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The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us. — Madame de Stael
I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks. — Henry David Thoreau
Athens will again be the host of the Games in 2004, but there are rumors that they might be switched if the Greeks don't begin… — Bill Toomey
The Greeks, those originators of the intellectual life, fixed for us the idea of the poet. He was a divine man; more sacred than the… — George Edward Woodberry
The ordinary-sized stuff which is our lives, the things people write poetry about—clouds—daffodils—waterfalls—what happens in a cup of coffee when the cream goes in—these things… — Tom Stoppard
But the tale or narrative set in the past may have its particular time-free value; and the candid reader will not misunderstand me, will not… — Patrick O'Brian
The tragedy of preparedness has scarcely been handled, save by the Greeks. Life is indeed dangerous, but not in the way morality would have us… — E. M. Forster
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
While Leonidas was preparing to make his stand, a Persian envoy arrived. The envoy explained to Leonidas the futility of trying to resist the advance… — Plutarch
My own feeling about JJ, without knowing anything about him, was that he might have been a gay person, because he had long hair and… — Nick Hornby
The greatest tragedies were written by the Greeks and Shakespeare...neither knew chocolate. — Sandra Boynton
The Greeks had invented democracy, built the Acropolis and called it a day. — David Sedaris
The so-called Christian nations are the most enlightened and progressive ... but in spite of their religion, not because of it. The Church has opposed… — Mark Twain
In this story, the sun moves. In this story, every night meets a dawn and burns away in the bright morning. In this story, Winter… — N.D. Wilson
Answer my question, Bacchus. I’m not one of your dickless Greeks to be kept waiting for an answer. (Camulus) You better take a more civil… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Greeks believed that once there were no male and female, that all souls were one. Then the souls were torn apart, male and female.… — Laurell K. Hamilton
I came to the Greeks early, and I found answers in them. Greece's great men let all their acts turn on the immortality of the… — Edith Hamilton
There is to me about this place a smell of rot, the smell of rot that ripe fruit makes. Nowhere, ever, have the hideous mechanics… — Donna Tartt
We, as we read, must become Greeks, Romans, Turks, priest and king, martyr and executioner; must fasten these images to some reality in our secret… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He raised an eyebrow. "You claim not to know me? Of course I'm Thoth. Also called Djehuti. Also called--" I [Sadie] stifled a laugh. "Ja-hooty?"… — Rick Riordan
Why did the old Persians hold the sea holy? Why did the Greeks give it a separate deity, and own brother Jove? Surely all this… — Herman Melville
The gods weave misfortunes for men, so that the generations to come will have something to sing about.” Mallarmé repeats, less beautifully, what Homer said;… — Jorge Luis Borges
He beat back the Greeks and reclaimed Rome for our people. Indeed, he was the one who destroyed the Macedonian threat and who single-handedly annihilated… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
And that's how we measure out our real respect for people—by the degree of feeling they can register, the voltage of life they can carry… — Ted Hughes
We Greeks are a moody people. Suicide makes sense to us. Putting up Christmas lights after your own daughter does it--that makes no sense. What… — Jeffrey Eugenides

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