Quotes for All
But the sages of Greece and Rome turned aside from the awful spectacle, and, pursuing the ordinary occupations of life and study, appeared unconscious of any alterations in the moral of physical government of the world. Edward Gibbon
Christianity enhanced the notion of political and social accountability by providing a new model: that of servant leadership. In ancient Greece and Rome no one would have dreamed of considering political leaders anyone’s servants. The job of the leader was to lead. But Christ invented the notion that the way to lead is by serving … Read more
Great cycles of history began with vigorous cultures awakening to the needs of children, but collapsing with frayed family ties. Have we failed to learn lessons which Ancient China, Greece and Rome learned too late – about day care and death houses for old folks? Do we without protest accept accelerating preschool and nursing home … Read more
There are more microbes per person than the entire population of the world. Imagine that. Per person. This means that if the time scale is diminished in proportion to that of space it would be quite possible for the whole story of Greece and Rome to be played out between farts. Alan Bennett
O, when I am safe in my sylvan home, I mock at the pride of Greece and Rome; And when I am stretch’d beneath the pines When the evening star so holy shines, I laugh at the lore and pride of man, At the Sophist’s schools, and the learned clan; For what are they all … Read more
A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul, Britain, America, lie folded already in the first man. Ralph Waldo Emerson
For what are they all in their high conceit, When man in the bush with God may meet? Ralph Waldo Emerson
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn. Ralph Waldo Emerson