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Oddly enough, my favorite genre is not fiction. I'm attracted by primary sources that are relevant to historical questions of interest to me, by famous… — Marilynne Robinson
Nobody understands the nature of the Church, or the ringing note of the creed descending from antiquity, who does not realize that the whole world… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Astrology is assured of recognition from psychology, without further restrictions, because astrology represents the summation of all the psychological knowledge of antiquity. — Carl Jung
Everyone who wants to know what will happen ought to examine what has happened: everything in this world in any epoch has their replicas in… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
On the human imagination, events produce the effects of time. Thus, he who has travelled far and seen much, is apt to fancy that he… — James F. Cooper
Have you not a moist eye, a dry hand, a yellow cheek, a white beard, a decreasing leg, an increasing belly? Is not your voice… — William Shakespeare
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another. — Charles Caleb Colton
Bread, milk and butter are of venerable antiquity. They taste of the morning of the world. — Leigh Hunt
Whatever is goode in its kinde ought to be preserv'd in respect for antiquity, as well as our present advantage, for destruction can be profitable… — Unknown Author
How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew! — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rameswaram has, since antiquity, been an important pilgrimage destination. — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
I was brought up in Florence, a beautiful medieval town whose rhythm is completely in antiquity. — Oleg Cassini
From antiquity, Latin died but is still studied in seminaries and elite universities. So did Sanskrit in Asia. iI was replaced by Pali, but even… — F. Sionil Jose
The synagogues of late antiquity and the early medieval period were built around imagery: imagery of remembering the Temple, but also of the celestial zodiac,… — Simon Schama
Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudiced in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity, enforced by authority, and recommended by custom. — Robert Hall
Pride in boasting of family antiquity, makes duration stand for merit. — John Zimmerman
If our titles recall the known myths of antiquity, we have used them again because they are the eternal symbols upon which we must fall… — Mark Rothko
I have often said that just as the French revolution, for instance, understood itself through antiquity, I think our time can be understood through the… — Ian Hamilton Finlay
We are so fortunate, as Australians, to have among us the oldest continuing cultures in human history. Cultures that link our nation with deepest antiquity.… — Kevin Rudd
PROBOSCIS, n. The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves him in place of the knife-and-fork that Evolution has as yet denied him. For purposes… — Ambrose Bierce
LORE, n. Learning --particularly that sort which is not derived from a regular course of instruction but comes of the reading of occult books, or… — Ambrose Bierce
Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudicial in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity, enforced by authority, and race commends by custom. — Arthur Helps
History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Antiquity is the aristocracy of history — Alexandre Dumas PÃ¨re

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