Ancient Quotes

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I am circling around God, around the ancient tower, and I have been circling for a thousand years, and I still don't know if I… — Rainer Maria Rilke
I am a part of the part that at first was all, part of the darkness that gave birth to the light, that supercilious light… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Earth is ancient now, but all knowledge is stored up in her. She keeps a record of everything that has happened since time began. Of… — Jeanette Winterson
Rather than bring the full force of our creativity and rationality to bear on the problems of ethics, social cohesion, and even spiritual experience, moderates… — Sam Harris
My books hold between their covers every story I've ever known and still remember, or have now forgotten, or may one day read; they fill… — Alberto Manguel
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence. — John F. Kennedy
Two households, both alike in dignity In fair Verona, where we lay our scene From ancient grudge break to new mutiny Where civil blood makes… — William Shakespeare
The Christian god can easily be pictured as virtually the same god as the many ancient gods of past civilizations. The Christian god is a… — Thomas Jefferson
Ah; but my courage fails me, and my heart is sick within me! â€”Lord, take pity on the Christian who doubts, on the skeptic who… — Joris-Karl Huysmans
One function of the income gap is that the people at the top of the heap have a hard time even seeing those at the… — Molly Ivins
That a thing made by hand, the work and thought of a single craftsman, can endure much longer than its maker, through centuries in fact,… — Susan Vreeland
The world rests in the night. Trees, mountains, fields, and faces are released from the prison of shape and the burden of exposure. Each thing… — John O'Donohue
It could be a meeting on the street, or a party or a lecture, or just a simple, banal introduction, then suddenly there is a… — John O'Donohue
...we are custodians of deep and ancient thresholds. In the human face you see that potential and the miracle of undying possibility. — John O'Donohue
The sea's only gifts are harsh blows, and occasionally the chance to feel strong. Now I don't know much about the sea, but I do… — Jon Krakauer
There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties — John Muir
Through neglect, ignorance, or inability, the new intellectual Borgias cram hairballs down our throats and refuse us the convulsion that could make us well. They… — Ray Bradbury
And the dreams so rich in color. How else would death call you? Waking in the cold dawn it all turned to ash instantly. Like… — Cormac McCarthy
Ancient astronauts didn't build the pyramids. Human beings built the pyramids, because they're clever and they work hard. — Gene Roddenberry
Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient Greeks had a thought, it… — Chuck Palahniuk

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