Dionysus (also spelled Dionysos) was an ancient Greek earth deity with a specialty for vegetation, wine, festivities and madness. As portrayed in his myths,...
Giovanni Boccaccio (c. 1313-1375)
"It is my conviction that no mortal being who is without experience of love can ever lay claim to true excellence."
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Emperor Heraclius became the ruler of Constantinople and its empire after overthrowing his predecessor, Emperor Phokas (r. 602-610). By taking the throne, Heraclius inherited...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (c. 1712-1778)
"O man, of whatever country you are, and whatever your opinions may be, behold your history, such as I have thought...
Dionysus (also spelled Dionysos) was an ancient Greek earth deity with a specialty for vegetation, wine, festivities and madness. As portrayed in his myths,...
As told in the folklore and mythology of ancient Greece, there existed a malevolent supernatural entity called Gello, known to target young children and...
Svipdag (legendary Swedish warrior who supposedly lived around the 6th century)
"Men must try, if they are to advance. Without effort, no one learns which...
Sun Tzu (sayings recorded between the 6th and 3rd centuries BCE)
" In War,
Numbers
Are not the issue.
It is a question of
Not attacking
Too agressively.
Concentrate your strength,
Assess...
This painting, by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (c. 1696–1770), strives to re-create (albeit with some historically inaccurate wardrobe choices) an early encounter...
Sir Thomas More (c. 1478-1535)
"To my mind, no amount of property is equivalent to a human life."
From "Humanistic Solutions to Social Problems" from...
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (c. 1809-1894)
"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions."
From a Valedictory Address by Oliver...
Gregory of Nazianzus (c. 329-390)
"A man's character is the most persuasive thing of all."
From Gregory of Nazianzus' Three Poems, translated by Denis Molaise...
Euripides (c. 484-406 BCE)
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."
From The Bacchae (approximately line 480), by the poet Euripides. Translated...
Albert Camus (c. 1913-1960)
"All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning."
From The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, translated by...
Mencius (c. 372-289 BCE)
"Benevolence overcomes cruelty just as water overcomes fire."
From The Mencius (Book VI, Part A, section 18) by Mencius, translated by D....
Odin (from Hávamál)
"Cattle die,
kin die
self dies too;
a good name,
if you get one,
goes on forever"
This quote comes from stanza 76 of Hávamál (Sayings of the...
