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CONTENTS
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#01][ge01v10.txt]5439
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#02][ge02v10.txt]5440
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#03][ge03v10.txt]5441
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#04][ge04v10.txt]5442
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#05][ge05v10.txt]5443
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#06][ge06v10.txt]5444
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#07][ge07v10.txt]5445
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#08][ge08v10.txt]5446
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#09][ge09v10.txt]5447
Uarda, by Georg Ebers, v10 [GE#10][ge10v10.txt]5448
Uarda, by Ebers, Complete [GE#11][ge11v10.txt]5449
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#12][ge12v10.txt]5450
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#13][ge13v10.txt]5451
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#14][ge14v10.txt]5452
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#15][ge15v10.txt]5453
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#16][ge16v10.txt]5454
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#17][ge17v10.txt]5455
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#18][ge18v10.txt]5456
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#19][ge19v10.txt]5457
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#20][ge20v10.txt]5458
An Egyptian Princess, by Georg Ebers, v10 [GE#21][ge21v10.txt]5459
An Egyptian Princess, by Ebers, Complete [GE#22][ge22v10.txt]5460
The Sisters, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#23][ge23v10.txt]5461
The Sisters, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#24][ge24v10.txt]5462
The Sisters, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#25][ge25v10.txt]5463
The Sisters, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#26][ge26v10.txt]5464
The Sisters, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#27][ge27v10.txt]5465
The Sisters, by Ebers, Complete [GE#28][ge28v10.txt]5466
Joshua, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#29][ge29v10.txt]5467
Joshua, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#30][ge30v10.txt]5468
Joshua, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#31][ge31v10.txt]5469
Joshua, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#32][ge32v10.txt]5470
Joshua, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#33][ge33v10.txt]5471
Joshua, by Ebers, Complete [GE#34][ge34v10.txt]5472
Cleopatra, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#35][ge35v10.txt]5473
Cleopatra, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#36][ge36v10.txt]5474
Cleopatra, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#37][ge37v10.txt]5475
Cleopatra, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#38][ge38v10.txt]5476
Cleopatra, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#39][ge39v10.txt]5477
Cleopatra, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#40][ge40v10.txt]5478
Cleopatra, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#41][ge41v10.txt]5479
Cleopatra, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#42][ge42v10.txt]5480
Cleopatra, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#43][ge43v10.txt]5481
Cleopatra, by Ebers, Complete [GE#44][ge44v10.txt]5482
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#45][ge45v10.txt]5483
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#46][ge46v10.txt]5484
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#47][ge47v10.txt]5485
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#48][ge48v10.txt]5486
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#49][ge49v10.txt]5487
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#50][ge50v10.txt]5488
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#51][ge51v10.txt]5489
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#52][ge52v10.txt]5490
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#53][ge53v10.txt]5491
The Emperor, by Georg Ebers, v10 [GE#54][ge54v10.txt]5492
The Emperor, by Ebers, Complete [GE#55][ge55v10.txt]5493
Homo Sum, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#56][ge56v10.txt]5494
Homo Sum, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#57][ge57v10.txt]5495
Homo Sum, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#58][ge58v10.txt]5496
Homo Sum, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#59][ge59v10.txt]5497
Homo Sum, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#60][ge60v10.txt]5498
Homo Sum, by Ebers, Complete [GE#61][ge61v10.txt]5499
Serapis, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#62][ge62v10.txt]5501
Serapis, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#63][ge63v10.txt]5502
Serapis, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#64][ge64v10.txt]5503
Serapis, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#65][ge65v10.txt]5504
Serapis, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#66][ge66v10.txt]5505
Serapis, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#67][ge67v10.txt]5506
Serapis, by Ebers, Complete [GE#68][ge68v10.txt]5507
