Ancient Quotes

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MOUSE, n. An animal which strews its path with fainting women. As in Rome Christians were thrown to the lions, so centuries earlier in Otumwee,… — Ambrose Bierce
O' the mass of arms, the brilliant leadership, the courage and magnitude of the ancient armies of Greece, combined to conquer the city of Troy… — Unknown Author
The older I get, the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first - a process which often reduces the… — Dwight David Eisenhower
The whole conception of God is a conception derived from the ancient Oriental despotisms. — Bertrand Russell
We in this country, in this generation, are--by destiny rather than choice--the watchmen on the walls of world freedom. We ask, therefore, that we may… — John Fitzgerald Kennedy
We ourselves of the present age, chose our common law, and consented to the most ancient Acts of Parliament, for we lived in our ancestors… — Unknown Author
I want a hero: an uncommon want, When every year and month sends forth a new one, Till, after cloying the gazettes with cant, The… — Lord Byron
ABDOMEN, n. The temple of the god Stomach, in whose worship, with sacrificial rights, all true men engage. From women this ancient faith commands but… — Ambrose Bierce
Everything you cling to (some more, some less) will be ripped away from you, sooner or later. The ancient wisdom is: Give it up now,… — Swami Premodaya
The Ancient mosque is located within the walls of the old city of Tebessa, is the oldest mosques in the state, built by the Ottomans… — Unknown Author
Those ancient buried recollections, We transform them and select them, You have yours, I have mine That's fine, While we're too torn to heal, Our… — Unknown Author
Since ancient times, loving deeply will only leave painful regrets, this regret continues to flow on, with no end in sight... — Unknown Author
In the world people themselve try to know whom they were from; in contrast that ancient people tried to know whom they would be — Tivea
The human mind is constructed to always move forward Hanging on to the philosophy of ancient people is a great stumbling block to the modern… — Ritu Ghatourey
I am a wonderful distraction she never said but actions speak louder than words. I've fallen from the path. And the scourging I deserve. Ancient… — Topper
The first reason for mans inner slavery is his ignorance, and above all, his ignorance of himself. Without self-knowledge, without understanding the working and functions… — George Gurdjieff
So there is no new truth, but only a fresh revelation of ancient truth, as she testified in the Scriptures. — Biniam Yibaleh
The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the… — Silvio Berlusconi
We're going through a kind of ancient, barbaric war dance now - it's almost an ultimate in absurdity. — Clark M. Clifford
Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes' bastards. — Robert Burton

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