“sooner or later, if the activity of the mind is restricted anywhere it will cease to function even where it is allowed to be free.” IfsThinkingMindActivityFunctionCeaseSooner Or Later Book:The Greek Way Source: The Greek Way
“One form of religion perpetually gives way to another; if religion did not change it would be dead. ... Each time the new ideas appear they are seen at first as a deadly foe threatening to make religion perish from the earth; but in the end there is a deeper insight and a better life with ancient follies and prejudices gone.” IfsWayGivingFirstsIdeasEndsWould BeEarthFormReligionGonePrejudiceAncientDeeperInsightFollyNew IdeasThreateningFoeBetter Life Book:The Greek Way Source: The Greek Way
“I came to the Greeks early, and I found answers in them. Greece's great men let all their acts turn on the immortality of the soul. We don't really act as if we believed in the soul's immortality and that's why we are where we are today.” IfsMenSoulTodayTurnsFoundAnswersImmortalityGreekGreat MenGreeceTurn-on Author:Edith Hamilton
“Civilization...is a matter of imponderables, of delight in the thins of the mind, of love of beauty, of honor, grace, courtesy, delicate feeling. Where imponderables, are things of first importance, there is the height of civilization, and, if at the same time, the power of art exists unimpaired, human life has reached a level seldom attained and very seldom surpassed.” IfsLoveMindFirstsHumansArtMatterFeelingsLevelsGraceHonorCivilizationImportanceDelightHuman LifeHeightDelicateCourtesy Author:Edith Hamilton
