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“... but I believe the divine ones will send other great masters to preach the truth to mankind, and that mankind will always receive them with the cross and the fire and the stones”

Believe I Believe Fire Mankind Divine Masters Stones Crosses

Book:The Mists of Avalon

Source: The Mists of Avalon

“While on that old grey stone I sat Under the old wind-broken tree, I knew that One is animate, Mankind inanimate phantasy.”

Reality Tree Mankind Wind Broken Stones Sat Realism Grey

Book:The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats

Source: The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats

“Twelve o'clock! It is the natural centre, key-stone, and very heart of the day. At that hour, the sun has arrived at the top of his hill; and as he seems to hang poised there a while, before coming down on the other side, it is but reasonable to suppose that he is then stopping to dine; setting an eminent example to all mankind.”

Heart Seems Sides Hours Natural Sun Mankind Example Keys Stones Setting Settings Hills Clock Reasonable Twelve Centre Stopping Noon Dine

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)

“Mankind flung its advance agents ever outward, ever outward. Eventually it flung them out into space, into the colorless, tasteless, weightless sea of outwardness without end. It flung them like stones.”

Ends Science Space Sea Mankind Stones Agents Colorless

Book:The Sirens of Titan

Source: The Sirens of Titan

“There was only the broad square with the scattered dim moons of the street lamps and with the monumental stone arch which receded into the mist as though it would prop up the melancholy sky and protect beneath itself the faint lonely flame on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which looked like the last grave of mankind in the midst of night and loneliness.”

Lasts Night Sky Streets Mankind Loneliness Moon Protect Stones Lonely Soldier Graves Flames Midst Melancholy Broads Squares Lamps Mist Tombs Props Arches

Author:Erich Maria Remarque

“The Dark Ages may return-the Stone Age may return on the gleaming wings of Science; and what might now shower immeasureable material blessings upon mankind may even bring about its total destruction. Beware! I say. Time may be short. Referring to the discovery of atomic energy.”

Source: The Sinews of Peace: Post-war Speeches