Gods

Examples

• The true lie is hated not only by the gods, but also by men? Plato. The Republic.
• For a time men have relapsed upon these national or imperial gods of theirs; it is but for a time. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Be the First Born gods or mortals, they are a powerful race, and we are as fast in their clutches as though we were already dead. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Neither must we sing to them of 'Gifts persuading gods, and persuading reverend kings. Plato. The Republic.
• And in the name of all the gods,' replied Socrates, 'tell me, what is the first service that you intend to render the state? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• Enough of gods and heroes;--what shall we say about men? Plato. The Republic.
• He does it with the utmost politeness to the gods. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Perchance some nymph bore me to one of the old gods, who Heine says yet walk the earth in other forMs What do you know of Heine? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Now, don't you suppose, my inexperienced girl, that I cannot rebel, in high Promethean fashion, against the gods and fate as well as you. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The day may be close at hand when we shall no longer tear out the hearts of men, even for the sake of our national gods. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• A daughter of the gods, Devinely tall, and most divinely fair, was all the satisfaction she got, however. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Gods be merciful and quench it! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• But no; I knew the fire of that hearth burned before its Lares no more--it went out long ago, and the household gods had been carried elsewhere. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• This meteorite was regarded as a god, and all the little tribal gods of Arabia were under his protection. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The gods of Egypt took possession of his mind. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We have shown the necessary relationship of these early civilizations to the early temples and to king-gods and god-kings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• But we shall continue to prohibit all poetry which goes beyond hymns to the Gods and praises of famous men. Plato. The Republic.
• Hymns to the Gods, which are the only kind of music admitted into the ideal State, were the only kind which was permitted at Sparta. Plato. The Republic.
• The spirits of evil bring mal adies upon us; the gods heal the diseases that afflict us. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• I must go, Lionel--the Gods will it; and I must. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Frazer's _Golden Bough_ about the ancient use of human beings as well as statues to represent gods. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Again, the arms of Hellenes should not be offered up in the temples of the Gods; they are a pollution, for they are taken from brethren. Plato. The Republic.
• It honours the lips it crosses, and I wish to the gods it may purify them. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Do you not know, I said, that the true lie, if such an expression may be allowed, is hated of gods and men? Plato. The Republic.
• It was the ideas of the gods and plenty, working with the acquiescence of common men. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Rich enough to have his own happy home and his own household gods--and household goddess, too, perhaps? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• First Born, I cried, turning to those who stood within the chamber, you have seen to-day the impotency of Issus--the gods are impotent. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• That is what mighty cities declare; and the children of the gods, who were their poets and prophets, bear a like testimony. Plato. The Republic.
• Had she not by her situation been inclined to hold in indifference all things honoured of the gods and of men she would probably have come away. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• How would the gods my righteous toils succeed, And bless the hand that made a stranger bleed? Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.

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