"Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria,……" — Iain Pears
"Was not Hypatia the greatest philosopher of Alexandria, and a true martyr to the old values of learning? She was torn to pieces by a mob of incensed Christians not because she was a woman, but because her learning was so profound, her skills at dialectic so extensive that she reduced all who queried her to embarrassed silence. They could not argue with her, so they murdered her."
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25 Quotes by Iain Pears
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He (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he…
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Virtue comes through contemplation of the divine, and the exercise of philosophy. But it also comes through public service. The…
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For men are held above their fellows by the gossamer of reputation, which is so soft and fragile a breath…
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The simple fact that something has not been done, is no proof that it cannot be.
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Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless,
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He who profits by villainy, has perpetrated it.
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Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes…
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Manlius ... took care in his invitations, actively sought to exclude from his circle crude and vulgar men like Caius…
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[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the…
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And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what…
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God forbid that I should ever suffer the shame of publishing a book for money, or of having one of…
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Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been…
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At the time of Caliph Omar's invasion of Egypt, the Arab officer on duty in the destruction of the library…
— Nils Kjaer
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While [the Arians], like men sprung from a dunghill, truly "spoke from the earth" [Jn. 3:31], the bishops [of Nicea],…
— Athanasius of Alexandria
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There are only two rules. One is E. M. Forster's guide to Alexandria; the best way to know Alexandria is…
— Jan Morris
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A Christian state should be established [in Lebanon], with its southern border on the Litani river. We will make an…
— David Ben-Gurion
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The opportunity before all of us is living up to the dream of the Library of Alexandria and then taking…
— Brewster Kahle
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. by Saint Philo of Alexandria
— Philo
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We need to return to the cosmopolitanism of Alexandria of yore, and marry that with the tolerance and democracy of…
— Ismail Serageldin
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We should prepare to go over to the offensive. Our aim is to smash Lebanon, Trans-Jordan and Syria. The weak…
— David Ben-Gurion
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Pantaenus was one of these and is said to have gone to India. It is reported that among persons there…
— Eusebius
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When I wrote 'The Alexandria Link,' I discovered that we are only aware of about 10 percent of the knowledge…
— Steve Berry
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When I think of the library of Alexandria and of the fact that, although it burnt down, people continue to…
— Alexander Kluge
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Black men of Carthage, Ethiopia, of Timbuktu and Alexandria gave the likes of civilization to this world
— Marcus Garvey
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