#2,861

The classical humanities educate because they ignore the basic postulates of the modern mind.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 458

#2,860

Someone who did not learn Latin and Greek goes through life convinced, even though he may deny it, that he is only semi-cultured.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 458

#2,633

It is not where mythological allusions disappear that the Greek imprint is wiped away; it is where the limits of the human are forgotten.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 425

#2,571

When he is stripped of the Christian tunic and the classical toga, there is nothing left of the European but a pale-skinned barbarian.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 413

#2,061

The classical languages have educational value because they are safe from the vulgarity with which modern life corrupts the languages that are in use.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 334

#1,192

Either we learn from Greek tragedy how to read human history, or we never learn how to read it.

Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección, p. 209