Chapter 2
Corpse to be torn in pieces by dogs and vultures He is the best host, who allows his guests the most freedom The past belongs to the dead; only fools count upon the future They praise their butchers more than their benefactors We've talked a good deal of love with our eyes already Wise men hold fast by the ever young present
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#20][ge20v10.txt]5458
Between two stools a man falls to the ground Human beings hate the man who shows kindness to their enemies Misfortune too great for tears Nothing is more dangerous to love, than a comfortable assurance Ordered his feet to be washed and his head anointed Rules of life given by one man to another are useless
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v10 [GE#21][ge21v10.txt]5459
A noble mind can never swim with the stream Age is inquisitive Apis the progeny of a virgin cow and a moonbeam Be not merciful unto him who is a liar or a rebel Canal to connect the Nile with the Red Sea I was not swift to anger, nor a liar, nor a violent ruler Introduced a regular system of taxation--(Darius) Numbers are the only certain things Resistance always brings out a man's best powers
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Ebers, Complete [GE#22][ge22v10.txt]5460
A kind word hath far more power than an angry one A first impression is often a final one A noble mind can never swim with the stream Abuse not those who have outwitted thee Age is inquisitive Apis the progeny of a virgin cow and a moonbeam Assigned sixty years as the limit of a happy life At my age every year must be accepted as an undeserved gift Avoid excessive joy as well as complaining grief Be not merciful unto him who is a liar or a rebel Between two stools a man falls to the ground Blessings go as quickly as they come Call everything that is beyond your comprehension a miracle Cambyses had been spoiled from his earliest infancy Canal to connect the Nile with the Red Sea Cannot understand how trifles can make me so happy Cast off all care; be mindful only of pleasure Confess I would rather provoke a lioness than a woman Corpse to be torn in pieces by dogs and vultures Creed which views life as a short pilgrimage to the grave Curiosity is a woman's vice Death is so long and life so short Devoid of occupation, envy easily becomes hatred Did the ancients know anything of love Does happiness consist then in possession Easy to understand what we like to hear Eros mocks all human efforts to resist or confine him Eyes are much more eloquent than all the tongues in the world Folly to fret over what cannot be undone For the errors of the wise the remedy is reparation, not regret Go down into the grave before us (Our children) Greeks have not the same reverence for truth Happiness has nothing to do with our outward circumstances Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it seldom He who kills a cat is punished (for murder) He is the best host, who allows his guests the most freedom He who is to govern well must begin by learning to obey Human beings hate the man who shows kindness to their enemies I cannot . . . Say rather: I will not I was not swift to anger, nor a liar, nor a violent ruler In war the fathers live to mourn for their slain sons In our country it needs more courage to be a coward In this immense temple man seemed a dwarf in his own eyes In those days men wept, as well as women Inn, was to be found about every eighteen miles Introduced a regular system of taxation-Darius Know how to honor beauty; and prove it by taking many wives Lovers delighted in nature then as now Lovers are the most unteachable of pupils Misfortune too great for tears Mosquito-tower with which nearly every house was provided Multitude who, like the gnats, fly towards every thing brilliant Natural impulse which moves all old women to favor lovers Never so clever as when we have to find excuses for our own sins No man was allowed to ask anything of the gods for himself Nothing is more dangerous to love, than a comfortable assurance Nothing is perfectly certain in this world Numbers are the only certain things Observe a due proportion in all things Olympics--The first was fixed 776 B.C. One must enjoy the time while it is here Only two remedies for heart-sickness:--hope and patience Ordered his feet to be washed and his head anointed Papyrus Ebers Pilgrimage to the grave, and death as the only true life Pious axioms to be repeated by the physician, while compounding Remember, a lie and your death are one and the same Resistance always brings out a man's best powers Robes cut as to leave the right breast uncovered Romantic love, as we know it, a result of Christianity Rules of life given by one man to another are useless Scarcely be able to use so large a sum--Then abuse it Sent for a second interpreter Sing their libels on women (Greek Philosophers) So long as we are able to hope and wish Take heed lest pride degenerate into vainglory The past belongs to the dead; only fools count upon the future The priests are my opponents, my masters The gods cast envious glances at the happiness of mortals The beautiful past is all he has to live upon They praise their butchers more than their benefactors Those are not my real friends who tell me I am beautiful Time is clever in the healing art True host puts an end to the banquet Unwise to try to make a man happy by force War is a perversion of nature We live for life, not for death We've talked a good deal of love with our eyes already Whatever a man would do himself, he thinks others are capable of When love has once taken firm hold of a man in riper years Whether the historical romance is ever justifiable Wise men hold fast by the ever young present Ye play with eternity as if it were but a passing moment Young Greek girls pass their sad childhood in close rooms Zeus pays no heed to lovers' oaths
