35. “I’m hopeful that despite all the noise, all the lies, we’re going to remember who we are, who we’re called to be. Out of ...
Perhaps no writer had a better talent for capturing the beauty, power, and unpredictability of nature than William ...
One of the victims of the plague that swept Athens in 430 BC was Pericles himself. According to the historian Thucydides: '...The plague seized Pericles, not with sharp and violent fits ...
Pericles, in an attempt to win the hand of the daughter of King Antiochus, accepts a challenge from the king. He must answer a riddle to win her hand but if he fails, he will be put to death ...
In 431, shortly after the Peloponnesian War had broken out, Pericles delivered his famous Funeral Oration to commemorate those troops who had already fallen in battle. Recorded, and probably ...
In the immortal words of Theodore Roosevelt, it is better to fail while “daring greatly” than to spend your whole life too afraid to pursue your dreams.By being open about your struggles, you can ...
If you’re going through difficulty or need guidance in your next phase of life, these inspirational quotes are worth a read. Hope quotes will lift you up and prepare you for whatever lies ahead.
“‘Tis time to fear,” Pericles observes on Navy Pier, “when tyrants seem to kiss.” The likable Prince of Tyre, hero of the William Shakespeare play of the same name, has a specific tyrant ...