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Ancient Quotes

There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of mortals before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad Picture Quote #1

He has not yet become an elder statesman, though his foreign policy credentials are considerable, but he is certainly our ancient mariner, forever tugging at our sleeve to let him tell his tale of what really happened Picture Quote #1

The fault seems to me to have been that men have taken ancient country churches as their models and have failed to discover that between them and churches in towns there ought to be a most distinct and marked difference Picture Quote #1

America was still a land of wonder. The ancient spell still hung unbroken over the wild, vast world of mystery beyond the sea, a land of romance, adventure, and gold Picture Quote #1

For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favourable and unfavourable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; all alike, I should say, result from paucity of experience. P. 133 Picture Quote #1

If ancient descent could confer nobility, the lower forms of life would possess it in a greater degree than man Picture Quote #1

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Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong; and the most ancient heavens, through thee, are fresh and strong Picture Quote #1

All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon Picture Quote #1

Ancient lovers believed a kiss would literally unite their souls, because the spirit was said to be carried in one’s breath Picture Quote #1

With all the mass media concentrated in a few hands, the ancient faith in the competition of ideas in the free market seems like a hollow echo of a much simpler day Picture Quote #1

We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon. In an instant age, perhaps we must relearn the ancient truth that patience, too, has its victories Picture Quote #1

He is a dreamer of ancient times, or rather, of the myths of what ancient times used to be. Such men are harmless in themselves, but their queer lack of realism makes them fools for others Picture Quote #1

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The forces of being remain. They are what the writer, as distinct from the contemporary popular mythmaker, still engage today, as myth in its ancient form attempted to do Picture Quote #1

We tend to think of the problems of globalization and cultural identity as peculiar to our times. In fact they are rooted in ancient problems of civic belonging Picture Quote #1

Ancient histories, as one of our wits has said, are but fables that have been agreed upon Picture Quote #1

America has a way of inventing tradition each morning and erasing the past by nightfall, and the hold of ancient custom is endangered by a thousand circumstances Picture Quote #1

It is impossible to write ancient history because we lack source materials, and impossible to write modern history because we have far too many Picture Quote #1

All religions are ancient monuments to superstition, ignorance, ferocity; and modern religions are only ancient follies rejuvenated Picture Quote #1

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New nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nobility is the act of time Picture Quote #1

Ring out a slowly dying cause, and ancient forms of party strife; ring in the nobler modes of life, with sweeter manners, purer laws Picture Quote #1

Suffering is the ancient law of love; there is not quest without pain; there is no lover who is not also a martyr Picture Quote #1

A good wife is like the ivy which beautifies the building to which it clings, twining its tendrils more lovingly as time converts the ancient edifice into a ruin Picture Quote #1

The exhaustion of taste, genius, and splendor upon its fables and ceremonies, even to our times, constitute the ancient paganism a marvel of all that was attractive and magnificent Picture Quote #1

New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth; they must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth Picture Quote #1

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Libraries are as the shrines where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or imposture, are preserved and reposed Picture Quote #1

Mythology is not religion. It may rather be regarded as the ancient substitute, the poetical counterpart, for dogmatic theology Picture Quote #1

It is a revered thing to see an ancient castle not in decay; how much more to behold an ancient family which have stood against the waves and weathers of time! Picture Quote #1

The system of morality to be gathered from the ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel Picture Quote #1

All things, said an ancient saw, may be hoped for by a man as long as he lives Picture Quote #1

Not one drop of blood is left inside my veins that does not throb: I recognize signs of the ancient flame Picture Quote #1

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There is an ancient saying among men that you cannot thoroughly understand the life of mortals before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad (Ancient Quotes) He has not yet become an elder statesman, though his foreign policy credentials are considerable, but he is certainly our ancient mariner, forever tugging at our sleeve to let him tell his tale of what really happened (Ancient Quotes) The fault seems to me to have been that men have taken ancient country churches as their models and have failed to discover that between them and churches in towns there ought to be a most distinct and marked difference (Ancient Quotes) America was still a land of wonder. The ancient spell still hung unbroken over the wild, vast world of mystery beyond the sea, a land of romance, adventure, and gold (Ancient Quotes) For my part I distrust all generalizations about women, favourable and unfavourable, masculine and feminine, ancient and modern; all alike, I should say, result from paucity of experience. P. 133 (Ancient Quotes) If ancient descent could confer nobility, the lower forms of life would possess it in a greater degree than man (Ancient Quotes) Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong; and the most ancient heavens, through thee, are fresh and strong (Ancient Quotes) All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon (Ancient Quotes) Ancient lovers believed a kiss would literally unite their souls, because the spirit was said to be carried in one’s breath (Ancient Quotes) With all the mass media concentrated in a few hands, the ancient faith in the competition of ideas in the free market seems like a hollow echo of a much simpler day (Ancient Quotes) We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon. In an instant age, perhaps we must relearn the ancient truth that patience, too, has its victories (Ancient Quotes) He is a dreamer of ancient times, or rather, of the myths of what ancient times used to be. Such men are harmless in themselves, but their queer lack of realism makes them fools for others (Ancient Quotes) The forces of being remain. They are what the writer, as distinct from the contemporary popular mythmaker, still engage today, as myth in its ancient form attempted to do (Ancient Quotes) We tend to think of the problems of globalization and cultural identity as peculiar to our times. In fact they are rooted in ancient problems of civic belonging (Ancient Quotes) Ancient histories, as one of our wits has said, are but fables that have been agreed upon (Ancient Quotes) America has a way of inventing tradition each morning and erasing the past by nightfall, and the hold of ancient custom is endangered by a thousand circumstances (Ancient Quotes) It is impossible to write ancient history because we lack source materials, and impossible to write modern history because we have far too many (Ancient Quotes) All religions are ancient monuments to superstition, ignorance, ferocity; and modern religions are only ancient follies rejuvenated (Ancient Quotes) New nobility is but the act of power, but ancient nobility is the act of time (Ancient Quotes) Ring out a slowly dying cause, and ancient forms of party strife; ring in the nobler modes of life, with sweeter manners, purer laws (Ancient Quotes) Suffering is the ancient law of love; there is not quest without pain; there is no lover who is not also a martyr (Ancient Quotes) A good wife is like the ivy which beautifies the building to which it clings, twining its tendrils more lovingly as time converts the ancient edifice into a ruin (Ancient Quotes) The exhaustion of taste, genius, and splendor upon its fables and ceremonies, even to our times, constitute the ancient paganism a marvel of all that was attractive and magnificent (Ancient Quotes) New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth; they must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth (Ancient Quotes) Libraries are as the shrines where all the relics of the ancient saints, full of true virtue, and that without delusion or imposture, are preserved and reposed (Ancient Quotes) Mythology is not religion. It may rather be regarded as the ancient substitute, the poetical counterpart, for dogmatic theology (Ancient Quotes) It is a revered thing to see an ancient castle not in decay; how much more to behold an ancient family which have stood against the waves and weathers of time! (Ancient Quotes) The system of morality to be gathered from the ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel (Ancient Quotes) All things, said an ancient saw, may be hoped for by a man as long as he lives (Ancient Quotes) Not one drop of blood is left inside my veins that does not throb: I recognize signs of the ancient flame (Ancient Quotes)

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