THE SISTERS, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#23][ge23v10.txt]5461
A mere nothing in one man's life, to another may be great A subdued tone generally provokes an equally subdued answer Air of a professional guide Before you serve me up so bitter a meal (the truth) Blind tenderness which knows no reason By nature she is not and by circumstances is compelled to be Deceit is deceit Desire to seek and find a power outside us Inquisitive eyes are intrusive company Many a one would rather be feared than remain unheeded Not yet fairly come to the end of yesterday The altar where truth is mocked at Virtues are punished in this world Who can be freer than he who needs nothing Who only puts on his armor when he is threatened
THE SISTERS, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#24][ge24v10.txt]5462
And what is great--and what is small Behold, the puny Child of Man Evolution and annihilation Flattery is a key to the heart Hold pleasure to be the highest good Man is the measure of all things Museum of Alexandria and the Library One hand washes the other Prefer deeds to words What are we all but puny children?
THE SISTERS, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#25][ge25v10.txt]5463
If you want to catch mice you must waste bacon Man works with all his might for no one but himself Nothing permanent but change Nothing so certain as that nothing is certain Priests that they should instruct the people to be obedient
THE SISTERS, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#26][ge26v10.txt]5464
Created the world out of nothing for no other purpose Dreamless sleep after a day brimful of enjoyment Man must subjugate matter and not become subject to it No one believes anything that can diminish his self-esteem Praise out of all proportion to our merit Save them the trouble of thinking for themselves She no longer thought these things--she was possessed by them Taken it upon herself to be always strong, and self-reliant The most terrible of all the gods, are women The sun seems to move too slowly to those who long and wait We seek for truth; the Jews believe they possess it entirely Who always think at second-hand Why so vehement, sister? So much zeal is quite unnecessary
THE SISTERS, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#27][ge27v10.txt]5465
A debtor, says the proverb, is half a prisoner Old women grow like men, and old men grow like women They get ahead of us, and yet--I would not change with them
THE SISTERS, by Ebers, Complete [GE#28][ge28v10.txt]5466
A subdued tone generally provokes an equally subdued answer A mere nothing in one man's life, to another may be great A debtor, says the proverb, is half a prisoner Air of a professional guide And what is great--and what is small Before you serve me up so bitter a meal (the truth) Behold, the puny Child of Man Blind tenderness which knows no reason By nature she is not and by circumstances is compelled to be Deceit is deceit Desire to seek and find a power outside us Evolution and annihilation Flattery is a key to the heart Hold pleasure to be the highest good If you want to catch mice you must waste bacon Inquisitive eyes are intrusive company Man is the measure of all things Man works with all his might for no one but himself Many a one would rather be feared than remain unheeded Museum of Alexandria and the Library Not yet fairly come to the end of yesterday Nothing permanent but change Nothing so certain as that nothing is certain Old women grow like men, and old men grow like women One hand washes the other Prefer deeds to words Priests that they should instruct the people to be obedient The altar where truth is mocked at They get ahead of us, and yet--I would not change with them Virtues are punished in this world What are we all but puny children? Who can be freer than he who needs nothing Who only puts on his armor when he is threatened
JOSHUA, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#29][ge29v10.txt]5467
Hate, though never sated, can yet be gratified Omnipotent God, who had preferred his race above all others When hate and revenge speak, gratitude shrinks timidly Who can prop another's house when his own is falling
JOSHUA, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#30][ge30v10.txt]5468
