Ancient Rome [on a footballers dressing room — John Barrowman
Over the centuries we have transformed the ancient myths and folk tales and made them into the fabric of our lives. Consciously and unconsciously we… — Jack Zipes
So an ancient once said, "Accept the anxieties and difficulties of this life". Don't expect your practice to be clear of obstacles. Without hindrances the… — Kyongho
So how do we solve this ancient problem? How can we not just tolerate someone who believes differently than we do, but actually respect them… — John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth
So long as painting deals with objective nature, it is an impure art, for recognizability precludes the highest aesthetic emotion. All painting, ancient or modern,… — Lawren Harris
The founders of that ancient empire were robbers and women stealers, and made laws favoring monogamy in consequence of the scarcity of women among them,… — Brigham Young
If we lose the virile, manly qualities, and sink into a nation of mere hucksters, putting gain over national honor, and subordinating everything to mere… — Theodore Roosevelt
A clear stream, a long horizon, a forest wilderness and open sky - these are man's most ancient possessions. In a modern society, they are… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Wings in the Night”) that has regrettably achieved some popularity on neo-Nazi websites runs: “The ancient empires fall, the dark-skinned peoples fade and even the… — Robert E. Howard
Now hear it, O inhabitants of the earth, Jew and Gentile, Saint and sinner! When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he… — Brigham Young
The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply… — Bayard Taylor
He was . . . a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of… — Robert E. Howard
When you are enlightened and have united your mind with the deepest and most ancient part of the mind of the universe, you are not… — Frederick Lenz
OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser… — Ambrose Bierce
The American Indians, the ancient Indians would say, the metaphysical ones would say: "Power binds us together." Power, for a while, makes us what we… — Frederick Lenz
Dharma is an ancient word for truth. — Frederick Lenz
Putting gloves on the fighters was a symbolic change that suggested that we were now making it a civilized sport, and it was no longer… — Jonathan Gottschall

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