Civilization...is a matter of imponderables, of delight in the thins of the mind, of love of beauty, of honor, grace, courtesy, delicate feeling. Where imponderables, are things of first importance, there is the height of civilization, and, if at the same time, the power of art exists unimpaired, human life has reached a level seldom attained and very seldom surpassed.
Edith Hamiltonthough the outside of human life changes much, the inside changes little, and the lesson-book we cannot graduate from is human experience.
Edith HamiltonWhen the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.
Edith HamiltonThe power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.
Edith Hamilton