None but a poet can write a tragedy. For tragedy is nothing less than pain transmuted into exaltation by the alchemy of poetry. Edith Hamilton alchemyexaltationpain Change image and share on social
When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos. Edith Hamilton chaosdispensefact Change image and share on social
When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again. Edith Hamilton athensceasefree Change image and share on social
Theories that go counter to the facts of human nature are foredoomed. Edith Hamilton counterfactforedoom Change image and share on social
To be able to be caught up into the world of thought - that is being educated. Edith Hamilton catcheducatethink Change image and share on social
The modern minds in each generation are the critics who preserve us from a petrifying world, who will not leave us to walk undisturbed in the ways of our fathers. Edith Hamilton criticfathergeneration Change image and share on social
The fullness of life is in the hazards of life. Edith Hamilton fullnesshazardlife Change image and share on social
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can. Edith Hamilton daygreathistorical Change image and share on social
Great art is the expression of a solution of the conflict between the demands of the world without and that within. Edith Hamilton artconflictdemand Change image and share on social
Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active. Edith Hamilton activebelieffaith Change image and share on social
