“Constantly wrestle with your thought, and whenever it wanders call it back to you.”
John Climacus book The Ladder of Divine Ascent
4:92
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
“Islam is now Wrestling with Western thought as it once wrestled with Greek philosophy, and is as much in need as it was then of a 'revival of the religious sciences.'”
Deep study of al-Ghazali may suggest to Muslims steps to be taken if they are to deal successfully with the contemporary situation. Christians, too, now that the world is in a cultural melting-pot, must be prepared to learn from Islam, and are unlikely to find a more sympathetic guide than al-Ghazali.<br><br> The Deliverance from Error https://www.amazon.com/Al-Ghazalis-Path-Sufism-Deliverance-al-Munqidh/dp/1887752307, Introduction
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“Greek science was less an invention than a revival.”
George Sarton (1884–1956) American historian of science
Preface.
A History of Science Vol.1 Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece (1952)
Context: It is childish to assume that science began in Greece; the Greek "miracle" was prepared by millenia of work in Egypt, Mesopotamia and possibly in other regions. Greek science was less an invention than a revival.
“The situation where you need to wrestle is when both opponents want to grab.”
Wong Shun Leung (1935–1997) martial artist
Wong Shun Leung <br class="br">Wisdom Quotes <br class="br">Source: Interview with Wong Shun Leung, by: Daniel Poon, Qi Magazine http://www.vingtsunupdate.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=82&Itemid=76
“Almost the whole of Greek science and philosophy begins with Thales.”
Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940) British civil servant and academic
Source: Achimedes (1920), Ch. II. Greek Geometry to Archimedes, p.8
Mary Renault book The King Must Die
On her portrayal of Theseus in her books, in her "Author's Note", p. 333
The King Must Die (1958)
Context: Men who hover over their opponents have no cause to evolve a science of wrestling; and Theseus is conventionally shown in combat with hulking of monstrous enemies, living by his wits. The tradition that he emulated the feats of Herakles may well embalm some ancient sneer at the over-compensation of a small assertive man. Napoleon comes to mind.
If one examines the legend in this light, a well-defined personality emerges. It is that of a light-weight; brave and aggressive, physically tough and quick; highly sexed and rather promiscuous; touchily proud, but with a feeling for the underdog; resembling Alexander in his precocious competence, gift of leadership, and romantic sense of destiny.
Richard A. Horsley (1939) Biblical scholar
Source: Religion and Empire: People, Power, and the Life of the Spirit (2003), p. 52
Thomas Cahill (1940) American scholar and writer
Source: Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (2003), Ch.VII The Way They Went: Greco-Roman Meets Judeo-Christian
Richard A. Horsley (1939) Biblical scholar
Source: Religion and Empire: People, Power, and the Life of the Spirit (2003), p. 72
Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) Swedish electrical engineer and plasma physicist
Source: Dean of the Plasma Dissidents (1988), p. 192.