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Michael Rostovtzeff Quote: “For me archaeology is not a…”

For me archaeology is not a source of illustrations for written texts, but an independent source of historical information, with no less value and importance, sometimes more importance, that the written sources.

October 26, 2021 1870, Michael Rostovtzeff, November 10, Quotes by Historians, Ukrainian

Simone Weil Quote: “It is not the cause for…”

It is not the cause for which men took up arms that makes a victory more just or less, it is the order that is established when arms have been laid down.

October 23, 2021 1909, February 3, French, Quotes by Philosophers, Simone Weil

Tacitus Quote: “Prosperity is the measure or touchstone…”

Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.

October 17, 2021 55, Quotes by Historians, Roman, Tacitus

Winona LaDuke Quote: “Eliminating some 3600 post offices – …”

Eliminating some 3600 post offices – mostly rural – will save the USPS less than seven tenths of one percent of their operating budget, but nationally, a number of tribal communities will be hit.

October 14, 2021 1959, American, August 18, Quotes by Activists, Winona LaDuke

Francis Quarles Quote: “Fear nothing but what thy industry…”

Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly to fear what is impossible to be avoided than to be secure when there is a possibility to be deprived.

October 10, 2021 1592, English, Francis Quarles, May 8, Quotes by Poets

Robert Frost Quote: “Two roads diverged in a wood…”

Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

September 25, 2021 1874, American, March 26, Quotes by Poets, Robert Frost

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “A man’s delight in looking forward…”

A man’s delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.

September 18, 2021 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Max Muller Quote: “Whoever knows it also knows that…”

Whoever knows it also knows that in love there is no More and no Less; but that he who loves can only love with the whole heart, and with the whole soul; with all his strength and with all his will.

September 15, 2021 1823, December 6, German, Max Muller, Quotes by Educators

James Henry Breasted Quote: “This recognition of the earlier human…”

This recognition of the earlier human background, now so obvious to us, did not come all at once, for the inclusion of history itself in university instruction is an event less than two centuries old.

September 12, 2021 1865, American, August 27, James Henry Breasted, Quotes by Historians

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Quote: “Regarded zoologically, man is today an…”

Regarded zoologically, man is today an almost isolated figure in nature. In his cradle, he was less isolated.

September 10, 2021 1881, French, May 1, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Quotes by Philosophers

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