Brief "eternity" of national covenants Choose between too great or too small a recompense Regard the utterances and mandates of age as wisdom There is no 'never,' no surely Voice of the senses, which drew them together, will soon be mute
JOSHUA, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#31][ge31v10.txt]5469
A school where people learned modesty But what do you men care for the suffering you inflict on others Childhood already lies behind me, and youth will soon follow Good advice is more frequently unheeded than followed Precepts and lessons which only a mother can give Should I be a man, if I forgot vengeance? To the mines meant to be doomed to a slow, torturing death What had formerly afforded me pleasure now seemed shallow
JOSHUA, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#32][ge32v10.txt]5470
I do not like to enquire about our fate beyond the grave Then hate came; but it did not last long
JOSHUA, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#33][ge33v10.txt]5471
Asenath, the wife of Joseph, had been an Egyptian Most ready to be angry with those to whom we have been unjust Pleasant sensation of being a woman, like any other woman Woman's disapproving words were blown away by the wind
JOSHUA, by Ebers, Complete [GE#34][ge34v10.txt]5472
A school where people learned modesty Asenath, the wife of Joseph, had been an Egyptian Brief "eternity" of national covenants But what do you men care for the suffering you inflict on others Childhood already lies behind me, and youth will soon follow Choose between too great or too small a recompense Good advice is more frequently unheeded than followed Hate, though never sated, can yet be gratified I do not like to enquire about our fate beyond the grave Most ready to be angry with those to whom we have been unjust Omnipotent God, who had preferred his race above all others Pleasant sensation of being a woman, like any other woman Precepts and lessons which only a mother can give Regard the utterances and mandates of age as wisdom Should I be a man, if I forgot vengeance? Then hate came; but it did not last long There is no 'never,' no surely To the mines meant to be doomed to a slow, torturing death Voice of the senses, which drew them together, will soon be mute What had formerly afforded me pleasure now seemed shallow When hate and revenge speak, gratitude shrinks timidly Who can prop another's house when his own is falling Woman's disapproving words were blown away by the wind
CLEOPATRA, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#35][ge35v10.txt]5473
Contempt had become too deep for hate Jealousy has a thousand eyes Zeus does not hear the vows of lovers
CLEOPATRA, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#36][ge36v10.txt]5474
Shadow of the candlestick caught her eye before the light Soul which ceases to regard death as a misfortune finds peace
CLEOPATRA, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#37][ge37v10.txt]5475
From Epicurus to Aristippus, is but a short step Preferred a winding path to a straight one
CLEOPATRA, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#38][ge38v10.txt]5476
Aspect obnoxious to the gaze will pour water on the fire Everything that exists moves onward to destruction and decay Trouble does not enhance beauty
CLEOPATRA, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#39][ge39v10.txt]5477
Without heeding the opinion of mortals
CLEOPATRA, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#40][ge40v10.txt]5478
See facts as they are and treat them like figures in a sum
CLEOPATRA, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#41][ge41v10.txt]5479
Epicurus, who believed that with death all things ended No, she was not created to grow old Nothing in life is either great or small Priests: in order to curb the unruly conduct of the populace She would not purchase a few more years of valueless life To govern the world one must have less need of sleep What changes so quickly as joy and sorrow
CLEOPATRA, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#42][ge42v10.txt]5480
Fairest dreams of childhood were surpassed Golden chariot drawn by tamed lions Life had fulfilled its pledges Until neither knew which was the giver and which the receiver
CLEOPATRA, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#43][ge43v10.txt]5481
Pain is the inseparable companion of love
CLEOPATRA, by Ebers, Complete [GE#44][ge44v10.txt]5482
Aspect obnoxious to the gaze will pour water on the fire Contempt had become too deep for hate Epicurus, who believed that with death all things ended Everything that exists moves onward to destruction and decay Fairest dreams of childhood were surpassed From Epicurus to Aristippus, is but a short step Golden chariot drawn by tamed lions Jealousy has a thousand eyes Life had fulfilled its pledges No, she was not created to grow old Nothing in life is either great or small Pain is the inseparable companion of love Preferred a winding path to a straight one Priests: in order to curb the unruly conduct of the populace See facts as they are and treat them like figures in a sum Shadow of the candlestick caught her eye before the light She would not purchase a few more years of valueless life Soul which ceases to regard death as a misfortune finds peace To govern the world one must have less need of sleep Trouble does not enhance beauty Until neither knew which was the giver and which the receiver What changes so quickly as joy and sorrow Without heeding the opinion of mortals Zeus does not hear the vows of lovers
