Quotes about Barbarians

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Schmerz ist Wahrheit — alles andere wird angezweifelt.
Schmerz ist Wahrheit — alles andere wird angezweifelt.
There is always a city. There is always a civilisation. There is always a barbarian with a pickaxe. Sometimes you are th — Jeanette Winterson, The Powerbook
There is always a city. There is always a civilisation. There is always a barbarian with a pickaxe. Sometimes you are th — Jeanette Winterson, The Powerbook
The Barbarian hopes — and that is the mark of him, that he can have his cake and eat it too.He will consume what civiliz — Hilaire Belloc
The Barbarian hopes — and that is the mark of him, that he can have his cake and eat it too.He will consume what civiliz — Hilaire Belloc
No enemies had ever taken Ankh-Morpork. Well technically they had, quite often; the city welcomed free-spending barbaria — Terry Pratchett, Eric
No enemies had ever taken Ankh-Morpork. Well technically they had, quite often; the city welcomed free-spending barbaria — Terry Pratchett, Eric
Some people fight fire with fire. I've found water to be more effective. — Adrianne Ambrose, Confessions of a Virgin Sacrifice
Some people fight fire with fire. I've found water to be more effective. — Adrianne Ambrose, Confessions of a Virgin Sacrifice
[O]ne person's 'barbarian' is another person's 'just doing what everybody else is doing. — Susan Sontag, Regarding the Pain of Others
[O]ne person's 'barbarian' is another person's 'just doing what everybody else is doing. — Susan Sontag, Regarding the Pain of Others
Youths of the Pellaians and of the Macedonians and of the Hellenic Amphictiony and of the Lakedaimonians and of the Cori — Alexander the Great
Youths of the Pellaians and of the Macedonians and of the Hellenic Amphictiony and of the Lakedaimonians and of the Cori — Alexander the Great
O [Roman] people be ashamed; be ashamed of your lives. Almost no cities are free of evil dens, are altogether free of im — William J. Federer, Change to Chains-The 6,000 Year Quest for Control -Volume I-Rise of the Republic
O [Roman] people be ashamed; be ashamed of your lives. Almost no cities are free of evil dens, are altogether free of im — William J. Federer, Change to Chains-The 6,000 Year Quest for Control -Volume I-Rise of the Republic
But maybe they were barbarians. Maybe this is what most barbarians look like. They look like everybody else. — Susan Sontag
But maybe they were barbarians. Maybe this is what most barbarians look like. They look like everybody else. — Susan Sontag
As man becomes more technologically advanced, his barbarity becomes even more lethal — Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom
As man becomes more technologically advanced, his barbarity becomes even more lethal — Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom
In my own opinion, the average American's cultural shortcomings can be likened to those of the educated barbarians of an — J. Paul Getty, How to Be Rich
In my own opinion, the average American's cultural shortcomings can be likened to those of the educated barbarians of an — J. Paul Getty, How to Be Rich
But that so many scholars are barbarians does not much matter so long as a few of them are ready to help with their spec — Robert Graves, The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth, Amended and Enlarged Edition
But that so many scholars are barbarians does not much matter so long as a few of them are ready to help with their spec — Robert Graves, The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth, Amended and Enlarged Edition
What more you expect from a nation that honors a barbarian. — M.F. Moonzajer
What more you expect from a nation that honors a barbarian. — M.F. Moonzajer
There is always a city. There is always a civilization. There is always a barbarian with a pickaxe. Sometimes you are th — Jeanette Winterson, The Powerbook
There is always a city. There is always a civilization. There is always a barbarian with a pickaxe. Sometimes you are th — Jeanette Winterson, The Powerbook
By the middle twentieth century, few European nation-states had not at one time or another figured themselves as 'the ou — Neal Ascherson, Black Sea
By the middle twentieth century, few European nation-states had not at one time or another figured themselves as 'the ou — Neal Ascherson, Black Sea
War is the business of barbarians. — Napoleon Bonaparte
War is the business of barbarians. — Napoleon Bonaparte