Quote by James John Courtenay

“... Ugarit ... in contrast to later Canaanite languages, there is no article.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“A comparative study will lead to the conclusion that the Phoenician, Aramaic and Greek alphabets were developed from one original.”

— James John Courtenay

“The phaenomena afforded by trades, are a part of the history of nature, and therefore may both challenge the naturalist's curiosity and add to…

— Robert Boyle

“The Samaritans were conservative in the matter of script, preserving the Phoenician type after Judaea and Galilee had accepted the Aramaic character.”

— James John Courtenay

“Vita brevis, ars longa, occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile.”

— Hippocrates

“The oldest Phoenician inscriptions date from around 1100 BCE.”

— Angel Sáenz-Badillos

“Păcatul este expresia religioasă a remuşcării.”

— Emil Cioran

“Between the lines Phaedrus read no doubts, no sense of awe, only the eternal smugness of the professional academician.”

— Robert M. Pirsig

“The defining characteristic of the organism is striving.”

— Paul Kalanithi

“Now keep in mind that the typical Greek myth goes something like this: innocent shepherd boy is minding his own business, an overflying god…

— Neal Stephenson

“Aurum, argentum, gemmae, purpurea vestis, marmorea domus, cultus ager, pietae tabulae, phaleratus sonipes, caeteraque id genus mutam habent et superficiariam voluptatem: libri medullitus delectant,…

— Petrarch

“Live in obscurity--lathe biōsas (λάθε βιώσας)”

— Epicurus