Home / Quotes / Quote by Callimachus

Quote by Callimachus

“And now that thou art lying, my dear old Carian guest, A handful of grey ashes, long, long ago at rest, Still are thy pleasant voices, thy nightingales awake; For Death, he taketh all away, but them he cannot take.”

Quote by Callimachus

Author

Callimachus, a renowned Greek poet, lived from 311 BC to 240 BC. He is considered one of the founders of the Library of Alexandria and is known for his refined and elegant poetry. more

You May Also Like

“I shall not, as far as I am concerned, try to pass myself off as a Christian in your presence. I share with you the same revulsion from evil. But I do not share your hope, and I continue to struggle against this universe in which children suffer and die.”

Trying Children Christian Suffering Dies Universe Evil Struggle Share Atheism Concerned Positive Atheism Your Presence Revulsion

Author:Albert Camus

“There exists an obvious fact that seems utterly moral: namely, that a man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them. One has to pay something. A man who has become conscious of the absurd is forever bound to it.”

Men Facts Seems Pay Moral Forever Atheism Conscious Bounds Obvious Positive Atheism Absurd Prey

Book:The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

“I do not want to found anything on the incomprehensible. I want to know whether I can live with what I know and with that alone.”

Knows Want I Can Found Atheism Positive Atheism

Book:The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

“For the existentials, negation is their God. To be precise, that god is maintained only through the negation of human reason. But, like suicides, gods change with men.”

Men Humans Reason Atheism Suicide Positive Atheism Precise Negation Human Reason

Author:Albert Camus

“Beware of those who say: "I know this too well to be able to express it." For if they cannot do so, this is because they don't know it or because out of laziness they stopped at the outer crust.”

Ifs Knows Wells Able Atheism Positive Atheism Laziness

Author:Albert Camus

“As for Hitler, his professed religion unhesitatingly juxtaposed the God-Providence and Valhalla. Actually his god was an argument at a political meeting and a manner of reaching an impressive climax at the end of speeches.”

Ends Political Atheism Speech Argument Meetings Positive Atheism Reaching Providence Impressive Climax Valhalla

Author:Albert Camus

“Since the order of the world is shaped by death, mightn't it be better for God if we refuse to believe in Him, and struggle with all our might against death without raising our eyes towards the heaven where He sits in silence?”

Ifs World Believe Might Eye Order Heaven Silence Struggle Atheism Refuse Positive Atheism

Book:The Plague

Source: The Plague

“I don't have any beliefs or allegiances. I don't believe in this country, I don't believe in religion, or a god, and I don't believe in all these man-made institutional ideas.”

Men Believe Made Ideas Country Belief Atheism Don't Believe Positive Atheism Allegiance

Author:George Carlin

“I say if you're going to go for the Angel bullshit you might as well go for the Zombie package as well.”

Ifs Wells Might Atheism Angel Positive Atheism Bullshit Zombie Packages

Author:George Carlin

“If this is the best God can do, I'm not impressed.”

Ifs Can Do Atheism Positive Atheism Impressed Diseased Not Impressed Best God

Book:Napalm & Silly Putty

Source: Napalm & Silly Putty