Ancient Quote by William Penn

It is better to imitate ancient than modern work.

— Leonardo da Vinci

The difference between ancients and moderns is that the ancients asked what have we experienced, and moderns asked what can we experience.

— Alfred North Whitehead

A lot of people will always say, 'I really know nothing about the ancient world.' But there's lots and lots of things people know.…

— Mary Beard

The ancients knew something, which we seem to have forgotten.

— Albert Einstein

I think we have a lot to learn from ancient cultures and different tribes.

— Baron Vaughn

Those we call the ancients were really new in everything.

— Blaise Pascal

History, when they do it, is ancient history, and they sensationalize even that. Contemporary history is virtually ignored on television.

— Tariq Ali

We could learn a lot from the ancients, and we should go back there.

— Oliver Stone

The human mind is constructed to always move forward Hanging on to the philosophy of ancient people is a great stumbling block to the…

— Ritu Ghatourey

The trouble with modern education is you never know how ignorant they are.

— Evelyn Waugh

The ancient Masters didn't try to educate the people, but kindly taught them to not-know. When they think that they know the answers, people…

— Laozi

“Why must people always assume we moderns knew more than any of the previous cultures? It simply isn't true, evidence proves otherwise.”

— Kathleen Baldwin