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Ancient Quotes

Journalism still, in a democracy, is the essential force to get the public educated and mobilized to take action on behalf of our ancient ideals Picture Quote #1

The deciphering of ancient scripts changed forever the way Europeans were able to imagine the story of humanity, destroying centuries of received authority about the past with repercussions as important for our understanding of time and history as the geological studies of the same period Picture Quote #1

Unlike many deities of the ancient Near East, the God of Israel shared his power with no female divinity, nor was he the divine husband or lover of any Picture Quote #1

I don’t remember much about the specifics of the economics courses that I majored in - I apparently internalized the key concepts - but I still remember vividly the thrill of reading ‘Don Quixote,’ Epictetus, ‘The Aeneid,’ ‘King Lear’ and ‘Candide,’ and how contemporary the stories and ideas in these old and ancient texts struck me Picture Quote #1

Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt Picture Quote #1

The shore is an ancient world, for as long as there has been an earth and sea there has been this place of the meeting of land and water Picture Quote #1

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The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity’s place in the cosmos through science often got hijacked by wishful thinking or fabricated tales Picture Quote #1

I wil not compare the education of an ancient Spartan with that of a British nobleman Picture Quote #1

Medicine, electronic communications, space travel, genetic manipulation . . . these are the miracles about which we now tell our children. These are the miracles we herald as proof that science will bring us the answers. The ancient stories of immaculate conceptions, burning bushes, and parting seas are no longer relevant. God has become obsolete. Science has won the battle Picture Quote #1

The ancient Jewish people gave the world the vision of eternal peace, of universal disarmament, of abolishing the teaching and learning of war Picture Quote #1

There is nothing in the world like the extraordinary Shiraz and Grenache wines from South Australia. While the most sought-after are undeniably expensive (they’re made in tiny quantities from ancient vines), they are huge, rich and concentrated, and represent some of planet Earth’s most compelling wines Picture Quote #1

God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there’s no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause Picture Quote #1

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Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society Picture Quote #1

Since ancient times the term awakening has been used as a kind of metaphor that points to the transformation of human consciousness. There are parables in the New Testament that speak of the importance of being awake, of not falling back to sleep Picture Quote #1

Everything comes from your own heart. This is what one ancient called bringing out the family treasure Picture Quote #1

There is an ancient saying, famous among men, that thou shouldst not judge fully of a man’s life before he dieth, whether it should be called blest or wretched Picture Quote #1

The fast paced nature of our technologically-driven world seems to create issues that would appear to be foreign to ancient civilization Picture Quote #1

I shave every day with an ancient manual razor. It was my father’s, and I love it Picture Quote #1

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Dirge of the dying and the stench of fear,Black souls repent as hell draws near, - Percy Pemmeney the smuggler, from Curse of Ancient Shadows Picture Quote #1

I am when the Chinese, who know everything, build a house, they consult the precepts of an ancient science, Feng Shui, which tells them exactly how, when, and where the work must be done, and so brings good fortune to the home forever Picture Quote #1

Expectation loiters in the DNA of every sentient being; when you tell yourself or a loved one, ‘Don’t get your hopes up,’ you’re fighting ancient genetic programming Picture Quote #1

The Olympic Games are highly commercialised. They purport to follow the traditions of an ancient athletics competition, but today it is the commercial aspect that is most apparent. I have seen how, through sport, cities and corporations compete against each other for financial gain Picture Quote #1

Consciousness, rather than being an epiphenomenon of matter, is actually the source of matter. It differentiates into space time, energy, information, and matter. Even though this view is an ancient view, an ancient world view, it is now finding some resonance amongst a few scientists Picture Quote #1

People are inclined to accept all stories of ancient times in an uncritical way -even when those stories concern their own native counties...Most people, in fact, will not take trouble in finding out the truth, but are more inclined to accept the first story they hear Picture Quote #1

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In either mythology, ancient Irish or modern Jungian, we see the struggle to arrive at a workable arrangement with the forces of Nature, so that we neither try to triumph over her nor naively succumb to her. The first strategy leads to a sense of inflation and emotional sterility, the second to madness Picture Quote #1

Yesterday is as ancient as a millennia ago, because both are forever out of reach Picture Quote #1

All systems are capitalist. It’s just a matter of who owns and controls the capital -- ancient king, dictator, or private individual. We should properly be looking at the contrast between a free market system where individuals have the right to live like kings if they have the ability to earn that right and government control of the market system such as we find today in socialist nations Picture Quote #1

A road trip with your ancient mommy is just what you need after falling off a mountain and having your soul ripped out by your best friend Picture Quote #1

Mom was all about hellfire and brimstone. Her Old Testament God was a colossal, ancient brute, a maelstrom of blood and fire, of appetite and wrath Picture Quote #1

We’re going through a kind of ancient, barbaric war dance now - it’s almost an ultimate in absurdity Picture Quote #1

