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- Nov 07, 2020
Ancient Quotes
On history, heritage, and ancient civilizations.
These ancient quotes trace cultural roots back to Greece and Rome, comparing customs and education across old civilizations. For more historical themes, see our Ancient Greeks quotes.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Gallery
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They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.
- Italian
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not unless I do all these ancient and Italian or French or Baroque in the beginnning, I do German.
- Compare
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I wil not compare the education of an ancient Spartan with that of a British nobleman.
- Circle
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The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.
- Culture
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Ancient eschatological texts are actually maps of the inner territories of the psyche that seem to transcend race and culture and originate in the collective unconscious.
- Tension
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There's an ancient tension between wanting to savor the world as it is and wanting to improve on the world as given.
- Magic
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The ku-magic is a very ancient magic. It predates Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.
- Question
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The question of the composition of perceptible objects is one which already occupied the mind of the ancient Greeks.
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Ancient Rome was a violent place.
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