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This famous aphorism used to characterize Heraclitus' thought comes from Simplicius, a Neoplatonist, and from Plato's Cratylus. The word rhei (ρέι, cf. rheology) is the Greek word for "to stream"; according to Plato's Cratylus, it is related to the etymology of Rhea. πάντοτε ζητεῖν τὴν ἀλήθειαν
Aram Bakshian argued that Beck's work on the 15th edition was the start of the work's downfall, writing that, "Donning the intellectual bell-bottoms and platform shoes of its era, Bartlett's began spouting third-rate Third World, youth-culture, and feminist quotes", part of "a middle-aged obsession with staying trendy." [attribution needed]
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness; I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart; I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree; I think, therefore I am; I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud; If you believe in fairies, clap your hands; Ignoramus et ignorabimus; Ik ben makelaar in koffie
The post 21 Classic Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once appeared first on Reader's Digest. They're groundbreaking, have wide appeal, and are worth a second (and third) read.
The last edition of The Harvard Classics printed by P.F. Collier & Son (then a subsidiary of Crowell Collier & Macmillan, Inc.) was the 63rd printing in 1970 of a 22-volume called the "Great Literature Edition" in green fibrated (essentially bonded) leather with 22K decor that sold for $3.78 per volume ($1 each for the first three volumes).
Here, 25 of the best classic winter books to read by the fire this winter: If on a Winter's Night a Traveler. Italo Calvino's postmodernist novel is a masterfully crafted puzzle.
Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren’t. I’m not surprised some people prefer books. Books make sense of life. The only problem is that the lives they make sense of are other people’s lives, never your own. ”
35 Best Grinch Quotes “It came without ribbons, it came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags.” — The Grinch “Maybe Christmas (he thought) doesn’t come from a store ...