“When Alexander had subdued the world, and wept that none were left to dispute his arms, his tears were an involuntary tribute to a monarchy that he knew not, man's empire over himself.” MenWorldLeftTearsArmsEmpiresDisputesMonarchyTributeInvoluntary Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks
“We have seen that though Cristna was said to have left many sons, he left his immense empire, which extended from the sources of the Indus to Cape Comorin, (for we find a Regio Pandionis near this point,) to his daughter Pandæa; but, from finding the icon of Buddha so constantly shaded with the nine Cobras, &c., I am induced to think that this Pandeism was a doctrine, which had been received both by Buddhists and Brahmins.” ThinkingSaidLeftSonSourceFindingsDaughterNineDoctrineBuddhistEmpiresImmenseIconsCapesCobrasBrahmins Book:Anacalypsis Source: Anacalypsis
“My life in Greece influenced what I am. My father was in the left because he was against the king and his family, who had created a war against the Turks at the beginning of the last century to revive the Byzantine Empire. For three years, there was fighting, and all my father's friends died. So he hated the royal family.” YearsWarLastsFightingThreeFatherLeftCenturyKingsDiedHatedEmpiresThree YearsRoyalGreeceReviveRoyal FamilyByzantineFriend Died Author:Costa-Gavras