Arachne, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#69][ge69v10.txt]5508
Arachne, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#70][ge70v10.txt]5509
Arachne, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#71][ge71v10.txt]5510
Arachne, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#72][ge72v10.txt]5511
Arachne, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#73][ge73v10.txt]5512
Arachne, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#74][ge74v10.txt]5513
Arachne, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#75][ge75v10.txt]5514
Arachne, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#76][ge76v10.txt]5515
Arachne, by Ebers, Complete [GE#77][ge77v10.txt]5516
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#78][ge78v10.txt]5517
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#79][ge79v10.txt]5518
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#80][ge80v10.txt]5519
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#81][ge81v10.txt]5520
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#82][ge82v10.txt]5521
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#83][ge83v10.txt]5522
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#84][ge84v10.txt]5523
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#85][ge85v10.txt]5524
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#86][ge86v10.txt]5525
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v10 [GE#87][ge87v10.txt]5526
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v11 [GE#88][ge88v10.txt]5527
The Bride Of The Nile, by Georg Ebers, v12 [GE#89][ge89v10.txt]5528
The Bride Of The Nile, by Ebers, Complete [GE#90][ge90v10.txt]5529
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#91][ge91v10.txt]5530
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#92][ge92v10.txt]5531
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#93][ge93v10.txt]5532
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#94][ge94v10.txt]5533
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#95][ge95v10.txt]5534
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#96][ge96v10.txt]5535
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#97][ge97v10.txt]5536
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#98][ge98v10.txt]5537
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#99][ge99v10.txt]5538
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v10[GE#100][g100v10.txt]5539
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v11[GE#101][g101v10.txt]5540
A Thorny Path, by Georg Ebers, v12[GE#102][g102v10.txt]5541
A Thorny Path, by Ebers, Complete [GE#103][g103v10.txt]5542
In Fire Of The Forge, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#104][g104v10.txt]5543
In Fire Of The Forge, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#105][g105v10.txt]5544
In Fire Of The Forge, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#106][g106v10.txt]5545
In Fire Of The Forge, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#107][g107v10.txt]5546
In Fire Of The Forge, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#108][g108v10.txt]5547
In Fire Of The Forge, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#109][g109v10.txt]5548
In Fire Of The Forge, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#110][g110v10.txt]5549
In Fire Of The Forge, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#111][g111v10.txt]5550
In Fire Of The Forge, by Ebers, Complete [GE#112][g112v10.txt]5551
Margery, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#113][g113v10.txt]5552
Margery, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#114][g114v10.txt]5553
Margery, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#115][g115v10.txt]5554
Margery, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#116][g116v10.txt]5555
Margery, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#117][g117v10.txt]5556
Margery, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#118][g118v10.txt]5557
Margery, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#119][g119v10.txt]5558
Margery, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#120][g120v10.txt]5559
Margery, by Ebers, Complete [GE#121][g121v10.txt]5560
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#122][g122v10.txt]5561
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#123][g123v10.txt]5562
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#124][g124v10.txt]5563
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#125][g125v10.txt]5564
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#126][g126v10.txt]5565
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#127][g127v10.txt]5566
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#128][g128v10.txt]5567
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#129][g129v10.txt]5568
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#130][g130v10.txt]5569
Barbara Blomberg, by Georg Ebers, v10[GE#131][g131v10.txt]5570
Barbara Blomberg, by Ebers, Complete [GE#132][g132v10.txt]5571
A Word Only A Word, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#133][g133v10.txt]5572
A Word Only A Word, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#134][g134v10.txt]5573
