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Edith Hamilton, an American renowned classical literature author, was born on August 12, 1867, and passed away on May 31, 1963. Her works, which introduce classical literature in an accessible manner, have been well-received by readers.

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Famous Edith Hamilton Quotes

“We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for a madman is not cured by another running mad also. To be able to be caught up into the world of thought -- that is being educated.”

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Author:Edith Hamilton

“... clear thinking is not the characteristic which distinguishes our literature today. We are more and more caught up by the unintelligible. People like it. This argues an inability to think, or, almost as bad, a disinclination to think.”

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Book:The Ever-Present Past

Source: The Ever-Present Past

“...a chasm opened in the earth and out of it coal-black horses sprang, drawing a chariot and driven by one who had a look of dark splendor, majestic and beautiful and terrible. He caught her to him and held her close. The next moment she was being borne away from the radiance of earth in springtime to the world of the dead by the king who rules it.”

Source: Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition

“To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is educated.”

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Author:Edith Hamilton

“It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is laid on the pleasure of becoming an educated person, the enormous interest it adds to life. To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is to be educated.”

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Author:Edith Hamilton

About the Author

Born: August 12, 1867
Died: May 31, 1963
Known for: Author
Quotes: 90

Books & Sources

The Greek way ; The Roman wayRelated source material

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and HeroesRelated source material

The Greek WayRelated source material

MythologyRelated source material

The Roman Way to Western CivilizationRelated source material

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated EditionRelated source material

The Ever-Present PastRelated source material

Edith Hamilton's: MYTHOLOGY, GREEK WAY, ROMAN WAY 3 volRelated source material

Spokesmen for God: The Great Teachers of the Old TestamentRelated source material

The Echo of GreeceRelated source material

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