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Gods Quotes

The gods are cruel not because they make us work. They are cruel because they allow us to hope Picture Quote #1

We are not saints, gods, spiritual human beings that we can sit and decide whether a film will do well or not. It is not in our hands Picture Quote #1

The old gods will bring about vengeance not so much because they exist but because I once honored them Picture Quote #1

I love mythic stuff. I love playing with gods, I love playing with myths. A lot of it has to do with that they’re the basic places stories come from. They’re the clay that you make the bricks out of Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I rant, in a comical way, about how the gods give with one hand and take with the other Picture Quote #1

Plato found fault that the poets of his time filled the world with wrong opinions of the gods, making light tales of that unspotted essence, and therefore would not have the youth depraved with such opinions Picture Quote #1

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I always found the appeal to the market gods a bit odd. Why would the market fix mistakes instead of aggravating them? Picture Quote #1

We are gods. Our tools make us gods. In symbiosis with our technology, our powers are expanding exponentially and so, too, our possibilities Picture Quote #1

The poet’s body even is not fed like other men’s, but he sometimes tastes the genuine nectar and ambrosia of the gods, and lives adivine life. By the healthful and invigorating thrills of inspiration his life is preserved to a serene old age Picture Quote #1

What is to be taught I learn; what is to be discovered I seek; what is to be prayed for I sought from the gods Picture Quote #1

For the gods, though slow to see, see well, whenever a man casting aside worship turns folly Picture Quote #1

Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods Picture Quote #1

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For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to every one that fair is foul and foul is fair; for foul is useful and fair is not. Avarice and usury and precaution must be our gods for a little longer still Picture Quote #1

This seems to be advanced as the surest basis for our belief in the existence of gods, that there is no race so uncivilized, no one in the world so barbarous that his mind has no inkling of a belief in gods Picture Quote #1

It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes Picture Quote #1

Who claims that the heathen’s view of the world is incorrect? Life gives you nothing! It is ruled by false gods! Nothing remains true to you but your own self; provided you remain true to it Picture Quote #1

Belief in a certain series of myths was neither obligatory as a part of the true religion, nor was it supposed that, by believing, a man acquired religious merit and conciliated the favour of the gods Picture Quote #1

Magic is the envelopment and coercion of the objective world by the ego; it is a dynamic subjectivism. Religion is the coercion ofthe ego by gods and spirits who are objectively conceived beings in control of nature and man Picture Quote #1

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Gods revelation has always been in deeds. Gods interventions in history have always been in deeds, in actions. Then there are those who interpret the actions, and then there are those who write down the interpretations of the actions Picture Quote #1

The gods, if they exist, are just the people who happen to live on the other side Picture Quote #1

To me, figure skating is a diving sport. It’s a sport made by the gods. It inspires people to cry, it inspires people to cheer, it pulls the emotions out of people Picture Quote #1

There are secret articles in our treaties with the gods, of more importance than all the rest, which the historian can never know Picture Quote #1

It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long Picture Quote #1

I fear that we are such gods or demigods only as fauns and satyrs, the divine allied to beasts, the creatures of appetite, and that, to some extent, our very life is our disgrace Picture Quote #1

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General ideas are essences. They are our gods: they round and ennoble the most partial and sordid way of living Picture Quote #1

When science drove the gods out of nature, they took refuge in poetry and the porticos of civic buildings Picture Quote #1

Men show no mercy and expect no mercy, when honor calls, or when they fight for their idols or their gods Picture Quote #1

If mortals wait until the gods remake the world to their liking to be happy, they are already in hell Picture Quote #1

Whether the gods are inside or outside makes very little difference to whether there are gods Picture Quote #1

Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods Picture Quote #1

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The gods are cruel not because they make us work. They are cruel because they allow us to hope (Gods Quotes) We are not saints, gods, spiritual human beings that we can sit and decide whether a film will do well or not. It is not in our hands (Gods Quotes) The old gods will bring about vengeance not so much because they exist but because I once honored them (Gods Quotes) I love mythic stuff. I love playing with gods, I love playing with myths. A lot of it has to do with that they’re the basic places stories come from. They’re the clay that you make the bricks out of (Gods Quotes) Sometimes I rant, in a comical way, about how the gods give with one hand and take with the other (Gods Quotes) Plato found fault that the poets of his time filled the world with wrong opinions of the gods, making light tales of that unspotted essence, and therefore would not have the youth depraved with such opinions (Gods Quotes) I always found the appeal to the market gods a bit odd. Why would the market fix mistakes instead of aggravating them? (Gods Quotes) We are gods. Our tools make us gods. In symbiosis with our technology, our powers are expanding exponentially and so, too, our possibilities (Gods Quotes) The poet’s body even is not fed like other men’s, but he sometimes tastes the genuine nectar and ambrosia of the gods, and lives adivine life. By the healthful and invigorating thrills of inspiration his life is preserved to a serene old age (Gods Quotes) What is to be taught I learn; what is to be discovered I seek; what is to be prayed for I sought from the gods (Gods Quotes) For the gods, though slow to see, see well, whenever a man casting aside worship turns folly (Gods Quotes) Know yourself and fit yourself to new fashions. For there is a new ruler among the gods (Gods Quotes) For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to every one that fair is foul and foul is fair; for foul is useful and fair is not. Avarice and usury and precaution must be our gods for a little longer still (Gods Quotes) This seems to be advanced as the surest basis for our belief in the existence of gods, that there is no race so uncivilized, no one in the world so barbarous that his mind has no inkling of a belief in gods (Gods Quotes) It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes (Gods Quotes) Who claims that the heathen’s view of the world is incorrect? Life gives you nothing! It is ruled by false gods! Nothing remains true to you but your own self; provided you remain true to it (Gods Quotes) Belief in a certain series of myths was neither obligatory as a part of the true religion, nor was it supposed that, by believing, a man acquired religious merit and conciliated the favour of the gods (Gods Quotes) Magic is the envelopment and coercion of the objective world by the ego; it is a dynamic subjectivism. Religion is the coercion ofthe ego by gods and spirits who are objectively conceived beings in control of nature and man (Gods Quotes) Gods revelation has always been in deeds. Gods interventions in history have always been in deeds, in actions. Then there are those who interpret the actions, and then there are those who write down the interpretations of the actions (Gods Quotes) The gods, if they exist, are just the people who happen to live on the other side (Gods Quotes) To me, figure skating is a diving sport. It’s a sport made by the gods. It inspires people to cry, it inspires people to cheer, it pulls the emotions out of people (Gods Quotes) There are secret articles in our treaties with the gods, of more importance than all the rest, which the historian can never know (Gods Quotes) It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long (Gods Quotes) I fear that we are such gods or demigods only as fauns and satyrs, the divine allied to beasts, the creatures of appetite, and that, to some extent, our very life is our disgrace (Gods Quotes) General ideas are essences. They are our gods: they round and ennoble the most partial and sordid way of living (Gods Quotes) When science drove the gods out of nature, they took refuge in poetry and the porticos of civic buildings (Gods Quotes) Men show no mercy and expect no mercy, when honor calls, or when they fight for their idols or their gods (Gods Quotes) If mortals wait until the gods remake the world to their liking to be happy, they are already in hell (Gods Quotes) Whether the gods are inside or outside makes very little difference to whether there are gods (Gods Quotes) Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods (Gods Quotes)

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