A Word Only A Word, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#135][g135v10.txt]5574
A Word Only A Word, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#136][g136v10.txt]5575
A Word Only A Word, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#137][g137v10.txt]5576
A Word Only A Word, by Ebers, Complete [GE#138][g138v10.txt]5577
Burgomaster's Wife, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#139][g139v10.txt]5578
Burgomaster's Wife, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#140][g140v10.txt]5579
Burgomaster's Wife, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#141][g141v10.txt]5580
Burgomaster's Wife, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#142][g142v10.txt]5581
Burgomaster's Wife, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#143][g143v10.txt]5582
Burgomaster's Wife, by Ebers, Complete [GE#144][g144v10.txt]5583
In The Blue Pike, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#145][g145v10.txt]5584
In The Blue Pike, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#146][g146v10.txt]5585
In The Blue Pike, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#147][g147v10.txt]5586
In The Blue Pike, by Ebers, Complete [GE#148][g148v10.txt]5587
A Question, by Georg Ebers, [GE#149][g149v10.txt]5588
The Elixir, by Georg Ebers, [GE#150][g150v10.txt]5589
The Greylock, by Georg Ebers, [GE#151][g151v10.txt]5590
The Nuts, by Georg Ebers, [GE#152][g152v10.txt]5591
Complete Short Works by Georg Ebers, [GE#153][g153v10.txt]5592
The Story Of My Life, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#154][g154v10.txt]5593
The Story Of My Life, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#155][g155v10.txt]5594
The Story Of My Life, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#156][g156v10.txt]5595
The Story Of My Life, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#157][g157v10.txt]5596
The Story Of My Life, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#158][g158v10.txt]5597
The Story Of My Life, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#159][g159v10.txt]5598
The Story Of My Life, by Ebers, Complete [GE#160][g160v10.txt]5599
The Complete PG Edition Of Georg Ebers [GE#161][g161v10.txt]5600
QUOTATIONS FROM THE HISTORICAL NOVELS
OF
GEORG EBERS
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#01][ge01v10.txt]5439
A dirty road serves when it makes for the goal
Colored cakes in the shape of beasts
Deficient are as guilty in their eyes as the idle
For fear of the toothache, had his sound teeth drawn
Hatred between man and man
Hatred for all that hinders the growth of light
How tender is thy severity
Judge only by appearances, and never enquire into the causes
Often happens that apparent superiority does us damage
Seditious words are like sparks, which are borne by the wind
The scholar's ears are at his back: when he is flogged
Title must not be a bill of fare
Youth should be modest, and he was assertive
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#02][ge02v10.txt]5440
Blossom of the thorny wreath of sorrow
Eyes kind and frank, without tricks of glance
Money is a pass-key that turns any lock
Repugnance for the old laws began to take root in his heart
Thou canst say in words what we can only feel
Whether the form of our benevolence does more good or mischief
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#03][ge03v10.txt]5441
Bearers of ill ride faster than the messengers of weal
Do not spoil the future for the sake of the present
Exhibit one's happiness in the streets, and conceal one's misery
Impartial looker-on sees clearer than the player
Learn to obey, that later you may know how to command
Man has nothing harder to endure than uncertainty
Many creditors are so many allies
One should give nothing up for lost excepting the dead
Our thinkers are no heroes, and our heroes are no sages
Overbusy friends are more damaging than intelligent enemies
Prepare sorrow when we come into the world
The experienced love to signify their superiority
We quarrel with no one more readily than with the benefactor
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#04][ge04v10.txt]5442
Ardently they desire that which transcends sense
Every misfortune brings its fellow with it
Medicines work harm as often as good
No good excepting that from which we expect the worst
Obstinacy--which he liked to call firm determination
Only the choice between lying and silence
Patronizing friendliness
Principle of over-estimating the strength of our opponents
Provide yourself with a self-devised ruler
Successes, like misfortunes, never come singly
The beginning of things is not more attractive
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#05][ge05v10.txt]5443
Ask for what is feasible
I know that I am of use
Like the cackle of hens, which is peculiar to Eastern women
Think of his wife, not with affection only, but with pride
Those whom we fear, says my uncle, we cannot love
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#06][ge06v10.txt]5444
Her white cat was playing at her feet
Human sacrifices, which had been introduced into Egypt by the Phoenicians
The dressing and undressing of the holy images
Thought that the insane were possessed by demons
Use words instead of swords, traps instead of lances
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#07][ge07v10.txt]5445
Age when usually even bad liquor tastes of honey
How easy it is to give wounds, and how hard it is to heal
Kisra called wine the soap of sorrow
No one so self-confident and insolent as just such an idiot
The mother of foresight looks backwards
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#08][ge08v10.txt]5446
An admirer of the lovely color of his blue bruises
Called his daughter to wash his feet
Desert is a wonderful physician for a sick soul
He is clever and knows everything, but how silly he looks now
If it were right we should not want to hide ourselves
None of us really know anything rightly
One falsehood usually entails another
Refreshed by the whip of one of the horsemen
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v9 [GE#09][ge09v10.txt]5447
He who looks for faith must give faith
I have never deviated from the exact truth even in jest
Learn early to pass lightly over little things
Trustfulness is so dear, so essential to me
UARDA, by Georg Ebers, v10 [GE#10][ge10v10.txt]5448
Drink of the joys of life thankfully, and in moderation
It is not seeing, it is seeking that is delightful
The man within him, and not on the circumstances without
UARDA, by Ebers, Complete [GE#11][ge11v10.txt]5449
A dirty road serves when it makes for the goal
Age when usually even bad liquor tastes of honey
An admirer of the lovely color of his blue bruises
Ardently they desire that which transcends sense
Ask for what is feasible
Bearers of ill ride faster than the messengers of weal
Blossom of the thorny wreath of sorrow
Called his daughter to wash his feet
Colored cakes in the shape of beasts
Deficient are as guilty in their eyes as the idle
Desert is a wonderful physician for a sick soul
Do not spoil the future for the sake of the present
Drink of the joys of life thankfully, and in moderation
Every misfortune brings its fellow with it
Exhibit one's happiness in the streets, and conceal one's misery
Eyes kind and frank, without tricks of glance
For fear of the toothache, had his sound teeth drawn
Hatred for all that hinders the growth of light
Hatred between man and man
He is clever and knows everything, but how silly he looks now
He who looks for faith must give faith
Her white cat was playing at her feet
How easy it is to give wounds, and how hard it is to heal
How tender is thy severity
Human sacrifices, which had been introduced into Egypt by the Phoenicians
I know that I am of use
I have never deviated from the exact truth even in jest
If it were right we should not want to hide ourselves
Impartial looker-on sees clearer than the player
It is not seeing, it is seeking that is delightful
Judge only by appearances, and never enquire into the causes
Kisra called wine the soap of sorrow
Learn early to pass lightly over little things
Learn to obey, that later you may know how to command
Like the cackle of hens, which is peculiar to Eastern women
Man has nothing harder to endure than uncertainty
Many creditors are so many allies
Medicines work harm as often as good
Money is a pass-key that turns any lock
No good excepting that from which we expect the worst
No one so self-confident and insolent as just such an idiot
None of us really know anything rightly
Obstinacy--which he liked to call firm determination
Often happens that apparent superiority does us damage
One falsehood usually entails another
One should give nothing up for lost excepting the dead
Only the choice between lying and silence
Our thinkers are no heroes, and our heroes are no sages
Overbusy friends are more damaging than intelligent enemies
Patronizing friendliness
Prepare sorrow when we come into the world
Principle of over-estimating the strength of our opponents
Provide yourself with a self-devised ruler
Refreshed by the whip of one of the horsemen
Repugnance for the old laws began to take root in his heart
Seditious words are like sparks, which are borne by the wind
Successes, like misfortunes, never come singly
The beginning of things is not more attractive
The scholar's ears are at his back: when he is flogged
The man within him, and not on the circumstances without
The dressing and undressing of the holy images
The experienced love to signify their superiority
The mother of foresight looks backwards
Think of his wife, not with affection only, but with pride
Those whom we fear, says my uncle, we cannot love
Thou canst say in words what we can only feel
Thought that the insane were possessed by demons
Title must not be a bill of fare
Trustfulness is so dear, so essential to me
Use words instead of swords, traps instead of lances
We quarrel with no one more readily than with the benefactor
Whether the form of our benevolence does more good or mischief
Youth should be modest, and he was assertive
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#12][ge12v10.txt]5450
Did the ancients know anything of love
Folly to fret over what cannot be undone
Go down into the grave before us (Our children)
He who kills a cat is punished (for murder)
In those days men wept, as well as women
Lovers delighted in nature then as now
Multitude who, like the gnats, fly towards every thing brilliant
Olympics--The first was fixed 776 B.C.
Papyrus Ebers
Pious axioms to be repeated by the physician, while compounding
Romantic love, as we know it, a result of Christianity
True host puts an end to the banquet
Whether the historical romance is ever justifiable
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#13][ge13v10.txt]5451
Avoid excessive joy as well as complaining grief
Cast off all care; be mindful only of pleasure
Creed which views life as a short pilgrimage to the grave
Does happiness consist then in possession
Happiness has nothing to do with our outward circumstances
In our country it needs more courage to be a coward
Observe a due proportion in all things
One must enjoy the time while it is here
Pilgrimage to the grave, and death as the only true life
Robes cut as to leave the right breast uncovered
The priests are my opponents, my masters
Time is clever in the healing art
We live for life, not for death
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#14][ge14v10.txt]5452
A kind word hath far more power than an angry one
Abuse not those who have outwitted thee
Cannot understand how trifles can make me so happy
Confess I would rather provoke a lioness than a woman
Curiosity is a woman's vice
I cannot . . . Say rather: I will not
In this immense temple man seemed a dwarf in his own eyes
Know how to honor beauty; and prove it by taking many wives
Mosquito-tower with which nearly every house was provided
Natural impulse which moves all old women to favor lovers
Sent for a second interpreter
Sing their libels on women (Greek Philosophers)
Those are not my real friends who tell me I am beautiful
Young Greek girls pass their sad childhood in close rooms
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#15][ge15v10.txt]5453
A first impression is often a final one
Assigned sixty years as the limit of a happy life
At my age every year must be accepted as an undeserved gift
Cambyses had been spoiled from his earliest infancy
Devoid of occupation, envy easily becomes hatred
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
For the errors of the wise the remedy is reparation, not regret
Greeks have not the same reverence for truth
He who is to govern well must begin by learning to obey
In war the fathers live to mourn for their slain sons
Inn, was to be found about every eighteen miles
Lovers are the most unteachable of pupils
The beautiful past is all he has to live upon
The gods cast envious glances at the happiness of mortals
Unwise to try to make a man happy by force
War is a perversion of nature
Ye play with eternity as if it were but a passing moment
Zeus pays no heed to lovers' oaths
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#16][ge16v10.txt]5454
Death is so long and life so short
No man was allowed to ask anything of the gods for himself
Take heed lest pride degenerate into vainglory
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#17][ge17v10.txt]5455
Call everything that is beyond your comprehension a miracle
Never so clever as when we have to find excuses for our own sins
So long as we are able to hope and wish
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#18][ge18v10.txt]5456
Blessings go as quickly as they come
Hast thou a wounded heart? touch it seldom
Nothing is perfectly certain in this world
Only two remedies for heart-sickness:--hope and patience
Remember, a lie and your death are one and the same
Scarcely be able to use so large a sum--Then abuse it
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
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#19][ge19v10.txt]5457
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
Cast my warning to the winds, pity will also fly away with it
Must--that word is a ploughshare which suits only loose soil
Tender and uncouth natural sounds, which no language knows
There is nothing better than death, for it is peace
Tone of patronizing instruction assumed by the better informed
Wait, child! What is life but waiting?
ARACHNE, by Georg Ebers, v2 [GE#70][ge70v10.txt]5509
Cautious inquiry saves recantation
Nature is sufficient for us
There are no gods, and whoever bows makes himself a slave
Waiting is the merchant's wisdom
Woman's hair is long, but her wit is short
ARACHNE, by Georg Ebers, v3 [GE#71][ge71v10.txt]5510
Secluded monotony of his life as a scar over memory
ARACHNE, by Georg Ebers, v4 [GE#72][ge72v10.txt]5511
Camels, which were rarely seen in Egypt
ARACHNE, by Georg Ebers, v5 [GE#73][ge73v10.txt]5512
Chance, which took no heed of merit or unworthiness
Deceived himself concerning the value of his own work
Gods whom men had invented after their own likeness
Hate the person from whom he receives benefits
ARACHNE, by Georg Ebers, v6 [GE#74][ge74v10.txt]5513
Aimless life of pleasure
ARACHNE, by Georg Ebers, v7 [GE#75][ge75v10.txt]5514
Forbidden the folly of spoiling the present by remorse
Two griefs always belong to one joy
ARACHNE, by Georg Ebers, v8 [GE#76][ge76v10.txt]5515
Regular messenger and carrier-dove service had been established
ARACHNE, by Ebers, Complete [GE#77][ge77v10.txt]5516
Aimless life of pleasure
Camels, which were rarely seen in Egypt
Cast my warning to the winds, pity will also fly away with it
Cautious inquiry saves recantation
Forbidden the folly of spoiling the present by remorse
Must--that word is a ploughshare which suits only loose soil
Nature is sufficient for us
Regular messenger and carrier-dove service had been established
Secluded monotony of his life as a scar over memory
Tender and uncouth natural sounds, which no language knows
There is nothing better than death, for it is peace
There are no gods, and whoever bows makes himself a slave
Tone of patronizing instruction assumed by the better informed
Two griefs always belong to one joy
Wait, child! What is life but waiting?
Waiting is the merchant's wisdom
Woman's hair is long, but her wit is short
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE, by Georg Ebers, v1 [GE#78][ge78v10.txt]5517
Abandon to the young the things we ourselves used most to enjoy
Spoilt to begin with by their mothers, and then all the women
Talk of the wolf and you see his tail
Temples of the old gods were used as quarries
Women are indeed the rock ahead in this young fellow's life