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"JUST THINK, THAT THIS RACE OF BLACK
- MEN, TODAY OUR SLAVE AND THE OBJECT
OF OUR SCORN, IS THE VERY RACE TO
WHICH WE OWE OUR ARTS, SCIENCES,
AND EVEN THE USE OF SPEECH!"
COUNT CONSTANTINE DE VOLNEY
IN 1787 AFTER SEEING THE SPHINX IN EGYPT
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The bones are an ancient
percussion instrument. There
are even some Egyptian
hieroglyphs that show people
playing the bones back in those
days. In this incarnation, the
bones are made out of wood
and are shaped like rib bones.
Myron Grant
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EGYPTIAN MARKET SCENES
From an Egyptian tomb. Selling and cleaning fish; bartering a necklace for pots
of perfume. In the upper and central parts of each scene are examples of Egyp-
tian writing in hieroglyphics.
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Series of spiritual baths.
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Other organic ingredients.
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you KNOW, THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
HAD A BEAUTIFUL BELIEF ABOUT DEATH.
WHEN THEIR SOULS COT TO THE
ENTRANCE TO HEAVEN, THE CUARDS
ASKED TWO QUESTIONS. THEIR ANSWERS
DETERMINED WHETHER THEY WERE ABLE
TO ENTER OR NOT.
HAVE YOU FOUND JOY IN YOUR LIFO'
HAS YOUR LIFE BROUGHT JOY TO OTHERS)'
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The kingdom of
heaven
is within you;
and
Whosoever shall kn
himself shall find it.
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Knowledge has always been
important, of course. The ancient
Egyptians did not raise the
stones for the pyramids relying
on the incantations of their gods.
The waters in the irrigation canals
of the great Indus Civilisation did
not flow according to the laws of
ignorance. Knowledge has always
been power and wealth.
Mahathir Mohamad
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'THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGIONS
WERE UNIQUE IN A WAY. THEY HAD
A SINGULAR GOAL. NOT TRANSMUTATION
TO AN AFTERLIFE, BUT SOMETHING
EVEN MORE PROFWND, ETERNAL LIF
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Pharaohs
were kings
and queens
of Ancient
Egypt
Duties of a Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt
The pharaoh had to feed his
people, and, being a god on
earth, during some time
periods in ancient Egypt; he
was seen as being in control
hey were t e
of the fertilizing floods of the
political and
religious leaders oi
their time
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The Ancient Egyptians considered it good luck to meet a swarm of Bees on the road. What they considered bad luck I couldn't say. Votes: 5

Will Cuppy
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Sluggish and sedentary peoples, such as the Ancient Egyptians-- with their concept of an afterlife journey through the Field of Reeds-- project on to the next world the journeys they failed to make in this one. Votes: 5

Bruce Chatwin
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The form language used by the ancient Egyptians in their structures is minimal. Votes: 3

Harry Seidler
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The ancient Egyptians used to say: if you say a man's name, he is alive. I take this opportunity to say, Jim Morrison. Votes: 3

Ray Manzarek
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MUMMY, n. - an ancient Egyptian handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to distinguish man from the lower animals. Votes: 3

Ambrose Bierce
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Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths to avoid change; they couldn't entirely do so, of course, but did preserve a cultural continuity for almost four thousand years. Votes: 3

Pamela Sargent
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A fact bobbed up from my memory, that the ancient Egyptians prescribed walking through a garden as a cure for the mad. It was a mind-altering drug we took daily. Votes: 3

Paul Fleischman
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The ancient Egyptians had a superstitious antipathy to the sea; a superstition nearly of the same kind prevails among the Indians; and the Chinese have never excelled in foreign commerce. Votes: 3

Adam Smith
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SCARABAEUS, n. The sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, allied to our familiar "tumble-bug." It was supposed to symbolize immortality, the fact that God knew why giving it its peculiar sanctity. Votes: 3

Ambrose Bierce
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Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasn't a compliment. "I will rend your limbs from their sockets!" he shouted. "I will"”" "Die?" Carter suggested. Votes: 3

Rick Riordan
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Now when the ancient Egyptians, awestruck and wondering, turned their eyes to the heavens, they concluded that two gods, the sun and the moon, were primeval and eternal; and they called the former Osiris, the latter Isis. Votes: 3

Diodorus Siculus
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The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years. Votes: 3

Jerry Saltz
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Women have been doing very, very strange things for centuries. I mean ancient Egyptians were already doing that, but I don't necessarily judge people who do. I don't really think it makes people look better; they just look different. Votes: 3

Cate Blanchett
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Because of some defect in my motor skill, I can never COMPLETELY wrap [gifts]....If I had been an ancient Egyptian in the field of mummies, the lower half of the Pharaoh's body would be covered only by scotch tape. Votes: 3

Dave Barry
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Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they could continue their journey in the afterlife. The first question was, 'Did you bring joy?' The second was, 'Did you find joy? Votes: 3

Leo Buscaglia
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In practice it is possible to determine directly the skin colour and hence the ethnic affiliations of the ancient Egyptians by microscopic analysis in the laboratory; I doubt if the sagacity of the researchers who have studied the question has overlooked the possibility. Votes: 3

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I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that. Votes: 3

Brian Andreas
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A HEART OF LAPISThe most beautiful stones adorn my neckLike an Ancient Egyptian collar.Two glistening balls of onyx sit on topFollowed by a double stretch of coral.At the center is a lapis heart,Deeper in color than the Red Sea watersAnd I am so grateful for this heavenly giftThis precious necklace isMy daughter. Votes: 3

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I've visited the future and I've seen the Heavenly City standing upon this Earth!-Beautiful, gorgeous, incomparable, almost indescribable, the most gorgeous sight you'll ever want to see! A beautiful pyramid-shaped City like the ancient Egyptian pyramids, only much more beautiful!-That Golden City like crystal gold, pyramid-shaped, 1500 miles wide! Think of it! And 1500 miles high! Votes: 3

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Christianity was neither original nor unique, but that the roots of much of the Judeo/ Christian tradition lay in the prevailing Kamite (ancient Egyptian) culture of the region. We are faced with the inescapable realization that if Jesus had been able to read the documents of old Egypt, he would have been amazed to find his own biography already substantially written some four or five thousand years previously. Votes: 3

Gerald Massey
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Tutankhamun was not black, and the portrayal of ancient Egyptian civilization as black has no element of truth to it. Votes: 2

Zahi Hawass
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You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not. 'Have you found joy in your life?' 'Has your life brought joy to others?' Votes: 2

Morgan Freeman
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Knowledge has always been important, of course. The ancient Egyptians did not raise the stones for the pyramids relying on the incantations of their gods. The waters in the irrigation canals of the great Indus Civilisation did not flow according to the laws of ignorance. Knowledge has always been power and wealth. Votes: 2

Mahathir Mohamad
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Ancient (567 quotes)

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate? Votes: 6 Will Rogers

Egyptian (160 quotes)

Every time someone ends a prayer in the Western world they say Amen - that is the name of an Egyptian god associated with completion. So we're still praying to their gods. Votes: 6 Whitley Strieber

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