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#45][ge45v10.txt]5483
Facts are differently reflected in different minds Have not yet learned not to be astonished Ill-judgment to pronounce a thing impossible Years are the foe of beauty
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#46][ge46v10.txt]5484
A well-to-do man always gets a higher price than a poor one I must either rest or begin upon something new
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#47][ge47v10.txt]5485
Have lived to feel such profound contempt for the world In order to find himself for once in good company--(Solitude) Never speaks a word too much or too little They keep an account in their heart and not in their head
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#48][ge48v10.txt]5486
Enjoy the present day Idleness had long since grown to be the occupation of his life It was such a comfort once more to obey an order Philosophers who wrote of the vanity of writers
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#49][ge49v10.txt]5487
Avoid all useless anxiety To know half is less endurable than to know nothing Who do all they are able and enjoy as much as they can get
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#50][ge50v10.txt]5488
Happiness is only the threshold to misery When a friend refuses to share in joys
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#51][ge51v10.txt]5489
Dried merry-thought bone of a fowl More to the purpose to think of the future than of the past So long as we do not think ourselves wretched, we are not so Temples would be empty if mortals had nothing left to wish for
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#52][ge52v10.txt]5490
Youth has a right to go astray now and then Feeling themselves oppressed by the benevolence
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#53][ge53v10.txt]5491
If one only knew who it is all for Love laughs at locksmiths Wide world between the purpose and the deed
THE EMPEROR, by Georg Ebers, v10 [GE#54][ge54v10.txt]5492
Incomprehensible set no limits to his thirst for knowledge You must admire it, every connoisseur must
THE EMPEROR, by Ebers, Complete [GE#55][ge55v10.txt]5493
A well-to-do man always gets a higher price than a poor one Avoid all useless anxiety Dried merry-thought bone of a fowl Enjoy the present day Facts are differently reflected in different minds Feeling themselves oppressed by the benevolence Happiness is only the threshold to misery Have not yet learned not to be astonished Have lived to feel such profound contempt for the world I must either rest or begin upon something new Idleness had long since grown to be the occupation of his life If one only knew who it is all for Ill-judgment to pronounce a thing impossible In order to find himself for once in good company--(Solitude) Incomprehensible set no limits to his thirst for knowledge It was such a comfort once more to obey an order Love laughs at locksmiths More to the purpose to think of the future than of the past Never speaks a word too much or too little Philosophers who wrote of the vanity of writers So long as we do not think ourselves wretched, we are not so Temples would be empty if mortals had nothing left to wish for They keep an account in their heart and not in their head To know half is less endurable than to know nothing When a friend refuses to share in joys Who do all they are able and enjoy as much as they can get Wide world between the purpose and the deed Years are the foe of beauty You must admire it, every connoisseur must Youth has a right to go astray now and then
HOMO SUM, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#56][ge56v10.txt]5494
Action trod on the heels of resolve Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto I am human, nothing that is human can I regard as alien to me Love is at once the easiest and the most difficult Love overlooks the ravages of years and has a good memory No judgment is so hard as that dealt by a slave to slaves No man is more than man, and many men are less Sky as bare of cloud as the rocks are of shrubs and herbs Sleep avoided them both, and each knew that the other was awake The older one grows the quicker the hours hurry away To pray is better than to bathe Wakefulness may prolong the little term of life
HOMO SUM, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#57][ge57v10.txt]5495
He who wholly abjures folly is a fool Some caution is needed even in giving a warning Who can point out the road that another will take
HOMO SUM, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#58][ge58v10.txt]5496
Overlooks his own fault in his feeling of the judge's injustice
HOMO SUM, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#59][ge59v10.txt]5497
Can such love be wrong?
