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“Speak not, O Wind! for silence is the tongue of stars.”

Philosophy Wisdom Spirituality Stars Silence Mysticism Metaphysical Literary Fiction Poetic Prose Classical Literature

Book:The First Snowfall Of Winter: Love’s Eternal Light Amidst the Ruins of Despair

Source: The First Snowfall Of Winter: Love’s Eternal Light Amidst the Ruins of Despair

“The transition of seasons is more than a meteorological change; it is a profound shift in the human landscape.”

Philosophy Solitude Transformation Winter Human Condition Literary Fiction Novella Atmospheric First Snow Classical Literature

Book:The First Snowfall Of Winter: Love’s Eternal Light Amidst the Ruins of Despair

Source: The First Snowfall Of Winter: Love’s Eternal Light Amidst the Ruins of Despair

“-"And you that sit by the fire are young, And true love waits for you; But the king and I grow old, grow old, And hate alone is true." - Ballad of the White Horse: Book III. The Harp of Alfred”

Religion Christianity Poem Negative Prose Growing Old Gaelic Classical Literature Saxon

Author:G. K. Chesterton

“Most artists wish to receive acclaim for a body of work that will withstand the test of time. Ancient Greece culture produced many works of fiction, history, mythology, drama, and philosophy that scholars consider timeless classics. The classics of Ancient Greece greatly influenced the development of Western Civilization.”

Literature Writers On Writing Literature Quotes Classics Classic Literature Classical Mythology Artistic Endeavor Classical Literature

Book:Dead Toad Scrolls

Source: Dead Toad Scrolls

“সাহিত্য চিরন্তন সত্যের বাহক, তার আবেদন ‘সত্তর’ আর ‘সতেরো’ দুজনের কাছেই সমান। একেই হয়তো ধ্রুপদী সাহিত্য বলা হয়।”

Literature Classical Literature Conveyor Of Truth

Book:আর এক আশাপূর্ণা

Source: আর এক আশাপূর্ণা

“I do see Christ everywhere and in everything, as the One in Whom all things, including Western literature, consist. Shakespeare's plays are among the "all things" that Paul says are created "for Christ" (col. 1:16-17). If there is offense in taking Paul quite literally and pressing his global affirmation into crannies of the academy that would rather not hear from an apostle, it is an offense for which I cannot apologize. Pressing Paul's point is a straightforward and unavoidable demand of discipleship. (page 28)”

Christian Education Christian Worldview Classical Education Classical Literature

Book:Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature

Source: Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature

“Giving a one-star rating on a classical novel simply because the writing was more advanced than you were capable of understanding is like giving a poor rating on a barbell simply because you lacked the strength to lift it. Maybe you should start with something more appropriate for your cognitive level.”

Classical Literature Diss Track Winston Churchill Would Be Proud

Author:Anonymous

“And let Apollo drive Prince Hector back to battle, breathe power back in his lungs, make him forget the pain that racks his heart. Let him whip the Achaeans in headlong panic rout and roll them back once more, tumbling back on the oar-swept ships of Peleus' son Achilles. And he, will launch his comrade Patroclus into action and glorious Hector will cut him down with a spear in front of Troy, once Patroclus has slaughtered whole battalions of strong young fighting men and among them all, my shining son Sarpedon. But then - enraged for Patroclus - brilliant Achilles will bring Prince Hector down. And then, from that day on, I'll turn the tide of war: back the fighting goes, no stopping it, ever.”

Poetry Classical Mythology Classical Literature

Book:The Iliad

Source: The Iliad

“Though you might conquer in battle A thousand times a thousand men, You're the greatest battle-winner If you conquer just one - yourself.”

Philosophy Religion Meditation Buddhism Buddhist Dhammapada Spirtuality Classical Literature Eastern Religion

Author:Dhammapada

“Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature.”

Writing Stories Light Literature Entertainment Propaganda Detectives Detective Stories Classical Literature

Author:Steig Larsson

“To view an object in the proper light we must stand away from it. The study of the classical literatures gives the aloofness which cultivates insight. In learning to live with peoples and civilizations that have long ceased to be alive, we gain a vantage point, acquire an enlargement and elevation of thought, which enable us to study with a more impartial and liberal mind the condition of the society around us.”

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“Some of what we read in classical literature is not relative to our condition, but then many women novelists and poets have turned it upside down and told the stories from the other point of view.”

Stories Literature Views Conditions Poet Down And Point Of View Novelists Relative Upside Down Classical Literature

Author:Margaret Drabble

“The road has been viewed as a male turf. If you think of the classic "Odyssey," of, you know, classical literature or Jack Kerouac or almost any road story, it's really about a man on the road. There's an assumption that the road is too dangerous for women.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Men Has Beens Stories Literature Dangerous Males Classic Assumption Odyssey Turf Classical Literature

Author:Gloria Steinem

“I love the Russian classics very much, the Russian classical literature. But I also read modern literature. As far as Russian literature is concerned, I am very fond of Tolstoy and Chekhov, and I also enjoy reading Gogol very much.”

Reading Literature Enjoy Modern Concerned Russian Literature Chekhov Modern Literature Gogol Classical Literature

Author:Vladimir Putin

“The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of the ancient languages to enable the student to get that enjoyment out of classical literature that made the lives of our grandfathers so rich.”

Giving Made School Past Literature Language Attention Rich Teaching Students Ancient Sufficient Enjoyment Grandfather Classical Literature

Author:James Loeb