Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now whats going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate? Will Rogers Happen, Both, House Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love. Lucinda Franks Love, Christmas, Men Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient. Voltaire Marriage, Divorce, However The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in. Voltaire Greatest, Fight, Wild In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. Terry Pratchett Times, Cats, Gods The ancients recommended us to sacrifice to the Graces, but Milton sacrificed to the Devil. Voltaire Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. Vladimir Lenin Freedom, Society, Slave Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught. Ambrose Bierce Football, Philosophy, Morality The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion. Dwight D. Eisenhower Wisdom, Problem, Older The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call Christian the true religion which existed before. Saint Augustine Religion, True, Christian Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time. H. P. Lovecraft Dreams, Time, Memories Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of a rational and lucid mind by delusion and self-destruction. You lose yourself, you have no power over yourself, you cant even think straight. Marilyn French Love, Power, Mind I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste. Guru Nanak Young, Child, Nor Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk. Ambrose Bierce Drunk, Getting, Excuse The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The Old Sailor. Samuel Butler Old, Taken, Sailor Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church. Thomas Aquinas Faith, Church, Unity Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns. William Penn Learning, Studious, Moderns In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in the other who may erupt again. We are not ridiculous to ourselves. We are ageless. That is the luxury of the wedding ring. Enid Bagnold Marriage, Wedding, May The mind of the Renaissance was not a pilgrim mind, but a sedentary city mind, like that of the ancients. George Santayana Mind, City, Pilgrim The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits. Nathaniel Hawthorne Men, Happy, Himself Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama; fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of kings - stories that taught us of the danger of hubris and the primacy of humility. Tom Hiddleston Humility, Drama, Lovers In my office in Jerusalem, theres an ancient seal. Its a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible. The seal was found right next to the Western Wall, and it dates back 2,700 years, to the time of King Hezekiah. Now, theres a name of the Jewish official inscribed on the ring in Hebrew. His name was Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu
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