Learning Quote by Dan Brown

“When the ancients experienced gaps in their understanding of the world around them, they filled those gaps with God.”

— Dan Brown

“The ancients placed love and war in the hands of closely related gods.”

— John Steinbeck

“God is everywhere—this is true. But the ancients took it literally, creating countless gods and placing them in every corner of life.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“The ancients placed love and war in the hands of closely related gods. That was no accident. That, sir, was a profound knowledge of…

— John Steinbeck

“Men knew better than they realized, when they placed the abode of the gods beyond the reach of gravity.”

— Arthur C. Clarke

“In our era, just as in every transitional age, God seems dead, but it is really our Enlightenment culture that has died. ”

— Robert Inchausti

“How persistent it is, this demand that our gods be perfect. The Greeks were much more reasonable about such things.”

— Frank Herbert

“Culture shifts, but the Word of God remains.”

— Tremper Longman III

“The trouble with gods is that after enough people start believing in them, they begin to exist. And what begins to exist isn't what…

— Terry Pratchett

“As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or do not exist. For many are the obstacles that…

— Diogenes Laertius

“The pair sat in silence: the ancient god from across the oceans who had retired, the human host of an ancient god visiting from…

— Adam Christopher

“The ancients were subtle, mysterious, profound, responsive. The depth of their knowledge is unfathomable. Because it is unfathomable, All we can do is describe…

— Lao Tzu