“Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue ...

“Egypt gave birth to what later would become known as 'Western Civilization,' long before the greatness of Greece and Rome.” -  John...

“Remove all the traffic lights, yellow lines, one-way systems and road markings, and let blissful anarchy prevail. I imagine it would produc...

“Egypt gave birth to what later would become known as 'Western Civilization,' long before the greatness of Greece and Rome.” - John ...

“And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing b...

  “Drowsing, they take the noble attitude of a great sphinx, who, in a desert land, sleeps always, dreaming dreams that have no end.” - C...

“The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.” - Ogden Nash   Hesat is an ancient Egyptian goddess in the form of a c...

“Not every man remembers the name of the cow which supplied him with each drop of milk he has drunk.” - Shmuel Yosef Agnon   Hathor (E...

“Thunder makes a loud noise but it’s the quiet sky that lasts.” ― Marty Rubin Resheph (also Rešef, Reshef; Canaanite ršp רשף; Eblaite ...

“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.” – Gautama Buddha   Shed was a deity from ancient Egyptian religion who was pop...

“People need dreams, there’s as much nourishment in ‘em as food.” - Dorothy Gilman   Renenūtet (also transliterated Ernūtet and Renene...

“Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.” - Ovid In Egyptian mythology, Herishef or Heryshaf, (Egyptian Ḥry-š=...

“I think that any time of great pain is a time of transformation, a fertile time to plant new seeds.” - Debbie Ford   Wadj-wer is an E...

“I liked myths. They weren’t adult stories and they weren’t children’s stories. They were better than that. They just were.” ― Neil Gaima...

“If I were going to convert to any religion I would probably choose Catholicism because it at least has female saints and the Virgin Mary...

“We are born of love; Love is our mother.” - Rumi   Sheshmetet ( šsm.t.t : Shesmet, Shesemtet, or spellings with Shez-; Hellenised as ...

“Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.” - Immanuel Kant   Nut (Egyptian: Nwt), also known by va...

“There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.” - George Santayana   Heqet (Ḥeḳet; also Ḥeqtit, Ḥeḳtit) is an Egypt...

“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.” - Anton Chekhov   Thoth or Djehuti (from Greek Θώθ thṓth, from Egyptian ḏ...

“Odours have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odour cannot b...