"Few of the great works of ancient Greek literature are easy reading."

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Source : Aristotle, Gilbert Murray (1920). “On the Art of Poetry”, p.3, Oxford University Press on Demand

Gilbert Murray

#Reading Quotes #Greek Quotes #Literature Quotes

“My life is not packaged, Not tidy. There are leftover strands and jagged Edges that cut even my friends.”
“If, as is believed by many Canadians, Canada can not exist without Quebec, then it simply does not deserve to exist. Si, comme le croient plusieurs Canadiens, le Canada ne peut exister sans le QuÃ©bec, alors il ne mÃ©rite tout simplement pas d'exister.”

Source : "La Colère . Écrits Polémiques". Book by Pierre Bourgault, Volume 3, p. 257, 1996.
“I then wrought at my trade as a tailor; carefully attended meetings for worship and discipline; and found an enlargement of gospel love in my mind, and therein a concern to visit Friends in some of the back settlements of Pennsylvania and Virginia.”
“Time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.”
“By ignoring tomorrow, we undermine today.”
“People who succeed speak well of themselves to themselves.”

Source : Laurie Beth Jones (1995). “Jesus, CEO: using ancient wisdom for visionary leadership”, Hyperion Books
“I used to think I could shape the circumstances around me, but now I know Jesus uses circumstances to shape me.”

Source : Bob Goff, Donald Miller (2012). “Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc
“A delusion that encourages belief where there is no evidence is asking for trouble. Disagreements between incompatible beliefs cannot be settled by reasoned argument because reasoned argument is drummed out of those trained in religion from the cradle. Instead, disagreements are settled by other means which, in extreme cases, inevitably become violent. Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics.”

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