Ancient World

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Gobekli Tepe. Believed to be an early Neolithic Sanctuary (10th millennium B.C.E). The site is located in south Turkey near the Syrian border and was excavated by German Archaeologist Klaus Schmidt from 1999. The purpose of the structure is not clear. However, the site is believed to be a religious sanctuary that had been abandoned in the 8th millennium B.C.E.  

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Misfortune shows those who are not really friends

Aristotle 384 - 322 B.C.E

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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

Confucius 551 - 479 B.C.E

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A man's character is his fate.

Heraclitus 540 - 480 B.C.E

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Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Cicero 106 - 43 B.C.E

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"Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft."

Pericles 495 - 429 B.C.E

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No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.

Heraclitus 535 - 475 B.C.E

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Education is the best provision for the journey to old age.

Aristotle 384 - 322 B.C.E

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No law is quite appropriate for all

Titus Livy 59 B.C.E - 17 C.E

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Be patient and tough. Someday this pain will be useful to you

Ovid 43 B.C.E - 17 C.E

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Palmyra

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Cleverness is not wisdom.

Euripides 480 - 406 B.C.E

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

Buddha 563 483 B.C.E

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Death twitches my ear. ''Live,'' he says, ''I am coming.''

Virgil 70 - 19 B.C.E

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To accuse neither oneself nor others shows that one's education is complete.

Epictetus 55 - 135 C.E

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The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself

Thales 624 - 546 B.C.E

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Justice is simply the advantage of the stronger

Thales 624 - 546 B.C.E