"The fundamental facts about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priest had said, "Thus far and no farther. We set the limits of thought." The Greeks said, All things are to be examined and called into question. There are no limits set on thought."

-- Edith Hamilton

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“Among other things, Kathryn knew, grief was physically exhausting.”
“Honor is like an island, rugged and without shores; we can never re-enter it once we are on the outside. [Fr., L'honneur est comme une ile escarpee et sans bords; On n'y peut plus rentrer des qu'on en est dehors.]”
“Amid all change, we desire something permanent; amid all variety, something stable; amid all progress, some central unity of life; something which deepens as we ascend; which roots itself as we advance; which grows more and more tenacious of the old, while becoming more and more open to the new.”

Source : james freeman clarke (1864). “the hour whic conveth and now is sermons preached in indiana place chapel boston”, p.114
“Fate does not invite ugly boring people to save the world; and if you do try to save the world (without being beautiful, strong, clever, or wise), you will soon die pointlessly and how much adventure is there in that?”

Source : James Alan Gardner (2014). “Ascending”, p.7, Open Road Media
“Any woman can face the world alone, but why should we have to?”
“A modern philosopher who has never once suspected himself of being a charlatan must be such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading.”

Source : "Metaphysical Horror". Book by Leszek Kołakowski, 1988.
“I know I've got a lock on the Dutch Hall of Fame.”
“You try to make the world a better place and what does it get you? I mean, Christ, how the hell does one man stand a chance against four billion assholes?”

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