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Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within.
Edith Hamilton
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Edith Hamilton
Age: 95 †
Born: 1867
Born: August 12
Died: 1963
Died: May 31
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Love, however, cannot be forbidden. The more that flame is covered up, the hotter it burns. Also love can always find a way. It was impossible that these two whose hearts were on fire should be kept apart. (Pyramus and Thisbe)
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The easy way has never in the long run commanded the allegiance of mankind.
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Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.
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When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.
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The fundamental facts about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priest had said, Thus far and no farther. We set the limits of thought. The Greeks said, All things are to be examined and called into question. There are no limits set on thought.
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When I read educational articles it often seems to me that this important side of the matter, the purely personal side, is not emphasized enough the fact that it is so much more agreeable and interesting to be an educated person than not. The sheer pleasure of being educated does not seem to be stressed.
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The comedy of each age holds up a mirror to the people of that age, a mirror that is unique.
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The Old Testament is the record of men's conviction that God speaks directly to men.
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Uncertainty is the prerequisite to gaining knowledge and frequently the result as well.
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To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is educated.
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Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed.
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