“The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.”
“The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.”
Edith Hamilton
“Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.”
Edith Hamilton“Mind and spirit together make up that which separates us from the rest of the animal world, that which enables a man to know the truth and that which enables him to die for the truth.”
Edith Hamilton“It is not hard work that is dreary it is superficial work”
Edith Hamilton“The fundamental fact about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priests had said 'Thus far and no farther. We set the limits of thought.' The Greek said 'All things are to be examined and called into question. There are no limits set on thought.'”
Edith Hamilton“When the freedom they wished for most was the freedom from responsibility then Athens ceased to be free and never was free again.”
Edith Hamilton“Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.”
Edith Hamilton“When faith is supported by facts or by logic it ceases to be faith.”
Edith Hamilton“It may seem odd to say that the men who made the myths disliked the irrational and had a love for facts; but it is true, no matter how wildly fantastic some of the stories are...”
Edith Hamilton“Though the outside of human life changes much, the inside changes little.”
Edith Hamilton“She was brave from excess of grief”
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