From Architecture down to the Zodiac, every science worthy of the name was imported by the Greeks

Endurance is the free companion of Sorrow, and Patience her master.

From Architecture down to the Zodiac, every science worthy of the name was imported by the Greeks

Civilization may progress, human nature will remain the same throughout all ages.

If thou would'st have that stream of hard-earn'd knowledge, of Wisdom heaven-born, remain sweet running waters, thou should'st not leave it to become a stagnant pond.

It is, then, by those shadows of the hoary Past and their fantastic silhouettes on the external screen of every religion and philosophy, that we can, by checking them as we go along, and comparing them, trace out finally the body that produced them.

Meditation has been defined as the cessation of active eternal thought.