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Journalism still, in a democracy, is the essential force to get the public educated and mobilized to take action on behalf of our ancient ideals. (Ancient Quotes) The deciphering of ancient scripts changed forever the way Europeans were able to imagine the story of humanity, destroying centuries of received authority about the past with repercussions as important for our understanding of time and history as the geological studies of the same period. (Ancient Quotes) Unlike many deities of the ancient Near East, the God of Israel shared his power with no female divinity, nor was he the divine husband or lover of any. (Ancient Quotes) I don’t remember much about the specifics of the economics courses that I majored in - I apparently internalized the key concepts - but I still remember vividly the thrill of reading ‘Don Quixote,’ Epictetus, ‘The Aeneid,’ ‘King Lear’ and ‘Candide,’ and how contemporary the stories and ideas in these old and ancient texts struck me. (Ancient Quotes) Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. (Ancient Quotes) The shore is an ancient world, for as long as there has been an earth and sea there has been this place of the meeting of land and water. (Ancient Quotes) The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity’s place in the cosmos through science often got hijacked by wishful thinking or fabricated tales. (Ancient Quotes) I wil not compare the education of an ancient Spartan with that of a British nobleman (Ancient Quotes) Medicine, electronic communications, space travel, genetic manipulation . . . these are the miracles about which we now tell our children. These are the miracles we herald as proof that science will bring us the answers. The ancient stories of immaculate conceptions, burning bushes, and parting seas are no longer relevant. God has become obsolete. Science has won the battle. (Ancient Quotes) The ancient Jewish people gave the world the vision of eternal peace, of universal disarmament, of abolishing the teaching and learning of war. (Ancient Quotes) There is nothing in the world like the extraordinary Shiraz and Grenache wines from South Australia. While the most sought-after are undeniably expensive (they’re made in tiny quantities from ancient vines), they are huge, rich and concentrated, and represent some of planet Earth’s most compelling wines. (Ancient Quotes) God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there’s no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause. (Ancient Quotes) Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society. (Ancient Quotes) Since ancient times the term awakening has been used as a kind of metaphor that points to the transformation of human consciousness. There are parables in the New Testament that speak of the importance of being awake, of not falling back to sleep. (Ancient Quotes) Everything comes from your own heart. This is what one ancient called bringing out the family treasure. (Ancient Quotes) There is an ancient saying, famous among men, that thou shouldst not judge fully of a man’s life before he dieth, whether it should be called blest or wretched. (Ancient Quotes) The fast paced nature of our technologically-driven world seems to create issues that would appear to be foreign to ancient civilization. (Ancient Quotes) I shave every day with an ancient manual razor. It was my father’s, and I love it. (Ancient Quotes) Dirge of the dying and the stench of fear,Black souls repent as hell draws near, - Percy Pemmeney the smuggler, from Curse of Ancient Shadows. (Ancient Quotes) I am when the Chinese, who know everything, build a house, they consult the precepts of an ancient science, Feng Shui, which tells them exactly how, when, and where the work must be done, and so brings good fortune to the home forever. (Ancient Quotes) Expectation loiters in the DNA of every sentient being; when you tell yourself or a loved one, ‘Don’t get your hopes up,’ you’re fighting ancient genetic programming. (Ancient Quotes) The Olympic Games are highly commercialised. They purport to follow the traditions of an ancient athletics competition, but today it is the commercial aspect that is most apparent. I have seen how, through sport, cities and corporations compete against each other for financial gain. (Ancient Quotes) Consciousness, rather than being an epiphenomenon of matter, is actually the source of matter. It differentiates into space time, energy, information, and matter. Even though this view is an ancient view, an ancient world view, it is now finding some resonance amongst a few scientists. (Ancient Quotes) People are inclined to accept all stories of ancient times in an uncritical way -even when those stories concern their own native counties...Most people, in fact, will not take trouble in finding out the truth, but are more inclined to accept the first story they hear. (Ancient Quotes) In either mythology, ancient Irish or modern Jungian, we see the struggle to arrive at a workable arrangement with the forces of Nature, so that we neither try to triumph over her nor naively succumb to her. The first strategy leads to a sense of inflation and emotional sterility, the second to madness. (Ancient Quotes) Yesterday is as ancient as a millennia ago, because both are forever out of reach (Ancient Quotes) All systems are capitalist. It’s just a matter of who owns and controls the capital -- ancient king, dictator, or private individual. We should properly be looking at the contrast between a free market system where individuals have the right to live like kings if they have the ability to earn that right and government control of the market system such as we find today in socialist nations. (Ancient Quotes) A road trip with your ancient mommy is just what you need after falling off a mountain and having your soul ripped out by your best friend. (Ancient Quotes) Mom was all about hellfire and brimstone. Her Old Testament God was a colossal, ancient brute, a maelstrom of blood and fire, of appetite and wrath. (Ancient Quotes) We’re going through a kind of ancient, barbaric war dance now - it’s almost an ultimate in absurdity. (Ancient Quotes)

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