#language
"Pliny tells us that Demokritos was instructed in magic by Ostanes the Mede."
React to this quote
More by Osthanes
See allExplore Further
Related Quotes
"All of a sudden he knew. Shadrach was rabbit's name. It even sounded black! He tried it on his tongue. He l…"
— Meindert DeJong"Cut corners and it'll always come back to bite you in the ass." That was one of her sayings."
— David Sedaris"If I were asked to define Conservative policy, I should say that it was the upholding of confidence."
— Robert Gascoyne-Cecil"On the: Morgenbesser, ordering dessert, is told by the waitress that he can choose between apple pie and bl…"
— Sidney Morgenbesser"Judaism is inherently tolerant of how any individual pursues Tikun Olam making it not merely an obligation …"
— Josh Tyrangiel"The unconscious, which those who always speak of it least possess."
— Elias Canetti
