“Although it is tempting to imagine an ancient era innocent of biochemical weaponry, in fact this Pandora's box of horrors was opened thousands of years ago. The history of making war with biological weapons begins in mythology, in ancient oral traditions that preserved records of actual events and ideas of the era before the invention of written histories.” YearsIdeasWarFactsHistoryRecordsImagineWrittenEventsHorrorWeaponsYears AgoTraditionAncientBoxesMythologyInventionInnocentErasTemptingWeaponryPandoraBiological WeaponsOral TraditionPandora's BoxWritten History Author:Adrienne Mayor
“Ever heard of anyone executed for distributing copies of Grimm's fairy tales? Imagine people trying to smuggle copies of Hans Christian Andersen's works into China? The Bible, which has been called a mere collection of myths has suffered all of these fates: even today, copies of the Bible are banned and burned. There's something about this ancient book that threatens and frightens those in power.” PeopleTryingHas BeensBookTodayChristianFateImagineHeardMereAncientChinaMythTalesFairyCollectionsCopiesFairy TaleBurnedBannedGrimm Author:Eric Metaxas
“When I was young, I couldnt imagine women of 60 falling in love. For one thing, people used to stay married; they werent out in the jungle, searching for romance. Besides, these women just looked so ancient - permed hair, beige cardis.” PeopleRomanceYoungUsedFallImagineOne ThingHairMarriedFalling In LoveAncientJungle Author:Deborah Moggach
“If you start thinking about the kids being born now, for them the computer is ancient history. So one imagines that when children think of it as the only place to be, because there isn't anywhere else, then the geniuses of those generations will find their way into doing something that is impressive and as good as a Shakespeare or a Cervantes. But nowadays, we can't see that. We're not close enough to it yet.” IfsThinkingWayChildrenEnoughKidsBornImagineGenerationsGeniusComputerAncientImagine ThatImpressiveAncient History Author:Robert Coover
“Love is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end. Imagine, a suspended ocean, riding on a cushion of ancient secrets.” EndsLove IsSecretImagineOceanAncientEndlessRidingSuspendedCushions Author:Rumi
“Ancient wisdom: deal in personal trust; your word is your bond; avoid extremes; treat the money you invest for others as something sacred; don't take any more perks than you would wish others to take; don't borrow what you couldn't suddenly pay back; imagine the worse case financial scenario and expect it very may well happen; the wealthier you become the more humble you should act.” ShouldWellsMayHappensWishDealsPayCasesImagineTreatsSacredFinancialAncientHumbleExtremesScenariosPerksAncient Wisdom Author:Victor Davis Hanson