Is that which is holy loved by the
gods because it is holy, or is it holy because it is loved by the
gods? - Euthyphro 10
View quotes by PlatoWhom the mad would destroy, they first make
gods. (Of Mao Tse-tung in 1967)
View quotes by Bernard LevinA tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the
gods on his side
View quotes by AristotleWhom the
gods love dies young (The Double Deceiver)
View quotes by MenanderDo your duty, and leave the outcome to the
Gods.
View quotes by Pierre CorneilleWhom the
gods wish to destroy they first call promising (Enemies of Promise)
View quotes by Cyril ConnollyIt is convenient that there be
gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are. (Ars Amatoria)
View quotes by OvidPrayer indeed is good, but while calling on the
gods a man should himself lend a hand.
View quotes by HippocratesBe not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the
Gods.
View quotes by SenecaThe
gods help them that help themselves.
View quotes by AesopIf a man loves the labour of his trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the
gods have called him.
View quotes by Robert Louis StevensonHe was the sort of person who stood on mountaintops during thunderstorms in wet copper armour shouting 'All the
Gods are bastards.'
View quotes by Terry PratchettA man's moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the
gods in order to gain from them the right to dream.
View quotes by William FaulknerTo witness two lovers is a spectacle for the
gods.
View quotes by Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheUltimately a hero is a man who would argue with the
gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation.
View quotes by Norman MailerIf men cease to believe that they will one day become
gods then they will surely become worms.
View quotes by Henry MillerArt is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the
gods.
View quotes by Iris MurdochOur lives are not in the lap of the
gods, but in the lap of our cooks.
View quotes by Lin YutangOn any occasion when one can discover the cause of events, one should not resort to the
gods.
View quotes by PolybiusI do not know whether there are
gods, but there ought to be.
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