"The chief strength of the ancient Greeks lay in their freedom from hampering intellectual tradition.
They had no venerated classics, no holy books,
no dead languages to master, no authorities
to check their free speculation."
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Thursday's Quote
Today, I like this thought from American historian James Harvey Robinson (1863-1936), which I believe speaks to both philosophical and artistic endeavors:
"The chief strength of the ancient Greeks lay in their
freedom from hampering intellectual tradition.
They had no venerated classics, no holy books,
no dead languages to master, no authorities
to check their free speculation."
"The chief strength of the ancient Greeks lay in their freedom from hampering intellectual tradition.
They had no venerated classics, no holy books,
no dead languages to master, no authorities
to check their free speculation."
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