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Adorno, Theodor
1903–69
1903–69
1
It is barbarous to write a poem after Auschwitz.
It is barbarous to write a poem after Auschwitz.
I. Buruma
Wages of Guilt
(1994)
Æ
(
George William Russell
) 1867–1935
(
George William Russell
) 1867–1935
1
In ancient shadows and twilights
Where childhood had strayed,
The world's great sorrows were born
And its heroes were made.
In the lost boyhood of Judas
Christ was betrayed.
In ancient shadows and twilights
Where childhood had strayed,
The world's great sorrows were born
And its heroes were made.
In the lost boyhood of Judas
Christ was betrayed.
"Germinal" (1931)
Aeschylus
c.
525
bc
c.
525
bc
1
Hell to ships, hell to men, hell to cities.
of Helen (literally "Ship-destroyer, man-destroyer, city-destroyer")
Everyone's quick to blame the alien.
Hell to ships, hell to men, hell to cities.
of Helen (literally "Ship-destroyer, man-destroyer, city-destroyer")
Agamemnon
Everyone's quick to blame the alien.
The Suppliant Maidens
Agar, Herbert
1897–1980
1897–1980
1
The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.
The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.
A Time for Greatness
(1942) ch. 7.
Agate, James
1877–1947
1877–1947
1
My mind is not a bed to be made and re-made.
A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it. An amateur is a man who can't do his job when he does feel like it.
My mind is not a bed to be made and re-made.
diary, 9 June 1943
A professional is a man who can do his job when he doesn't feel like it. An amateur is a man who can't do his job when he does feel like it.
diary, 19 July 1945
Agathon
b.
c.
445
bc
b.
c.
445
bc
1
Even a god cannot change the past.
literally, "The one thing which even God cannot do is to make undone what has been done"
Even a god cannot change the past.
literally, "The one thing which even God cannot do is to make undone what has been done"
Aristotle
Nicomachaean Ethics
bk. 6
Ahern, Bertie
1951–
1951–
1
It is a day we should treasure. Today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line will be drawn under the bloody past.
It is a day we should treasure. Today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line will be drawn under the bloody past.
in
Guardian
11 April 1998
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