HOMO SUM, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#60][ge60v10.txt]5498
He out of the battle can easily boast of being unconquered Pray for me, a miserable man--for I was a man
HOMO SUM, by Ebers, Complete [GE#61][ge61v10.txt]5499
Action trod on the heels of resolve Can such love be wrong? He who wholly abjures folly is a fool He out of the battle can easily boast of being unconquered Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto I am human, nothing that is human can I regard as alien to me Love is at once the easiest and the most difficult Love overlooks the ravages of years and has a good memory No judgment is so hard as that dealt by a slave to slaves No man is more than man, and many men are less Overlooks his own fault in his feeling of the judge's injustice Pray for me, a miserable man--for I was a man Sky as bare of cloud as the rocks are of shrubs and herbs Sleep avoided them both, and each knew that the other was awake Some caution is needed even in giving a warning The older one grows the quicker the hours hurry away To pray is better than to bathe Wakefulness may prolong the little term of life Who can point out the road that another will take
SERAPIS, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#62][ge62v10.txt]5501
Christian hypocrites who pretend to hate life and love death He may talk about the soul--what he is after is the girl Love means suffering--those who love drag a chain with them To her it was not a belief but a certainty Trifling incident gains importance when undue emphasis is laid
SERAPIS, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#63][ge63v10.txt]5502
People who have nothing to do always lack time Perish all those who do not think as we do Reason is a feeble weapon in contending with a woman Words that sounded kindly, but with a cold, unloving heart
SERAPIS, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#64][ge64v10.txt]5503
Pretended to see nothing in the old woman's taunts Very hard to imagine nothingness
SERAPIS, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#65][ge65v10.txt]5504
Christianity had ceased to be the creed of the poor He spoke with pompous exaggeration Whether man were the best or the worst of created beings
SERAPIS, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#66][ge66v10.txt]5505
Great happiness, and mingled therefor with bitter sorrow It is not by enthusiasm but by tactics that we defeat a foe Rapture and anguish--who can lay down the border line
SERAPIS, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#67][ge67v10.txt]5506
What have I to care for but my child's happiness? Faith is the true Herb of Grace. The intellect is its foe
SERAPIS, by Ebers, Complete [GE#68][ge68v10.txt]5507
Christian hypocrites who pretend to hate life and love death Christianity had ceased to be the creed of the poor Faith is the true Herb of Grace. The intellect is its foe Great happiness, and mingled therefor with bitter sorrow He may talk about the soul--what he is after is the girl He spoke with pompous exaggeration It is not by enthusiasm but by tactics that we defeat a foe Love means suffering--those who love drag a chain with them People who have nothing to do always lack time Perish all those who do not think as we do Pretended to see nothing in the old woman's taunts Rapture and anguish--who can lay down the border line Reason is a feeble weapon in contending with a woman To her it was not a belief but a certainty Trifling incident gains importance when undue emphasis is laid Very hard to imagine nothingness What have I to care for but my child's happiness? Whether man were the best or the worst of created beings Words that sounded kindly, but with a cold, unloving heart
ARACHNE, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#69][ge69v10.txt]5508