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antiquities

«On the human imagination events produce the effects of time. Thus, he who has travelled far and seen much is apt to fancy that he has lived long; and the history that most abounds in important incidents soonest assumes the aspect of antiquity.»
«They value themselves much upon their antiquity: The ancient race of their houses, and families, and the like; and above all, upon their ancient heroes: their King Caractacus Owen ap Tudor, Prince Lewellin, and the like noblemen and princes of Britis»
«The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the past, in order to strengthen his character thereby.»
«We have long forgotten the ritual by which the house of our life was erected. But when it is under assault and enemy bombs are already taking their toll, what enervated, perverse antiquities do they not lay bare in the foundations.»
«Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.»
«A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness.»
«History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings of antiquity.»
«To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all our days.»
«How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!»
«The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul»