Greek Quotes
Quotes on Greek identity, humor, and heritage.
One quote jokes that being Greek means their body practically produces feta cheese, a playful nod to Culture and stereotype at once. Another goes more serious, calling a heroic nature very Greek, tying the identity to something ancient and dignified.
The word which denotes the act of baptizing, according to the usage of Greek writers, uniformly signifies or implies immersion.
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Physical immortality is seductive. The ancient Hindus sought it; the Greek physician Galen from the 2nd Century A.D. and the Arabic philosopher/physician Avicenna from the 11th Century A.D. believed in it.
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History gets a mention too, referencing the Greek physician Galen and how ancient beliefs about physical immortality reached later Arabic philosophy. One more quote jokes about Greeks being naturally conspiratorial, rounding out this page's mix of pride and humor tied to Identity.
